Dialectics
An investigation of the unseen through studies of the smallest building blocks and the mathematical order of the cosmos.
Elementary biomorphic forms unfold in spontaneous, free-flowing shapes, serving as vibrant testimonies to creation. Explored intuitively, they become visible traces of life itself. These forms are set in contrast to a scientific-analytical order, which provides stability through reduced, disciplined writing and structures
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The work seeks the origin of all things, embracing the tension between freedom and order. This paradox is expressed in a mixed-media approach of acrylic, graphite, ballpen and coloured pencil, where seemingly contradictory elements coexist.
Denise Schellmann, Diptych “Antikörper”, 2020 (before COVID). Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 29.7 × 42 cm.
Private collection, not available.
Denise Schellmann, Diptych “What’s your story? IV”, 2022. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 59.4 × 42 cm.
Private collection, not available.
Denise Schellmann, Diptych “Das perfekte Duo”, 2021. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 42 × 30 cm.
Denise Schellmann, Diptych “Faltenfalter”, 2020. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 8 × 11 cm.
Denise Schellmann, Diptych “Invisibles IV”, 2025. Acrylic, graphite and coloured pencil on handmade paper, 8 × 11 cm.
Private collection, not available.
Denise Schellmann, Diptych “Invisibles V”, 2025. Acrylic, graphite and coloured pencil on handmade paper, 8 × 11 cm.
Private collection, not available.
Denise Schellmann, Octoptych “Invisibles II”, 2025. Acrylic, graphite and coloured pencil on handmade paper, 16 × 22 cm.
Private collection, not available.
Denise Schellmann, “Platz in der Matrix III”, 2023. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 29.6 × 42 cm.
Private collection, not available.
Denise Schellmann, “Kartoffeltierchen IV”, 2023. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 83.8 × 52 cm.