Anton Hoeger

Bavaria, Germany, Small World, oil, 180 x 180 cm

My Inspiration

Actual events or brief impressions of the “real world” usually inspire me. This snapshot works within me until I write it down on paper in short keywords. Since most of my works are created from a philosophical point of view, I bring this visual idea in relation to my intellectual art idea and style. My impression of the “real world” is elaborated and processed into an oversized, shifted “other reality.” It is important I remain faithful to my artistic manifesto: I am a realist through and through, apolitical and not moralizing. This realism, which tends less to represent reality than to establish a reality, rejects any emphasis and any dramatic sensation or satirical intention in a work. They are authentic creations separated from the abstract and from what one could contemptuously call illustrative. I try to depict the found or invented motif in such a way that I give the viewer the feeling of encountering a new reality that has more weight than just the “real world.”

My Design Strategy

Having been professionally engaged in music and composition, it is clear that painting composition is important to me. The picture’s theme, the philosophical point of view, is brought into relation to possible compositions. I usually work from the perspective of a possible observer; therefore, the horizon in my paintings is often very deep. It opens up the limited field of view and leaves a lot of scope for their thoughts. The people who face each other in an absurd way, in this “great world,” exactly at this time and place is limited by the composition, the deep horizon in this case caused by the wall. The individual can try to become happy with the small box of his own possibilities and yet the blood flows on the big stage of world events. Who’s dodging now? What’s the next step? Why are a person’s eyes covered? A half-open box. Many small “unevenness” and details raise new questions.

My Working Process

I carefully prepare a high-quality Belgian canvas or a wooden panel. The elaborate process of the different types of primer is of decisive importance for the finished painting. Then the recording and fixing takes place. Depending on the desired character, one of the techniques developed then flows in, which after several weeks of intensive working time leads to the result of the work of art.

Contact Details

Email: anton.hoeger@hotmail.de

Website: www.antonhoeger.com