SYLKE GANDE
My artworks are a reflection of the moment. The image unfolds, as far as possible spontaneously created. First I bless the blank paper and am curious to see what happens. I appreciate working freely without sketching. Figurative and abstract emerge from my heart fast. Every picture tells a story.
Over the years I have developed different styles, themes and material preferences. I choose according to place, mood and time. So there are meditative works as well as wild or abstract ones. My art is about relationships between humans, animals, nature. Love and joy, change, traveling, pain, silence and death.
Often paintings have a great richness of colour since I discovered a wonderful chinese gouache set at the age of 17 and my passion to mix. I live in these worlds of colour. Monochrome is a contrast to this and I also enjoy and need that.
Another field Martial Arts. I am better on paper than in training and it is part of my path.
As graphic designer I am familiar with daily tasks such as instructions, flyers, posters, illustrations or image retouching. There have been many stations in my career from sports industry, fashion, pharma, mobile accessories, discount to car care products. My focus the last 20 years is to create layouts for product packagings.
Meine Kunstwerke sind eine Reflexion des Augenblicks. Wenn sich das Bild entfaltet ist oft noch nicht alles verstanden. So weit wie möglich arbeite ich spontan. Ich segne das leere Papier und bin neugierig, was passiert. Ich schätze es frei zu arbeiten, ohne groß zu skizzieren. Figürliches und Abstraktes entsteht schnell aus meinem Herzen heraus. Jedes Bild erzählt eine andere Geschichte.
Im Laufe der Jahre habe ich verschiedene Stile, Themen und Materialvorlieben entwickelt. Ich wähle je nach Stimmung, Ort, Zeit oder Vorgaben aus. So gibt es meditative als auch wilde oder abstrakte Werke. In meiner Kunst geht es um Beziehungen zwischen Menschen, Tieren und der Natur. Liebe, Freude, Veränderung, Reisen, Schmerz, Stille und Tod.
Oft haben die Bilder einen großen Farbreichtum. Ich lebe in diesen Farbwelten seit ich im Alter von 17 Jahren ein wunderbares chinesisches Gouache-Set entdeckte und meine Leidenschaft zum Mischen von Farben begann. Monochrom ist ein Kontrast dazu und auch das genieße und brauche ich. Ein weiteres Feld sind die Kampfkünste. Ich bin auf dem Papier besser und ausdauernder, als im Training und doch das ist ein Teil meines Weges.
Als Grafikdesigner bin ich vielseitig. Mein Schwerpunkt in den letzten 20 Jahren liegt im Bereich Produktverpackungen und deren Layouts. Und weitere Aufgaben die ein Produkt begleiten. Wie Anleitungen, Flyer, Plakate, Illustrationen, Messe oder Bildretuschen. In meiner Laufbahn gab es weitere Stationen von der Sportindustrie, Mode, Pharma, Handyzubehör, Discount bis hin zu Autopflegeprodukten.
