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Am 02.02.2025 von 12-17 Uhr lädt das Kunst- und Atelierhaus Hagen e.V. herzlich zur Eröffnung der Ausstellung ”Die Stille der Schatten“ ein, eine Serie tonalistischer Landschaftsgemälde und atmosphärischer Ölstudien des Künstlers Christian Klute. Die Ausstellung präsentiert eine Reise in die stille, poetische Welt der Dämmerung und des diffusen Lichts, die Klute in seinen Werken einfängt. In einer Zeit, in der die Kunstwelt oft nach greller Farbenpracht und expressiven Formen strebt, betont Christian Klute die subtile Schönheit und Magie der Schatten. Seine Werke zeigen sanft verschleierte Landschaften – stille Seen, endlose Felder, abgelegene Pfade und einsame Bäume, die in ein geheimnisvolles Licht getaucht [...]

As some of you might have noticed, my Instagram account was hacked. Unfortunately it seems to be unlikely that I will be able to recover it.   I already created a new account and will start posting there later today. If you would like to follow and support, it's @christianklute.art   Hope to see you there!   [...]

The full Interview I did for an article on onlinegallery.art   Background In your blog on Instagram you explain in August 2017 you started to develop a new painting technique. During this process, you came across the work of Edward Steichen, and many other photographers, resonating with you. How did you come to this starting point in the first place? What did you do before?  There was a specific event that started this process of exploration which is still continuing to this day. After I was primarily drawing for around 10 years and still relatively new to painting I got a complete reboot at a Jeremy [...]

I am honored to have been invited to participate in the “Paint it Black" group show at Black Anchor Hollywood, 7460 Melrose Ave Los Angeles CA, starting at March 30th from 7-11pm. Aaron Westerberg, one of my favorite artists is also part of the show which makes it a personal highlight for me.   [...]

    The back and forth between straight forward realism and more suggestive, abstracted approaches are a big part of what makes art interesting for me. While the complete rendering of an image definitely has its appeal, there is something endlessly fascinating in creating "riddles for the eyes" by simplifying and abstracting forms, leaving questions unanswered for the viewer fill out the blanks.   To me Realism and abstraction in the right combination is just delicious and fascinating. From the more realistic side with the subtle abstraction of for example Rembrandt`s brushwork to the other side of the spectrum, where some of David Sharpe or [...]

  From my Newsletter:  "I want to work in revelations, not just spin silly tales for money. I want to fish as deep down as possible into my own subconscious in the belief that once that far down, everyone will understand because they are the same that far down." Jack Kerouac The process of making art is like a huge journey of self inquiry. During the hundreds of studies I'm painting, I am confronted with very basic questions about myself and what it is that I want my paintings to express. And every study, every little experiment has some answers... sometimes an answer is as [...]

Sketches of Bruce Craine and John Francis Murphy paintings   [...]

"There should be no reason NOT to see paintings in person, that’s exactly how they were meant to be viewed, surrounded by the weight of the massiveness, or your nose within the intimate inches of a little piece, standing before the only existing one of its kind, in the exact footsteps of where the artist brought it to life. Anything else isn’t doing the painting, or you, any justice. In these days of digital drudgery and the instant and insufficient spread of images of art, it’s easy to lose sight of this." [...]

A buyer from Chicago sent me this photos of a framed print of my artwork "The Raven", which blends perfectly in his stylish home.     [...]

Some sold paintings before they get shipped to their new homes.     [...]

When I first started playing around with sketching on small panels, I was faced with a little storage problem as the panels need to stand upright for a couple of weeks while the oilcolor dries… after decorating my windowsills, I built the first holders like in the first pic which could take 10-20 panels. I quickly noticed how beneficial this sketching practice was and decided to do 100 of those small studies as a challenge, so I needed more and bigger holders. After reaching 100, it felt like I just have started and could learn a lot more if I continued [...]