Galerie Thomas Fuchs

Rainer Fetting (born 1949 in Wilhelmshaven, Germany) is one of the protagonists of the so-called “Junge Wilde”, who at the end of the 1970s and beginning of the 1980s consciously turned to figurative, expressive, and color-intensive painting and thus opposed the abstract and conceptual tendencies prevailing in art at the time.

In addition to his studio in Berlin, Rainer Fetting also works on the island of Sylt, Germany.

The motifs in the works of Jochen Hein (born 1960 in Husum, Germany) seem familiar to the viewer: seas, lakes, parks, skies, icescapes, etc. In depicting these subjects, Jochen Hein plays with the illusion created by the contrast between proximity and distance in his works: While they appear detailed and realistic when viewed from afar, they dissolve into abstract structures when viewed up close. 

Jochen Hein lives and works in Hamburg, Germany.

In his works, Yongchul Kim (born 1982 in Yeosu, South Korea) deals with the question of the origin of human existence and one's own identity as well as the influences of society on the individual. His works capture moments of a constantly changing state.

Yongchul Kim lives and works in Stuttgart, Germany.

In 2022, the publication “Yongchul Kim” was published by Distanz Verlag. 

Bernd Kirschner (born 1980 in Memmingen, Germany) deals in his paintings, which play with figurative and abstract elements, with collective memories and experiences, dreams and subjective perception. His imaginative landscapes invite the viewer to immerse himself mentally in order to decode the deeper symbolism behind the motifs. 

Bernd Kirschner lives and works in Constance, Germany.

Time and again, Carlo Krone (born 2000 in Stuttgart, Germany) uses landscapes, vehicles and other everyday objects as the inspiration for his works. The motif functions, in the original sense of the word, as a motive, as an occasion for painting. On the canvas, the motif is broken down into the simplest of forms and in places condensed to the point where it borders on pure color field painting, only to be accentuated again by strictly pictorial settings. Carlo Krone's paintings explore the tension between two-dimensional minimalism and figurative detail, exploring the boundaries between painterly economy and the greatest possible precision. In their flatness, the paintings seem to physically close in on the viewer - at the same time, the pictures withdraw: an interplay between the atmospheric presence of the paint and a strange distance that the depicted objects maintain in their stylization.

Carlo Krone is currently studying at the Stuttgart State Academy of Art and Design (ABK Stuttgart) in the class of Thomas Bechinger. Carlo Krone lives and works in Stuttgart, Germany.

The window paintings by Jochen Mühlenbrink (born 1980 in Freiburg, Germany) give the impression that someone has drawn patterns and lines on a window pane with their finger. What lies behind it remains blurred and can only be guessed at by the viewer. In his tape paintings, Jochen Mühlenbrink paints adhesive strips on the canvas as an optical illusion.

Jochen Mühlenbrink lives and works in Düsseldorf and Oldenburg, Germany.

At the center of the works of Hannes Mussner (born 1989 in Bolzano, Italy) is a deep engagement with human figures that are carefully crafted to create a dialogue with the viewer. His sculptures evoke existential questions and blur the boundaries between individual experiences and archetypal representations. He considers wood as a once living material with growth, fibers and wounds as well as its close connection to human life not only as a medium, but as a means of expression for the common humanity that connects us all.

Hannes Mussner lives and works in Selva di Val Gardena, Italy and Karlsruhe, Germany

The art of Moritz Schleime (born 1978 in Köpenick, former East Berlin; 1984 relocated to Kreuzberg, West Berlin, Germany) is a colorful rush of symbolism. Music, literature, art history – the entire spectrum of modern pop culture serves Moritz Schleime as a source of inspiration for his works. Hipsters, rockers and hairy monsters meet Western culture in colorful and surreal scenes. Themes like death, destruction, boredom and emptiness serve as key elements in his works.

Moritz Schleime lives and works in Berlin and Leipzig, Germany.