Johanna Marie Schimming

Johanna Marie Schimming is a German artist, born in Dresden in 1988. Loving to immerse herself in diverse cultural and linguistic environments, she lived for six years in Rome, Italy, from the age of 18. She graduated at the Istituto Europeo di Design Roma. Since 2013 she is based in Paris, France. Her work has

been presented in solo and collective exhibitions in France, Italy, Belgium, Germany and England. She is a member of the Fondation Taylor Paris.

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"With my background in design, painting revealed itself as a vital counter-practice to the minute and figurative work of drawing. My work is distinguished by organic ‘gestures’ and clear, minimalist lines.

Space as the ‘void’ that surrounds a gesture plays a central role, that I perceive as being similar to the space of resonance that encloses a sound.

I explore my perception of space further, working both in height and depth through relief and layers, or rectangles of transparent paint and varnish that act both as a veil and the opening to another dimension.

The rhythmic marks of acrylic paint may seem to be a code or recall Braille script.

For me painting involves the discovery of my own language. It is both an act of freedom and an acquisition of self-awareness.

I’m inspired by nature and I aim to render its vitality through my paintings, most of all by the movement of brushstrokes and marks, blending colours and fluidity.

I also explore the same elements as those of musical composition, like time, dynamics, rhythm, harmony, acceleration and silence, which are essential components of life, too.

Through my work I search to express vitality, balance, serenity and profound joy. The pre-condition for my artistic work is therefore to overcome any kind of struggle, which demands constant work on myself even before applying brush to canvas."