Biography of Antje Duis
Born in Gotha, Germany
Studies at the Art School for Handicrafts in Offenbach am Main (Book illustration, Offset printing, Graphic design)
Studies at the STAEDEL Art Academy in Frankfurt am Main with Prof. Heinz Battke (Painting and drawing)
Teacher of handicrafts and art at a state school in Drochtersen near Hamburg
Teacher of art at a private school in Bern, Switzerland
Free-lance artist based in Thessaloniki, Greece
Co-founds the “AMALGAMA” artist’ colony
Involvement in the POLYTECHNON workshop as part of “Thessaloniki – Cultural Capital of Europe 1997”
Works of Antje Duis
Copper Engravings
Copper engravings – mixed technique – ink painting
Mount Olympus
“Mount Olympus” postcard series – aquarelles
Recycling Art
“Metamorphosis” – recycling art
Nature Morte Maritime
“Nature morte maritime” – aquarelles
Bright Shadows
“Bright shadows” – photography
Traces
“Traces” – Performance / Camera: Garabet Bisdikian
Meditation
"Meditation” – recycling art
The way Antje Duis perceives nature is strongly influenced by Zen theory, karate-do ethics and the philosophy of the Indians. This means that nature is not merely a source of “matter and form”, but also a bearer of “spirit and soul”, which turns it into a “vector of energy”. Artist Antje Duis is striving to portray exactly this link through various forms of artistic expression she uses.