*1970, Göttingen
Education:
1988-1991 Graphic Design: BFS for Advertising and Design, Pranckhschule, Munich
Seminars and training:
since 2013
• Haidong Gumdo (martial arts)
2013-2018
• Shinkendo (martial arts)
2014-2015 Initiatory training with swords (Iaido), annual group (Günther Maag-Röckemann, Münster)
2012
• The Art of Feminine Presence (Rachael Jayne Groover, Bermingham UK)
2010
• Time for the essential (Friedrich Assländer, Benedictine priest Anselm Grün, Monastery of the city Würzburg)
Since 2005
• Initiatory training with swords: Winfried Wagner, Günther Maag-Röckemann, Ellen Hölscher
2005-2006
• Initiatory Gestalt Therapy advanced training, anual group (Dipl. Psych. Winfried Wagner)
2005
• Sword and meditation are one seminar (Dipl. Psych. Winfried Wagner, Benediktushof Holzkirchen)
2005 - 2012
• Healing Touch Programm Level 1-4, Assistance Level 1-3
Since 2003 Core Shamanism seminars: Klaus Roggers, Joachim Irmer, Wolfgang Ondruschka, Leonardo Sanchez and other
Since 1996
• Courses in Thai Ci, Qi Gong, Shaolin Qi Gong, Meditation, ZEN, Yoga, Tao Yin Yoga
1996
• Qi Gong (Ba Fan Huan Gong) 1 month training in China with Prof. Cong, Deutsche Qi Gong Gesellschaft
Creative courses, retreats, projects:
2022
• Womanifesta Workshop of German/Latvian Mycelia Artgroup, PLATFORM Munich
• Wraptious tea towel competition, UK
• 13 Fairies illustrations, Instagram, #brettsfaebruaryartchallenge
• Painting and drawing the human body (Rut Massó, VHS Munich)
• Japanese ink painting (Karin Fröhlich, Munich)
• Printmaking: Linocut, Woodcut and Monotype (Yoko Omomi, VHS Munich)
2021
• Painting and drawing the human body (Rut Massó, VHS Munich)
• Japanese ink painting (Karin Fröhlich, Munich)
• Schoolism: online art classes, www.schoolism.com
2020
• Reflections - 4 weeks Mischtechnik Portrait Painting online class (Amanda Sage / Academy of Visionary Arts Vienna)
• Japanese ink painting (Karin Fröhlich, Munich)
• Painting and drawing the human body (Rut Massó, VHS Munich)
• Shibari painting events (McArthur Studio, Munich)
2019
• Shibari painting events (McArthur Studio, Munich)
• Instagram Challenges: Inktober, Drawlloween, Birdsbutterfliesandblooms
• Artworkshop of Gallery Seba (Bodrum, Turkey)
• Member of "Spark your Art" group (Andrea Kendall Art Marketing)
2018
• "Create Christmas" online course, Victoria Johnson
• Reality Reimagined book, 2 SiFi Illustrations for Matt Habeck
• Instagram Challenges: Inktober, Drawlloween,
• Painting course with Ransome Stanley, Kunstakademie Bad Reichenhall
2017
• Imagination Reigns Workshop (Della Burford, Bali)
2016
• Spirit of Writing + Art Workshop (Della Burford, Bali)
2014, 2015, 2018
• Artworkshop of Gallery Seba, Bodrum (Seba Uğurtan, Turkey)
2013/14/15/17
• Voice Workshop (Nawal, Munich)
2013
• Spirit of Painting Retreat ( Prof. Philip Rubinov Jacobson, Della Burford, Bali)
• Taiko Drumming (Nils Tannert, Ismaning)
2012
• Icon writing course (Maria Theresia v. Fürstenberg, Monastery Münster Schwarzach)
2011
• 8. International Artcamp Kappadokia, Turkey
2010
Wood sculpture course (Sandra Schallinger, Munich)
2009
• Sculpting and mindfulness (Thomas Reuter, Intersein Zentrum, Hohennau)
• Woodcut and printing course (Gunda Kupfer, Akademie am Meer, Sylt)
2008
• Screen printing course (Lydia Ormann, Trier)
2006
• Initiatic watercolour painting (Carmen Fuchs, Bad Kissingen)
• Work with clay, work with dreams (Winfried Wagner, Schweinfurt)
1985 - 1988
• Painting and drawing group (Painter Stefan Fritsch)
1988
• Artcamp Bad Homburg - Teens from Germany and Israel
