Page 127 - Conrad Schirmann Artbook Englisch

The application and removal technique is the secret of the play
between surface and structure, never the fabric of the canvas.

Sometimes he turns it upside down, sometimes he lets it rest for three
or more days. Then, in most cases, it is ready. If it is not, the artist will
continue to work.

The paintings have numbers, not titles. Schirmann doesn't want those,
and rightfully so. He leaves it to the viewer to see what they want, can
and have to see. No specifications or influence. Abstraction doesn't ask
for explanations, he says. It doesn't need any.

Floating hieroglyphs, meditative Asian sounds, fabric patterns,
reflections. Corals and flames. It's all about lust for life and darkness
and comfort. About chance and control. The range of associations is

wide. Wider.

And of course, with all the abstraction, his work is also linked to his life
and biography. Conrad Schirmann, born in Kiel in 1957, learns to

photograph from his father and goes "mood catching" with him. This
sharpens his gaze and makes him aware of the importance of
technique: depth depends on the power of light.

He travels around the Mediterranean to brighter places and makes
friends with various artists. He observes the scene closely and gets
familiar with his own creativity.

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