Wibke Brode is an artist who was born in Cologne in 1973 and studied Visual Communication in Düsseldorf. She completed her studies with a diploma in 1999 under Professor Dr. Hardenberg and initially worked as an in-house graphic designer for well-known agencies before later transitioning to freelance work.

As a creative director, she designs immersive, image-intensive spaces for exhibitions and trade fairs and has won several international awards for her work. In addition to her work as a freelance graphic designer, she has been working as a freelance artist for 20 years, but only began to present her works to the public relatively late.

Her abstract painting is in contrast to her graphic work, which is oriented towards a communicative goal. While her design work conveys messages, changes attitudes, and creates experiences, her approach to painting is different. Wibke Brode's abstract painting is an immediate expression of her self-understanding and inner emotional world. Her works are created unplanned and are experimental in terms of color and materials, such as oil paints, lacquers, marble dust, organic shellac, wax, rust, fibers, etc. The process is subtle and sometimes intense, with the strength of colors and textures creating a dense atmosphere. All of Wibke Brode's works are untitled because titles can limit the work. The richness of interpretation lies in the eye of the beholder. Her works include abstract painting, figurative oil painting, collages, and object art.

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