Artist Spotlight - Petra Dippold-Goetz
Biography
All her life she has been passionated about painting.
Born close to Nuremberg she grew up in the city of Albrecht Duerer and had always been under the spell of this fascinating artist. She attended a private grammar school and her parents supported and strengthened her artistic and socio-political interest.
La musica del mare, 2021. Oil on canvas, 80 x 100cm
To improve and refine her techniques she studied Fine Arts at the Academy of Faber-Castell from 2014 to 2018. Inspired by visits of museums all over Europe her art got influenced by ‚Informal Art‘, especially by Emil Schumacher, Anselm Kiefer, Jean Dubuffet, Antoni Tapies, Alberto Burri and last not least by Jackson Pollock and Franz Kline.
Where is the sun? 2022. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas, 50 x50cm
She is really into collages and assemblages of all kind. She works with acrylic and oil colors, depending on the subject. With passion she processes heterogeneous materials as sand, wooden parts, trash as well as any kind of plastic.
Dreaming, 2021, Oil on cardboard, 60x140cm
The most important achievement for Petra as an artist is the appreciation of her art in the world. Since 2019 she was invited to exhibitions and art fairs in several parts of Europe like Paris, Vienna, Barcelona, Hamburg, Rome and Venice, but also New York and Tokyo. And her biggest wish as an artist is to keep moving the hearts of people with her works.
First sunrays in the morning, 2024. Acrylic and spraypaint on canvas, 80 x 80cm
Artist Statement
Art is a daughter of freedom - Friedrich Schiller
My works are emotional, intuitive, evocative and passionate. And the statements of my works are different: with some pictures I just want to express a passionate joy in the beauty of life and the beauty of art and celebrate this happiness with gratitude.
Place of refuge, 2019. Mixed media on canvas, 150 x 120cm
Other works of art, trash art, upcycling art have a socio-political background, They want to warn and awaken: the destruction of our planet must be stopped! The pursuit of personal gain must not be placed above the common good!
Nature, 2020. Paper and spraypaint on cardboard. 94 x 42 x 20cm
That's why the invitation to the UBUNTU Trash Art Festival in the summer of 2023 in Burgenland/Austria was one of the highlights of my artistic work and I'm overjoyed to be able to show my works made from all kinds of trash there again this year and to encourage the guests to do so in workshops to make something from their waste that makes others think.
In Monet's garden, 2016. Oil on paper, 40 x 50cm
My greatest wish as an artist is to continue to touch people's hearts with my works, to critically question our lifestyle and to appeal to reason and insight.
The Sea of Tranquility, 2017. Acrylic on paper, 70 x 50cm
In the World of Fantasy, 2016. Acrylic on paper, 70 x 50cm
On the other side of the moon, 2020. Mixed media on cardboard, 70 x 50cm
Strangled, 2018. Mixed media on cardboard, 50 x 40cm
Intergalactic, 2020. Acrylic on cardboard, 60 x 50cm
Alpha & Omega, 2020. Acrylic on paper, 70 x 50cm
Passion, 2019. Acrylic on paper, 32 x 25cm
Head over Heels in Love, 2018. Acrylic on paper, 30 x 23cm
