Karl Horst Hödicke

Karl Horst Hödicke is a German painter and sculptor who was born in Nuremberg in 1938. Hödicke is known for his distinctive style of figurative painting that combines elements of pop art, abstraction, and expressionism. Hödicke studied at the Berlin University of the Arts, where he was influenced by the work of the American pop artists, such as Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein, as well as the German expressionist painters of the early 20th century.

Hödicke's paintings often feature bold, graphic images that are inspired by everyday objects and materials, such as bicycles, newspapers, and street signs. He uses a range of techniques to create his distinctive style, including thick impasto brushstrokes, stenciling, and collage. Hödicke has also worked in sculpture, creating a series of large-scale outdoor installations that explore themes of movement and balance.

In 2019 Hödicke had a retrospective of his works at Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in Munich, Germany, which in 2020 was on view at Palais Populaire in Berlin. Hödicke’s works were part of group exhibitions at institutions like Kunstmuseum Bonn, DE (2022 and 2018), Hamburger Kunsthalle, DE (2022), Kunsthalle Emden (2021 and 2015) and Kunsthalle Helsinki, FI (2020), among others.