About the artist

Foto: Oliver Grimm

Artist Statement

"The beauty of decay: art as a mirror of time"

My art is an invatation to discover the hidden beauty of life.

In a world that is often characterized by perfectionism and quick disposal, I want to create a space in which the old and worn out unfolds its own dignity and grace.Through the use of rust, copper and gold in my works, the beauty of decay is made visible - a symbol of the fact that true beauty is often in the traces of time.

My works are a dialog between past and present, a place of reflection and inspiration that reminds us to be more mindful of the things arround us. In my creations I weave stories and textures that surrounds me in every day life and turn them into works of art that inspire content and reflection.

Old buildings, weathered surfaces and neglected objects have a special attraction for me. They tell stories of past life and lived time, which I record in my works. These memories and the grace associated with them are reflectes in everey detail, be in soft areas of color or the textures flowing into each other that I create with spatulas, painting knives and my hands.

The Poetry of Decay: Rhea Callen and the beauty of transcience

Rhea Callen was born into a creative and nature-oriented family that fostered her passion for art from the beginning. Her grandfather shaped her with his deep attachment to painting and nature. An encounter during a sea voyage with the works of an artist in Rhea igneted the insatiable need to become artistically active again.

Her passion for old, weathered surfaces and architectural structures transformed her into a vision to depict the beauty of transience an decomposition in a picturesque way. Realism and idealism merge in their works to convey a substainable message about the value of material things an resources.

In her artworks, Rhea Callen experiments with materials such as acrylic paints and iron oxide to creative extraordinary surface structures that make decay and time visible. Its way of working combines the precision of chemical processes with an intuitive creativity that produces unique and non-reproducible works of art. This extraordinary technique invites the viewer to discover her works and deal with the idea of transience, while at the same time preserving aesthetic harmony and balance.

Her art quickly attracted the attention of art experts and collectors. Rhea Callen, born in Germany in 1963, now lives and works in the Oldenburger Münsterland and has developed a growing following in the art world through her unique perspective on art and substainability.