Andreas Schmitten

Andreas Schmitten was born in Mönchengladbach in 1980. From 2001 through 2005, he studied Philosophy and Art History at the Heinrich Heine University in Düsseldorf, and from 2005 through 2012, Sculpture under Hubert Kiecol and Georg Herold at the Academy of Art in Düsseldorf.
He has been awarded numerous distinctions for his work, including the Promotional Award of the Sparkassen- Kulturstiftung Rheinland, the START Art Award of the Kunstmuseum Bonn, and the Graduate Award of the Academy of Art in Düsseldorf. Most recently, he has been named recipient of the Falkenrot Award 2017.
Andreas Schmitten’s works are represented in numerous renowned collections, including those of the Kunstmuseum Bonn, the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen in Düsseldorf, the Cragg Foundation in Wuppertal, KAT_A, and the Philara Collection in Düsseldorf.

Over the past ten years, the Düsseldorf-based artist has developed a remarkable oeuvre consisting of models, sculptures, and drawings which attract considerable attention from both curators and private collectors. In his works, Andreas Schmitten orients himself towards the aesthetics of the Western consumer and commodity culture, consciously appropriating objects and positions from the history of art and film. Schmitten’s works oscillate between a minimalist and an opulent language of forms, which intentionally incorporates striking stage-like and theatrical elements of design. Although they are remotely reminiscent of familiar objects, such as paravents, changing rooms, cinema auditoriums, or closets, they are irritatingly colourful. Pink, raspberry red, mint green, and neon yellow all belong to Schmitten’s repertoire of colours.

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