Eberhard Havekost

Havekost's works are housed in prestigious institutions such as the Museum of Modern Art, the Denver Art Museum, and private collections, including the Marx Collection, the Rubell Family Collection, the Frieder Burda Collection, and the Tate Collection.

Biography of Eberhard Havekost

Eberhard Havekost was born in Dresden in 1967. He later established his base in both Berlin and Dresden. Initially trained as a stonemason, completing an internship in 1985, his artistic journey took a significant turn when he fled to the West through Budapest in 1989, eventually settling in Frankfurt.

From 1991 to 1996, Havekost pursued his studies at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Dresden, where he became a master's student under the guidance of Professor Ralf Kerbach, ultimately earning recognition for his talents. In 1999, he received the prestigious Karl Schmidt-Rottluff grant, a testament to his burgeoning career in the arts.

Sadly, Eberhard Havekost passed away in 2019, leaving behind a legacy of innovation and creativity in the realm of contemporary German painting.

Eberhard Havekost's Art Style

Eberhard Havekost employed a digitalized, multimedia visual language in his works, selecting subjects such as anonymous buildings, trains, and trailers. He then modified these subjects, utilizing inkjet prints as the foundation for his paintings. His recurring subjects encompass nature, portraits, architectural interiors, and exteriors, as well as various modes of transportation like caravans, airplanes, and automobiles.

Viewing painting as a means of refining reality, Havekost portrayed his subjects under a harsh artificial light, transforming familiar scenes into stiffly manufactured and peculiar images, evoking the aura of expertly packaged products.