Butscha, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 90x 190 cm

The painting ‘Butscha’ bears a powerful message that leads the viewer into a realm of remembrance and reflection upon the tragic events in Ukraine. It is held in striking black and white tones and dark browns, depicting destroyed houses, ruins peppered with bullet holes, and an avenue filled with craters leading into nowhere. Rust-colored tankContinue reading “Butscha, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 90x 190 cm”

Fenced Toxic Lake, 2023, Oil on Canvas 60 x 88 cm

View of an abstract-looking landscape. Some recognizable features include a few shorelines in a yellow broth with peculiar contents, alongside what seems to be dying tree trunks in the upper left corner of the painting. Additionally, there are foam heads in red mud along the banks. However, the significance of all this is brought toContinue reading “Fenced Toxic Lake, 2023, Oil on Canvas 60 x 88 cm”

Landscape with Trees III, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 160 x 120 cm

In this striking painting by Kerntke, a vibrant landscape unfolds, characterized by masterfully composed patches of color that particularly accentuate the foreground. Deep red subtropical earth tones stand in stark contrast to the multi-layered shades of the leaf-covered olive tree trunk. Chaos seems to emerge from the black grid-like structures intersecting the branches, intricately wovenContinue reading “Landscape with Trees III, 2023, Oil on Canvas, 160 x 120 cm”

Feeling the good Vibes in the Nature, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 65 x 48 cm

In this painting, I placed a fragmented body in a floral, natural environment. The leaves and branches appear ruffled in front of the blue sky. The bushes are founded with their roots in red tropical soil but some undefined human parts and some remains of bones and human liquids with slides and patches seem accidentallyContinue reading “Feeling the good Vibes in the Nature, 2021, Oil on Canvas, 65 x 48 cm”

Red Light District, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 100 cm

This artwork thematized the night light in urban space. This little composition appears like a look through the windscreen of a car towards a shining artificial world made of light and its reflections. Chains of numerous headlights and reflectors of cars and huge screens for advertisement above the road are dominating this urban landscape piece.Continue reading “Red Light District, 2020, Oil on Canvas, 50 x 100 cm”

My Break Through, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 120 x 80 cm

The title says it all. This painting shows my formerly daily search for interesting rocks during geological fieldwork as a young master student. It seems I became one with nature. Fully motivated, curious, and adventurous on an exploration tour. In the center of the painting, only half of my face and the water bottle appearContinue reading “My Break Through, 2019, Oil on Canvas, 120 x 80 cm”