Detlef Waschkau

Detlef Waschkau was born in 1961. He transfers everyday urban life into artistic works made of wood and paint, thus blurring the boundaries between painting and sculpture. He is inspired by scenes from Berlin as much as by snapshots from Japanese or Chinese cities, where he spent several working stays.

Using the material wood, Waschkau elaborately works house facades, people hurrying through the streets and close-ups of passers-by that seem to have been taken surreptitiously. He colours the reliefs sparingly and breaks them up with lines and areas of colour to create the impression of collages. In this way, Waschkau creates sensitive compositions in which the wood is both material and motif.

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