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Self Portrait / Udo Gauss
 

Right from the spot, in 1986, when I commenced working as a graphic designer, the "Apple" had become my medium to also paint digitally.
Many people find their existential balance in music, literature or sports - I found it here, in this form of art.
Not being a coeval, who cherishes exhibitionistic ballyhoo, I kept my work under closure until 3 years ago.
Positive feedback in my circle of acquaintance and positive "pressure" from my friends "overpowered" and inspired me to present my paintings to the public.
Nevertheless, despite my step into the public, my paintings are still something very intimate for me. Showing them feels like unveiling a very fragile part of myself.
For me, personally, a real success would be to be deeply tangent to the viewer with one or more of my paintings.
I attribute my digital paintings power and authenticity and wish that these values reflect and develop in my viewers.
Although my digital paintings are given names, they relinquish hackneyed explanations.
In fact they are meant to open clearance to the viewers to listen inside themselves, trust their own feelings and to interpret without any instructions what is opening up to their eyes - and particularly not to drawing any conclusions to my person and my artistic career.
Further passions are photography and photo composing for which I leave artistic room on a regular basis. Some of these works are also assembled here.