Daniel Wöllenstein

Daniel Wöllenstein (1981) Wolfhagen

Training

2002-2009 Art studies at the University of Cologne with Rainer Barzen and Silke Leverkühne

Since 2007 atelier in KunstWerk Cologne

He lives and works in Cologne.
Artist Statement

What is it about? The works come from the picture cycle "TUNING" - from the period 2018 to today, with the pure color segments only taking over the upper hand in the "TUNING" cycle since 2021. It is about a successive representation and reduction of the image content, whereby references to natural and human-made phenomena can be found in the color and also form system.
In the apparently equal segments, color and shape compositions, foregrounds and backgrounds can arise which can be displaced fluidically by the respective focusing of the viewers. The lighting, which can be intensified by opposing color gradients up to the “glow”, contributes to the partly plastic impressiveness. 
Digital color selection scales, flip-flop paints from tuned sports cars, sunsets, heavy industry, space and reflections in coffee can find their way into the colour compositions.

2007 Blaumachen KunstWerk Köln

2008 Bogen 2: Straight from the HART - 

2008 Long Night of Museums – “Fest Processions and Diodrams” 

2008-2009 Darwin – Design and design of a KVB railway on the occasion of the 2009 Darwin Year with students from the University of Cologne

2011 "Fette Nager - Bello and I" - Museum Night - KunstWerk Köln

2016 nxnw Festival Collaboration with Slobodan Kajkut “20 Interventions” 

2016 “Room 500” – Exhibition with Olga Jakob and Heike Simmer – nxnw Festival 

2017 "HORST" - KunstWerk Cologne

2014-2017 Board work KunstWerk Köln e.V.

2017 1st Chairman KunstWerk Köln eV. 

2019 Long Night of Museums “Wedding” Installation and Collaboration with Heike Simmer

2021 TUNING - KunstWerk