Albert Oehlen
Albert Oehlen
Albert Oehlenis a contemporary German artist. Oehlen lives and works in Bühler and Segovia...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionArtist
CountryGermany
beautiful might wow
If someone stands in front of one of my paintings and says, 'This is just a mess', the word 'just' is not so good, but 'mess' might be right. Why not a mess? If it makes you say, 'Wow, I've never seen anything like that', that's beautiful.
beautiful strong want
I want to make beautiful paintings. But I don't make beautiful paintings by putting beautiful paint on a canvas with a beautiful motif. It just doesn't work. I expect my paintings to be strong and surprising.
serious demand theory
I'm not a big theory person. So when I get asked questions that demand serious statements, I just make it up.
art mean oil
I painted with acrylic paint, and the reason why I went to oil was mainly because I didn't control it. I was looking for the insecurity of it. I mean, I might have found another reason later, but at that moment, the reason was I was looking for the insecurity.