Painting is not about control. It is about what escapes you.
With a background rooted in disciplined technique and a fascination for instinctive expression, Jan Böhmer explores the space where control dissolves into emotion. These five works, The Duck, My Room, Sommernachtstraum, Tragic in Red and Blooming Love, trace a journey through irony, intimacy and rebellion. The artist’s recurring use of raw textures and layered color is not aesthetic excess, but a deliberate act of resistance against uniformity. Böhmer’s paintings are playful yet precise, passionate yet analytical. They invite the viewer to experience contradiction, where tenderness meets power and chaos becomes a form of order. This first presentation marks the beginning of Böhmer’s collaboration with the gallery, setting the stage for an upcoming studio visit series that will further explore his evolving visual language.
