Hendrik Zimmer b. 1973

Hendrik Zimmer works primarily with woodblock printing to create visually striking and multilayered works. His images rely heavily on abstract, geometric shapes, integrating elements from various different contexts. Even though his work is not overtly referential, it is possible to identify influences from modernist movements, particularly Bauhaus, both in terms of visual expression and in the fundamental idea of a thoughtful, material-based process. He works directly on unprimed linen canvas, giving the works a raw and tactile character. Allowing the surface to play an active role in the visual expression creates a dynamic where the sharps lines and precise forms are contrasted by the canvas as a living, more unpredictable surface.

Hendrik Zimmer (b. 1973) is a German visual artist based in Frankfurt am Main. As an artist, he is particularly interested in materiality and the artistic process, which he describes as one where the works "emerge as paintings through sculpture". A Städelschule graduate and former Master Student of German sculptor Tobias Rehberger, Hendrik Zimmer has participated in a large number of international art fairs, including VOLTA (New York & Basel), POSITIONS Berlin, London Art Fair, Urvanity Art Fair (Madrid), PULSE (Miami Beach), and Art Cologne. Recent solo and duo exhibitions include Galerie Heike Strelow, Frankfurt, Berg Gallery, Stockholm, and Cerquone Gallery, Madrid & Caracas. Zimmer holds an MFA (2003-2008) from the Academy of Fine Arts at Städelschule, Frankfurt, and previously studied at the National Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe.