"Roots in the South, Home in the North" by Felicitas Mathé

Dive into the fascinating world of Felicitas Mathé! Her exhibition "Roots in the South, Home in the North" uniquely combines music and painting. Experience expressive works inspired by dance, music, and nature. The artist Felicitas Mathé takes you into a world full of music, movement, and nature. Felicitas Mathé grew up in a musical family in Waldshut. After graduating from high school, she initially studied music in Basel, Detmold, and Hanover, and as a concert violinist, she received the award from the Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg, among others. She played for many years as a concert violinist in the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra in Hamburg and has dedicated herself entirely to professional painting since the end of her stage career. She can completely transfer her working methods as a musician to painting. Living with music, as well as the diversity of the magnificent landscapes of the Black Forest or the Bodden landscapes on the Darß, shape her artistic work. This gives rise to the two main themes in her artistic work: Felicitas Mathé draws inspiration from musicians and dancing people. The hands, as carriers of the human soul, are particularly important to her, as "a person making music FEELS intensely through every fiber of their hands." The familiar feeling of making music strongly flows into her painting and drawing. Thus, portraits and contemporary dance representations emerge. Musical forms such as the "theme with variations" determine her painterly compositions. In addition to music, experiences in nature, with its overwhelming beauty, hold great significance for the artist, and she develops a modern, freely interpreted world of images from this. The opening will take place on October 19, 2025, at 11 a.m. – be there and experience art that touches!