My work operates in the tension field between nature and culture
My work operates in the tension field between nature and culture: the basic conditions of life vs. the superstructure of a man-made world.
16 years in the tropics- a totally different way of life for a native German- influence my work and my perception of what one can take for granted. They made me ponder our spiritual and mental baggage, the indispensable, essential and also unavoidable core of life and the notion of reality.
An inspiration beside those experiences is the journey back to the origins of words and objects. This journey into the past, which leads me through so many countries and cultures, shows me the amazing depth and complexity of the everyday present "ordinary", which seldom is as ordinary as it seems on first glance.
In my opinion, each theme demands its own approach, and so I have different kinds of work with different qualities. I like the pasty, earthy richness of acrylic paint and the flowing properties of watercolors, where things often develope unforseen and on their own. But sometimes my "alchemical tendencies" take over and I experiment with all kinds of materials. In some works I have a clear concept, that I follow. In others the concept is more vague and I partly just look what happens. I often work in series, where the separate works interact with each other.
For me, the artistic process is like an inner conversation, feeling and thinking in color and form. The best moments are those, when during painting something happens, that I never planned, but which perfectly adds to what I thought of and opens up a new dimension.....like a reply in a dialogue.
And I think the same happens to someone, who is touched by a work of art.
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Elvira Flamm - Portfolio Fading Life- Series
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Elvira Flamm - Portfolio Ikonen ohne Namen (Icons without Names)- Series
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Elvira Flamm - Portfolio Das Gespräch (The Conversation)-Series
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Elvira Flamm - Portfolio Neue Himmel-Series
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Elvira Flamm in the Artworld
Between Pixel and Person
Painting for the preservation of biodiversity
From November 14 to 27, Elvira Flamm from the Art.Salon artist program will be exhibiting eight works from her Fading Life series at the Charity Art Gallery in Stockholm, in which she addresses endangered animal and plant species. The works are for sale, with 10% of the proceeds going to the World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF). The artist herself is donating an additional 20%.
Traces of Life in Water
As one of around 40 artists, Elvira Flamm from the Art.Salon artist program is participating in the AQUARS IV exhibition. She is showing two watercolors from her series Leben (Life) on the exhibition theme of water as the basis of life. The show opens on October 25 at the iKonika Art Gallery in Milan.
Between visibility and disappearance
Elvira Flamm is presenting artworks in two cities at the same time: in the Group Exhibition June 2025 at LiTE-Haus in Berlin, she will be showing works from her Fading Life series from June 20. On June 21, Hub/Art in Barcelona will open the exhibition Freedom & Beauty: The Language of Art with Flamm's works from the series Icons without names.
Anonymous icons – art about fleeting images
Identity and perception
Elvira Flamm in the Artworld
Zwischen Pixel und Person
Malen für den Erhalt der Artenvielfalt
Vom 14. bis 27. November zeigt Elvira Flamm aus dem Künstlerprogramm des Art.Salon in der Charity Art Gallery in Stockholm acht Arbeiten ihrer Serie Fading Life, in der sie sich mit bedrohten Tier- und Pflanzenarten auseinandersetzt. Die Werke stehen zum Verkauf wobei 10 % des Erlöses an den World Wide Fund For Nature (WWF) gespendet werden. Die Künstlerin selbst spendet zusätzliche 20 %.
Spuren des Lebens im Wasser
Als eine von rund 40 Kunstschaffenden nimmt Elvira Flamm vom Künstlerprogramm des Art.Salon an der Ausstellung AQUARS IV teil. Sie zeigt zwei Aquarelle ihrer Serie Leben zum Ausstellungsthema Wasser als Basis des Lebens. Die Schau eröffnet am 25. Oktober in der iKonika Art Gallery in Mailand.
Zwischen Sichtbarkeit und Verschwinden
Elvira Flamm präsentiert Kunstwerke in zwei Städten parallel: In der Group Exhibition June 2025 des LiTE-Haus in Berlin zeigt sie ab dem 20. Juni Arbeiten ihrer Serie Fading Life. Am 21. Juni eröffnet Hub/Art in Barcelona die Ausstellung Freedom & Beauty: The Language of Art mit Flamms Arbeiten der Serie Ikonen ohne Namen.
Anonyme Ikonen – Kunst über flüchtige Bilder
Leben im »Hier und Jetzt«: Mit der Ausstellung A Change of Time lädt die Spazio57 Gallery zur intensiven Auseinandersetzung mit Kunst und zur Reflexion ein. Unter den ausstellenden Kunstschaffenden ist auch Elvira Flamm aus dem Künstlerprogramm des Art.Salon. Die Schau eröffnet am 7. Juni in Neapel.