Volker Hüller

Volker Hüller’s fragmented compositions speak to the mental spaces between dreams, delirium, and daily life. Figures are woven into the environment of the background creating an interplay between Hüller’s subjects and the features of the worlds they inhabit. Hüller integrates a succession of historical styles in both his paintings and etchings, but his works most distinctly possesses affinities to Expressionism, Cubism, and other strands of modernist exploration.

The artist pays careful attention to the balance between color, textural detail and unrestrained figuration, experimenting with different media to pin down a particular mood or essence. While some works have a mystical quality, others veer into a darker territory inclined towards absurdity rather than moralization. Hüller’s work surveys ways of depicting the artist, positioned in a mystical dystopia, forming part of heterogeneous narratives that link the fantastical to the mundane. Delicate lines score his compositions, creating an unsteady balance between chaos and harmony, highlighting a shared sense of vulnerability.

Volker Hüller(b. 1976 in Forchheim, DE) currently lives and works in Brooklyn, NY (US). He studied under the late Norbert Schwontkowski (1949-2013) at the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg (DE), graduating in 2008.