Zimmer studied at Academy of Fine Arts Städelschule, continuing his studies to graduate as a Masters student of Tobias Rehberger. With this foundation in sculpting, Zimmer quickly turned towards abstract painting by creating collages and décollages stating that his work “emerge as paintings through sculpture.”

Entering Marion Boehm’s studio in the attic of her family’s home is a multi-sensory experience.Marion Boehm examines the relationships between African, Asian, and Western cultures from past to present. She constantly questions history in relation to most recent events.

VOLTA visits Ruth Owens in her studio in New Orleans. For this edition, VOLTA invited Jasmin Hernandez (she/her), the Black Latinx founder & eic of her art baby Gallery Gurls. Follow the link below and visit Ruth Owens' studio together with Jasmin Hernandez.

VOLTA Visits Paul Schrader creates expressive, abstract paintings. His working process is thoughtful, analytical. After he applies the first layers of paint onto the canvas, he takes a step back. Only when the next step occurs to him will he approach the canvas again and proceed. His inspiration is based on the synergies between colors.

Yongchul explores his perception, his view of the world, in relation to society. In his current series, he engages with creatures situated between here and there. They seem to be in an intermediate state of unfolding and disappearing.

Deeply ingrained in figurative painting, Artjom Chepovetskyy turned towards abstraction in 2018. Artjom creates shapes hovering on the painting’s surface, letting the wooden frame and laminated paper shine through the ground. His paintings emerge on and behind the chiffon, with patterns and forms abstracted from the urban environment.

Rafel Bestard’s figurative oil paintings reveal intimate moments: a portrait of a person alone in a room or two individuals close to each other, lost in reverie. His paintings capture emotions, some obvious to read, some disturbing, but always graceful and soft. They flow in between reality and surreality, between awakening and dreaming, trying to make the invisible visible.