I have a doctorate in chemistry and have been working in research and development for years. Over time, I've noticed many parallels between experimenting in the lab and working on canvas: the control over external circumstances, the beauty and importance of random details, as well as the dynamics during the process.

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„…In his paintings, artist Gereon Sommer wants to represent this process, recreating details and dynamics with quick brush strokes and splashes of colour. His hands move faster so as not to miss a single second of the creative process. The viewer is confronted with paintings of strong expressive energy despite their simplicity. The artist's skill in the use of brushstrokes and colour results in vital works that seem to move in front of the viewer. They are works that not only reflect a subjective beauty, but also represent the processes and dynamics of a laboratory experiment in artistic terms. His works represent the union of art and science that are nothing but a means for man to understand and represent the complexity of the world.“

 

Lucrezia Perropane, Art Curator at M.A.D.S. Art Gallery