Dennis Scholl (born 1980) paints and draws images full of tenderness and compassion. The figures are his equals. It almost seems as if they are involved in the scenes being created.
The world that has been growing in Scholl's studio for years is full of warmth. At the same time, it repeatedly harbours moments of heightened danger and violence. Possibly in order to banish these, the figures shown often perform rituals and are rarely inactive.
Dennis Scholl graduated from the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg. His recent solo exhibitions include M+B Los Angeles, Kunstverein Göttingen, DSC Gallery, Prague, and Museum Modern Art, Hünfeld. He also participated in group exhibitions at Kunstverein Cologne, Migrant Bird Space, Berlin, HAUNT, Berlin, Kunstverein Gera, Delphian Gallery, London, Galerie Droste, Paris, and Albertz Benda, New York. His works are collected by Bundeskunstsammlung, Bonn; Burger Collection, Hong Kong; Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg; Olbricht Collection, Berlin, and Robert Runták Collection, Olomouc.
