Matthias Bitzer

Matthias Bitzer's artistic journey is a captivating exploration that seamlessly blends poetry, enigma, and a unique fusion of figurative painting with abstraction and ornamental geometries.

Biography of Matthias Bitzer

Matthias Bitzer was born in 1975 in Stuttgart, Germany. Currently, the artist lives and works in Berlin, Germany.

During his illustrious career, Bitzer has had numerous solo exhibitions, including "Between two oceans" at Francesca Minini in Milan, Italy (2008); "Absence and Autopilot" at Galerie Kadel Wilborn in Karlsruhe, Germany (2011); "Anatol Echo" at Almine Rech Gallery in Paris, France (2013); "The collapse of features" at Galerie Kadel Willborn in Düsseldorf, Germany (2014); "A different sort of gravity" at Marianne Boesky Gallery in New York, USA (2016); "Corso Consortia" at Undconsorten in Berlin, Germany (2022); "Cosmic rational" at Galería RGR in Mexico City, Mexico (2023), and many more.

Besides solo shows, Bitzer has participated in group exhibitions. These include "Memories of the Future" at Sean Kelly Gallery, New York, USA (2010); "A Question of Perspective" at Grimm Gallery in Amsterdam, Netherlands (2016); "Form and Volume" at Cristina Guerra Contemporary Art in Lisbon, Portugal (2020); "El otro orden de la forma" at Galería RGR in Mexico City, Mexico (2021), to name a few.

MatthiaBitzer received several awards in 2010, including the Scholarship for Graduates of the German Federal Land Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany; Kunstpreis der Stadt Nordhorn, Nordhorn, Germany; and Otto-Dix-Preis, Kunstsammlung Gera, Gera, Germany.

Matthias Bitzer's Art Style

At the core of Matthias Bitzer's artistry lies a profound passion for literature, poetry, and science. These diverse interests converge to create an intricate optical network that transcends the boundaries of our perception of time and space.

Bitzer's wellspring of inspiration extends far beyond the mainstream, drawing from a wide array of often-overlooked historical figures, including Emily Dickinson.

Bitzer's distinctive artistic style explores formal and conceptual themes that traverse the realms of abstraction and figuration. He draws inspiration from artists of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, such as Lászlò Moholy Nagy and Oskar Schlemmer. Nonetheless, his work goes beyond the boundaries explored by his predecessors.

Bitzer unveils a fresh outlook on modernism through the construction of a visual universe that envelops the viewer within a realm where geometric patterns, layered images, and abstraction intermingle. In this context, Bitzer delves into the concept of identity as an existential stance and consistently reveals the fragility of our perceptions of "truth."