Michaela Eichwald

Michaela Eichwald is a Berlin-based artist and writer born in Germany in 1967.

Michaela Eichwald's Art Style

With a foundation in literature and philosophy, Eichwald primarily expresses herself through the medium of painting, bridging the realms of abstraction and figuration. Her paintings, created on unconventional surfaces like printed canvas or imitation leather, reveal a complex interplay of materials: acrylic, oil, tempera, spray paint, mordant, graphite, varnish, and lacquer.

Whether on a grand scale or in small formats, Eichwald's works exhibit a fusion of smooth paint strokes and rapid smudges, occasionally unveiling figurative forms and fragments of text. Although her paintings echo elements of abstraction, they defy direct categorization within a specific movement or period, instead navigating through the vast history of painterly styles and techniques.

In the realm of sculpture, Eichwald's creativity takes a distinctive form. She pours resin into various containers, including bags, rubber gloves, and plastic bottles. Within these resin-encased structures, she captures an eclectic assortment of materials: chicken bones, erasers, jewelry, mushrooms, fishing tackle, needles, candy, small drawings, and hard-boiled eggs. These sculptures, simultaneously repulsive and alluring, evoke a range of associations, from trophies and time capsules to the intricacies of the human digestive system. Infused with humor and wit, Eichwald's sculptures draw on diverse references, weaving together theology, philosophy, art history, and personal reflections on her life, surroundings, thoughts, readings, and friendships.