Philipp Weber is a German artist who specializes in hyper-realistic paintings of women. Born in 1974 in Rostock, Germany, he lives and works in Kassel and Berlin. He was only three years old when he became interested in art and has only progressed since. The artist takes inspiration from books, movies, other fellow artists, and creative people, as well as their life stories, their dreams, and aspirations.
Using super-realistic painting techniques, Philip presents beautiful young women in a variety of contexts. The physical expressiveness of the painted – their posture and facial expressions – is expanded by motifs from art history and popular culture, the symbolism of Christianity, but also by elementary carriers of meaning such as water as a symbol of life par excellence. Thus, Philipp’s paintings open up wide spaces of thought and perception for existential questions.
Philip has developed in terms of content and technique an impressive, very individual unique signature style. One can’t tell his paintings apart from a photograph at first glance. However, even though the artist’s works look like they’re taken straight from a fashion magazine, the portraits are actually full of tiny details and imperfections that make them much more realistic and human.
Literature and film work by fellow artists, very personal experiences, wishes, and dreams of people close to him are his sources of inspiration. Looking behind the facade he creates landscapes of soul which are of – in both senses of the word – multi-layered brilliance. Philipp creates only 1-2 paintings per year as his technique is very delicate and fine, so every painting takes a lot of time to create.
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