Kaleidoskopia
Drawing is an act of creation within the in-between, a space without rules or objectives where the coloured pencil assumes the role of guide. The process itself, the spontaneous, intuitive exploration, becomes the work’s core.
The result is unpredictable and surprising, akin to the childlike wonder experienced through a kaleidoscope. Each rotation shifts perspective, revealing new associations: cellular structures, crystalline formations, a single droplet, or the universe itself.
Through this process, the invisible is made visible, brought into form and color.
Denise Schellmann, “Kaleidoskopia I”, 2025. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 77.25 × 125 cm.
Denise Schellmann, “Was mich im Innersten zusammenhält…XI”, 2025. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 77.25 × 125 cm.
Denise Schellmann, “Was mich im Innersten zusammenhält…IX”, 2025. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 36.7 × 59.4 cm.
Denise Schellmann, “Was mich im Innersten zusammenhält…X”, 2025. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 36.7 × 59.4 cm.
Denise Schellmann, “Was mich im Innersten zusammenhält…VII”, 2025. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 36.7 × 59.4 cm.
Denise Schellmann, “Was mich im Innersten zusammenhält…VIII”, 2025. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 36.7 × 59.4 cm.
Private collection, not available.
Denise Schellmann, “What’s up? II”, 2022. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 61.3 × 98 cm.
Denise Schellmann, “That’s up!”, 2022. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 61.3 × 98 cm.
Denise Schellmann, “Magic Field IV”, 2019. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 70 × 100 cm.
Denise Schellmann, “Particle III”, 2019. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 42 × 59.4 cm.
Private collection, not available.
Denise Schellmann, “Magic Field V”, 2019. Graphite and coloured pencil on paper, 21 × 29.7 cm.