Artist Statement
My paintings explore the relationship between nature, perception and visual structure.
I combine figurative imagery with geometric systems, repetition, symmetry, patterns and optical effects. Recognisable forms can dissolve into patterns, while abstract structures can begin to suggest landscapes, organisms or spaces.
I am particularly fascinated by structures that appear when nature is observed at different scales. Flowers, insects, roots, water and microscopic forms contain patterns and repetitions that can appear almost geometric.
At the same time, I am interested in perception itself. Repetition, contrasting structures and optical movement can make an image appear unstable or create the impression that forms are expanding, contracting or moving through space.
Some of my works also incorporate mythological figures and symbols as another way of exploring the relationship between humans and nature.
Across these different approaches, I am interested in how small structures, patterns and individual elements connect to form larger visual and natural systems.
Jan-Philipp Konerding
Jan-Philipp Konerding is a visual artist working primarily with painting. His practice combines geometric structures, optical effects and figurative imagery with influences from nature, architecture and mythology.
His artistic practice has developed through independent work, exhibitions and an art scholarship at Hawerkamp in Münster. Alongside painting, he works with objects, murals and site-specific projects.
Selected Exhibitions
2025
Kunst mischt mit, Galerie Eyegenart, Cologne-Ehrenfeld
2024
Scholarship Exhibition, Ausstellungshalle Hawerkamp, Münster
Erhaltet den Hawerkamp, Münster
Lenz24, Münster
Café Fyal, Münster
Café Tante August, Münster
2023
Khaos Fucktory, Münster
Offene Ateliers, Hawerkamp, Münster
Erhaltet den Hawerkamp, Münster
Grants and Scholarships
2023 – 2024
Art Scholarship, Hawerkamp, Münster
Contact
E-Mail: jan-p89konerding@gmx.de
Instagram: @jp_konerding