Selection
Aufbruch(Departure)
Uwe Henneken2025.12.05 ~ 2026.03.04
Description of the work
- Media Oil and acrylic on canvas
- Location 1F, LOTTE HOTEL WORLD
Henneken uses the image of a boat crossing a luminous sea to symbolize personal awakening and collective journeys toward unknown horizons. Despite the instability suggested, his art expresses a quiet optimism, inviting viewers to reflect on resilience, hope, and the ever-shifting nature of existence.
Yet the travellers, dressed in garments from varied historical periods and rendered with Henneken’s signature blend of whimsy and surreal clarity, retain an air of optimism even as they march toward an uncertain end. The work oscillates between hopelessness and hope: the severed branch suggests the limits and ruptures we face, while the upward movement hints at courage, trust, and a leap of faith. In this delicate balance, Henneken reflects the modern impulse to advance despite instability, guided by a fragile, persistent belief in possibility.
Artwork Inquiry 070–7739–8808
Yet the travellers, dressed in garments from varied historical periods and rendered with Henneken’s signature blend of whimsy and surreal clarity, retain an air of optimism even as they march toward an uncertain end. The work oscillates between hopelessness and hope: the severed branch suggests the limits and ruptures we face, while the upward movement hints at courage, trust, and a leap of faith. In this delicate balance, Henneken reflects the modern impulse to advance despite instability, guided by a fragile, persistent belief in possibility.
Artwork Inquiry 070–7739–8808
About the author
Uwe Henneken renders mystical landscapes as kaleidoscopic rest stops for odd wanderers just outside kingdoms forgotten or yet to be found. Known for his lush, seductive palettes and fairy tale imagery rendered in a style that is simultaneously cartoonish and Expressionist, the artist paints flower-strewn oak forests and mountainous landscapes that serve as his Romantic backdrops that veer towards psychedelic fantasy. Henneken is driven by his passion for spiritual expression and believes that we are all on a spiritual path.
Emulating the archetype of the artist as the shaman, a being that serves through crossing thresholds to other realities and coming back with a vision to share with the people, Uwe Henneken creates ethereal compositions that serve as a reminder of humanity’s need for spiritual respite.
Emulating the archetype of the artist as the shaman, a being that serves through crossing thresholds to other realities and coming back with a vision to share with the people, Uwe Henneken creates ethereal compositions that serve as a reminder of humanity’s need for spiritual respite.
Uwe Henneken (b.1974, Germany)
Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe and Berlin University of the Arts (Udk Berlin), class of Dorner and Hacker, Berlin, Germany
Professor at HfBK Hamburg (University of Fine Arts Hamburg)
Professor at HfBK Hamburg (University of Fine Arts Hamburg)
