FINDING THE PERFECT DESIGN

The German artist AND DESIGNER Christian Winkelmann, born in 1975 in Heidelberg, WORKS AND lives in Munich TODAY. AS THE CHIEF DESIGNER EXTERIOR OF THE FAW ADVANCED DESIGN CENTER AND FORMER exterior chief designer at the Audi / VW Design Center California, the artist has a flair for form and aesthetics.

as a child Christian Winkelmann created sculptures, drawings and paintings in his parents' cellar. His passion for design and art eventually led him to the University of Product and Industrial Design in Munich. In his work as a CAR designer , he uses tape as a tool, as well as brush and pencil, to describe and visualize his design ideas. Christian Winkelmann's unmistakable style developed From the combination of HIS AUTOMOTIVE BACKGROUND and HIS PRECISE SKETCH-DRAWING WITH TAPE, which finds expression in his works today.

As a designer, Christian Winkelmann has proven his talent several times. Among other things, HE HAS BEEN RESPONSIBLE FOR the exterior design of the Audi A8, the AUDI Q5 AND THE AUDI A2 ETRON CONCEPT.

As an artist he exhibited his works at the Tape Art Convention 2018 in Berlin and his paintings are in private collections in Europe and the USA.

FINDING THE PERFECT LINE

TAPE CHALLENGES CHRISTIAN WINKELMANN TO CREATE THE PERFECT LINE. HE THRIVES FROM IT REFINING HIS LINES TO BECOME BOTH DYNAMIC AND FLUENT BUT ALSO SENSITIVE AND DELICATE AT the same time. A LINE IN ITS PUREST Form, reduced to its essential. Tape becomes christians expression of freedom and creativity whereas at work he uses it more as a tool.

Christian Winkelmann uses tape to draw abstract picture worlds on wooden boards or colored PlexiglasS.

He skilfully creates clear and emotional lines with the rather rigid tape. With his hands, the artist brings the tape in layers on a board in dynamic lines. Sometimes flowing, sometimes tense, sometimes intense and then again very delicate, the lines combine to create an overall aesthetic composition that immerses the viewer in a three-dimensional visual space.

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