LandEscape Art Review // Special Issue | Page 95

Klaus Grape

LandE scape

CONTEMPORARY ART REVIEW
You have been a professional artist since 2000 and you have internationally showcased your works in several occasions and they are displayed in many private residences throughout Europe , South Africa , USA and Canada including several public collections including the collection at the headquarters of the Bavarian Broadcasting Association . So before leaving this conversation we would like to pose a question about the nature of the relationship of your art with your audience . Do you consider the issue of audience reception as being a crucial component of your decision-making process , in terms of what type of language is used in a particular context ?
To be honest I never waste a single thought whether a painting is accepted by the audience or collector . With my artistic work I want to stay free , especially think absolute free and create an autonomous philosophy as foundation of my artistic work . To think in a commercial way would destroy that philosophy and would guide me a wrong way . something else ?
As I said before my intention , especially with the LANDSCAPE series is to create views of non exsiting landscapes and planets .
I portray imaginary landscapes which awaken associations of cold and heat or imply geographic contours without any hope of actual recognition . An invitation on a journey into an unknown cosmos , non-exsistant in this form .
Thanks a lot for your time and for sharing your thoughts , Klaus . Finally , would you like to tell us readers something about your future projects ? How do you see your work evolving ?
I constantly work on various different series or topics such as „ KOSMOS und EMPATHIE “ with all the LANDSCAPE paintings , „ MYSTERIUM ZEIT “, „ FUCK TIME | WASTE TIME “ and „ TOO EARLY TOO LATE “.
I know that everything in life , and therefore also An interview in arts and by my artistic developement , curator or evolvement , is in a constant change . and , curator