KARL HORST HÖDICKE

Karl Horst Hödicke is an artist whose career has traversed nearly the entire history of postwar German art. Celebrated for his raw expressionism, Hödicke’s works chart a path of unwavering commitment to the fundamental elements of painterly practice, with unfiltered concentration, energy, and movement. The artist’s subjects range from the everyday world of objects to the most intimate moments of family and discovery to the monuments and narratives of a particular culture or place. Throughout his career, Hödicke has returned again and again to topics pulled from legends and fables, producing vibrant pictures composed of fragments and single figures. MYTHS offers rare insight into this period of activity, especially during the 1970s and 80s, highlighting the subtle gradations of colour, perspective, and themes that run throughout the artist’s pictorial worlds.