ANDI FISCHER
b. 1987, GermanyAndi Fischer’s colourful figurative paintings may appear childlike, but his artistic practice is anchored in tenique and a knowledge of Western art history. Animals and symbols of nature often appear in his sculptures and oil-stick paintings, which are presented in a way that suggests spontaneity.
Early Years
Born in 1987 in Nuremburg, Andi Fischer did not graduate from high school when he was 16, instead undertaking an apprenticeship as a car mechanic between 2002–2005. But after three years’ training, he elected to move to Berlin and work towards his high school diploma, where art was one of the subjects he studied. He studied fine art at Universität der Künste, Berlin between 2013–2018, where Thomas Zipp was one of his teachers. After graduation, he won the Toy Berlin Masters Award, not only giving him European recognition but also a prize of €10,000.
Andi Fischer: Artworks
Andi Fischer builds up his images with oil sticks, and while they may appear spur-of-the-moment, they are rooted in a knowledge of Western art history and created using many preparatory sketches. His vibrant, gestural paintings are constructed in an uninhibited, childlike style using dots, stick lines and hatching and have been described as being reminiscent of Art Brut. Birds and animals feature heavily in Fischer’s paintings: crocodiles, lions, dolphins and jackdaws co-exist alongside aircraft and parachutists. The negative space in many of his paintings is as important as the characters themselves, and the unprimed canvas means that if he makes a mistake, it is included in the final painting.
- A crocodile and a serpent are the stars of No Problem Present (2025). The snake, wound around the crocodile, gives the impression of segmenting the reptile, while the unprimed background makes the crocodile’s limbs and torso stand out.
- Aha Happy There Grass (2026) depicts a tiger lying in the moonlight—without background, it is only the crescent shape of the moon that identifies it. The tiger is upside down, a childlike interpretation of a sleeping beast.
- 2023’s Ze Blue Bird Da is just one example of a familiar motif in Fischer’s work: a blue bird. This painting places the bird in green-and-black foliage that is given an energy by the urgency of the oil-stick strokes that have created it.
H2: Andi Fischer: Exhibitions
- Ta Ta He’s Lying, Mannheimer Kunsterverein, Mannheim (2026)
- Feil Good, Gallery Baton, Seoul (2026)
- The Matter Matter Matters, Dorf, Kunstvereien Friedrichshafen (2025)
- Natter, Wald Residency, Brandenberg (2025)
- Enorm Viele Vögel Fliegen (A Huge Number of Birds are Flying), Sies & Höke, Dusseldorf
- Licht bitte (Light please), Avlskarl Gallery, Copenhagen (2024)
- Auwee, Yee Society, Hong Kong (2024)
- Andi Fischer, Sies & Höke, Dusseldorf (2022)
Select Group Exhibitions
- Salon der Gegenwart, Potsdam Art Space, Potsdam (2026)
- Homecoming, Arndt, Athens (2026)
- €AT, Casino Luxembourg (2025)
- Human Farm, Galerie Robert Grunenberg, Berlin (2025)
- Throughlines, Larsen Warner, Stockholm (2025)
- Encre Sympathetique, Neo Space, Nice (2025)
- Estuary: Between Tides, Gallery Baton, Seoul (2025)
- Fragmente I, Commune Gallery, Vienna (2024)
- Raw, Gallery Vacancy, Shanghai (2023)
- Blau, Weiss, Rot (Blue, White, Red), Walter Storms Galerie, Munich (2022)
- Zustant Phase 1, Vorderhaus, Berlin (2022)
Further reading
- Andi Fischer’s website Artist profile at Gallery Baton
- Andi Fischer’s Instagram
- Video of Andi Fischer in his studio from Sies & Höke
Andi Fischer FAQs
What materials and techniques does Andi Fischer use?
Scribbled lines, stick figures and gestural oil-stick strokes characterise Andi Fischer’s paintings, which are frequently about animals and nature (a blue bird is a regular motif). He has said that he likes the “honesty” and “directness” of oil-sticks. Areas of blank canvas are also a familiar element of his paintings.
What are Andi Fischer’s influences?
Born in Nuremberg, Fischer was influenced by renaissance artist and theorist Albrecht Dürer—Fischer reimagined Dürer’s illustrations for Sebastian Brant’s 1494 book Ship of Fools in his own style. He has also said that artists he studied with, including Lars Fischer and Okka Hungerbühler have influenced his practice.
Where is Andi Fischer’s studio?
Andi Fischer is based in Berlin. He grew up in Nuremberg but moved to Berlin originally to finish high school, following this with a fine art degree.
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