Frank Westermann, Leverkusen, Germany, 18/01/1957. Marbella, Andalusia, Spain.

Multidisciplinary artist with a vast career of constant research, of relentless pursuit.

He begins his training and artistic interest in the USA, but it is when he settles in Marbella, Málaga, were he enthusiastically develops his creative process. Settled there, he has exhibited in numerous countries, participating in prestigious Fairs and Biennials, such as those in Santa Fé, Málaga, and Madrid.

He has also exhibited at the Contemporary Art Museum of Málaga CAC, MGEC of Marbella.

Portugal, Germany, and the USA have been able to enjoy his work. But the south of Spain was his home and his operational centre since he settled there. The light of Andalusia seduced him and captured the interest and love of his camera; “Light is the clothing of photography” Alberto García-Alix This phrase defines very well what the artist saw through his lens. The Apertura gallery of Málaga made him share concerns, connect, and exhibit with other photographers, and the Huber Art Platform boosted him and welcomed him like a brother, enhancing his creative growth.

The strong Mediterranean influence always inspired him in photographs of the purest and most genuine objects, people, and environments that his coast could offer to capture them in his work with sublime extravagance. “Ideas arise, I don’t go out into the street or travel looking for a specific photograph. I just let myself be surprised by the images, by the scenes that life gives me” Frank Westermann

His projects consist of complete series that group portraits, interior landscapes, exteriors, and an imagined fauna with a very specific meaning for the artist. They are based on his own symbols, obsessions, and personal experiences. His work remained constantly alive, as during the production process, the pieces grew according to his feelings and daily experiences. His images awaken unexpected feelings and thoughts in the viewer because they not only show beauty but also evoke wonder and mystery. The author wished to give his creations the sensation of entering a hidden world that the human eye does not capture at first sight, hence the load of eroticism, sensitivity, melancholy, and his wild passion for life.

“FANTASY IS THE BEST WORKING TOOL”

FRANK WESTERMANN