Metaphors of life

From May 1 to 4, around 150 galleries, artists and collectives will be showing a broad spectrum of artworks: Painting, sculpture, collage, photography and digital art can be seen at ARTMUC in Munich. Bavaria's largest art event, which takes place annually in a spring and an autumn edition, was conceived with the clear aim of providing a public stage for up-and-coming artists. In the current edition, artists from 12 countries are represented. Another feature of the art fair is the convivial atmosphere, which encourages interaction between artists and the public.

One of the exhibiting artists is Gerlind Hentze, who lives and works in Glienicke/Nordbahn in Brandenburg. She will be presenting a selection of paintings from recent years as well as her latest wax works. Hentze's multi-layered works combine figurative and abstract elements to create parables of human life. As if viewed through a fog, some aspects become clearly visible, while others remain half or completely hidden: In their search for self-determination, people move through a complex social system of conventions and expectations. Gerlind Hentze has shown her work at numerous solo and group exhibitions and has been nominated for several awards, most recently for the German Art Prize in the sculpture/object category. In 2016, she won 1st prize in the painting category at the European Cultural Competition of the Spanish Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Jerez de la Frontera.