Petra Schott

Happiness infusion

90 x 90 cm (h x w)

Oil on canvas

Petra Schott is a German abstract painter whose art revolves around states of mind, longings, and memories. As she lost her mother as a young child, she grew up missing emotional warmth and femininity. 

She found security in rational, abstract thinking that led her to law studies. During the stress of her first law exam, she discovered a watercolour set, a forgotten gift from a friend. She started - and never gave up painting again. After her second law exam, she followed her passions and enrolled in Fine Arts Degree at the Art Academy in Kassel. When choosing her profession, she opted for security, becoming a judge. For a long time, she combined both - on the one hand, her interest in rational problem-solving and her need for security and, on the other hand, her passion for painting - perhaps as a result of trying to achieve balance in life. In 2014, she stopped working in the legal field and has since attracted the attention of national and international galleries, art critics, and collectors. Highly influenced by the works of Cy Twombly, Leiko Ikemura, and Joan Mitchell, the artist’s work is emotionally charged and inviting the viewer into an open space for expression. 

In her works, Schott delicately creates colourful representations of nostalgia, freedom and human relationships while exploring nature and an intangible realm with loosely outlined human facial expressions. She weaves personal and collective memories into shapes, marks and lines, creating an abstract language of painting that oscillates between lyrical abstraction and figurative references. Art curator Nell Cardozo wrote about her: “There is a generous intimacy in Schott’s use of colour that coaxes out a subtle interplay between comfort and longing. Looking into them is like looking into a dream that belongs to some common consciousness.” 

Petra Schott regularly exhibits nationally and internationally.

Acrylic on canvas 80x60 cm