1982 - 1988
• Sculptures in clay, painting, drawing (Barbara Saatze, Emmering)
Upcomming events:
2022
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Solo art shows:
2018
• Praxis Dr. Claudia Frey, Türkenfeld, Germany
2015
• Münchener Institut für lösungsorientiertes Denken, Norbert Hüge, Munich, Germany
2007
• Munich Open, Karate and Kickboxing Convention, Munich, Germany
• Living Aikido Conference, Schweinfurt, Germany
2004
• Wu Wei Tai Chi Schools, Hamburg + Bremen, Germany
Group art shows:
2022
• 1 painting tranformed by the Mycelia Artgroup and workshop students, Exhibition ATELIER PROJEKT München, Germany
• Open Studio: Japanese ceramic (Daisuke Ogura), Japanese ink painting (Karin Fröhlich and students), ATELIER PROJEKT München, Germany
2019
• Das Ganze ist mehr als die Summe seiner Teile, Kunstakademie Bad Reichenhall, Germany
2017
• Society for Art of Imagination, Guest artist, Ubud/Bali
2016
• Gallery Seba Uğurtan Izmir, Turkey
• Used Coffee filter Mailart Exhibition, Ed Hanssen, Fascino Coffee Wert, Netherland
2015
• Izmir Art Biennial, Turkey
2011
• 8. Art meeting Cappadocia, Turkey
2010
• MOCA / Museum of Computer Art New York, 2nd Anniversary Exhibition, New York, USA
2009
• Woodcut class, Akademie am Meer, Sylt, Germany
1993
• EigenArt group show, Munich, Germany
1992
• Art club group show H. Winter, T. Buckl, K. Hüf, Bürgerhaus, Emmering, Germany
1991
• Art club Emmering, Finale Ligure, Italy
• Art prize group show of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
1990
• Young Artists, Bürgerhaus, Emmering, Germany
1989
• Art prize group show of the district of Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
1989- 1992
• Art club Emmering, Bürgerhaus Emmering, Germany
Lectures:
2007
• "Martial art in paintings" Pecha Kucha Event, Time: 6 min and 40 sec! 20 projections which change every 20 sec., Munich, Germany
Artworks in collections:
• Uşak State Hospital, Izmir, Turkey
(Donation of Gallery Seba, Izmir)
• Gallery Seba, Izmir, Turkey
• Abdullah Sen, Cappadocia, Turkey
• City of Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany
• Wu Wei Thai Chi School, Hamburg, Germany
• Rolf Brand Aikidō-teacher (8. Dan), Lübeck, Germany
• Larry Reynosa Aikidō-teacher (6. Dan), USA
• Ed Hanssen, Coffe Filter mail art, Netherland
• Partnerpool AG, Munich, Germany
• Wunsch Finanz GmbH, Germany
• Dr. Frey, Germany
• Dojos / Martial Art Centers
• private Collections
Publications:
2020
• Book: Reality Reimagined, SiFi illustration for the story "Miracle of Dermont", Matt Habeck, USA
2019
• Certificate martial arts illustration, Haidong Gumdo Bayern, Germany
2017
• Interview on singulart.com (Online Art Gallery)
2016
• Used Coffee filter Mailart Exhibition Catalog (Ed Hanssen, Netherland)
2015
• Izmir Art Biennial Catalog
2010
• Book: Planet Earth Planet Art (Mirca Art Group)
• 2nd Anniversary Catalog: MOCA: Museum of Computer Art NY
2008
• Book: Living Aikido cover artwork, aikido painting (W. Wagner, Centaurus Verlag)
• Book: Lauschangriffe No. 2, illustrations, Verlag Sputniks Werbeagentur
2004
• Kendo Linz, Poster "ONSEN - Kendo Convention"
• Aikido painting for Sabukan Poster, Graz Austria
Pizes:
2010
• Third prize, 2nd Anniversary Exhibit, MOCA / Museum of Computer Art, New York for "The Kiss" digital illustration
• 2019 Groupshow - Das Ganze ist mehr als die Summe seiner Teile, Kunstakademie Bad Reichenhall
Green heart, 2021
2016 Groupshow - Used Coffeefilter Mail Art Exhibition at Fascino Coffee
2004 Solo Artshow - Wu Wei Tai Chi Schools Hamburg + Bremen
