Constance Renken
Constance Renken is a freelance artist who works in Hamburg, Germany. Her enthusiasm for painting had already developed at a young age. Her large-format, abstract motifs, where she uses acrylic paints with palette knives on canvases, are dominated by expressive colours, capturing the emotions of interpersonal encounters. The more extreme the colour contrasts, the more intense and genuine the feeling of the encounter.
"Sometimes you meet people in your life, apart from those you love, who fascinate and touch you in a special way. For me, this kind of encounter is permanently connected with intense thoughts that I need to process in my work," says Constance Renken. "The time I spend immersed in my art is a piece of freedom for me... far away from everyday life and all rules. I experience it as very valuable and fulfilling. Each work is a part of me and my personal story."
The motifs in her works often have an association with nature, evoked by the recurring horizon line in her works. This gives the viewer a point of orientation within the abstract play of colours, creating an imaginary vastness and a certain longing for freedom.
Constance Renken lived and worked in New York City for five years. Her works were presented there in various exhibitions, including in Chelsea, SoHo and on Long Island. To this day, she is fascinated by American Abstract Expressionism. Her art also focuses on feeling and spontaneity.
