Schütz, Elke
Biography:
Elke Schütz was born in Upper Franconia (Germany) in 1960. After completing her Abitur in design, she finished her apprenticeship in pottery/ceramics. In 1991 she became a master student and received a diploma for sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. After her postgraduate studies in Art Therapy (2002), she has also worked as an art therapist. Her artistic development during a working stay in Pietrasanta, the centre of marble in Italy, as well as projects in the aerospace sector and her experience in the field of art therapy were important markers in her career as an artist. Today she lives and works in Upper Franconia.
The artist is mainly active as a painter. Her large-format abstractions are inspired by nature. They often resemble vast landscapes. They literally draw the viewer in. Colour is applied in broad horizontal areas and lines. The resulting horizons are a magical expression of freedom and infinity. At times, the artist also integrates figurative-symbolic elements. As a sculptor, she works with various materials such as marble, clay and wood. Here, too, she creates works with abstract and figurative elements.
Elke Schütz can look back on many years of exhibiting at special locations such as the Airbus Finkenwerda aircraft hangar in Hamburg. She has been represented by LDXArtodrome Gallery since 2024.
