Horst Thürheimer

The seventy colored illustrations in this book offer readers a fascinating insight into the world of a new artistic technique. Through his ability to produce unconventional works of art that go beyond traditional painting method, Thürheimer creates compositions of great elemental beauty. Particularly in his more recent works, Horst Thürheimer's Fire and Chalk show the overlapping of the themes of destruction and healing, each reinforcing the other’s evocative effect, with powerful and moving painterly results. Thürheimer works tirelessly to expand the possibilities of his art to its full potential.