Your works oscillate between materiality and sensory perception. The color compositions are characterized by contrasts and overlays that open up new perspectives for the viewers. Order and chaos, transparency and density, movement and stillness merge in your images into an intense visual experience. Your works thrive on a subtle balance between light and shadow. Through flowing transitions, spaces are created that continuously change and offer new perspectives. The dynamic color gradients and rhythmic structures give your images a vibrant liveliness.

Color is for Johanna Helene Heß more than a means of design – it is the soul of painting. Her works invite one to engage with the power of colors.

Johanna Helene Hess, born in 1955 in Heidelberg, studied at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe with Prof. Wilhelm Loth and initially began with sculpture. Soon, color became her essential means of expression.

The project "Parallel" of the Kunstverein Oberhausen annually showcases renowned artists, accentuated and reduced through a selection of key works.