Beate Christine Winkler

Beate Christine Winkler, a German sculptor, engages with transience, sustainability, and nature in her choice of materials and themes.

Winkler draws heavily on biology and nature in her work, which, alongside art, are her greatest passions. Her two years of biology studies before she ultimately decided to pursue art had a significant influence on her artistic output.

As a sculptor, she prefers working with sustainable materials that inherently carry the process of decay, thus making transience visible. This impermanence plays a central role in her œuvre, as she emphasizes the impact of time on her works.

Her weaving works, created in a meditative process, are understood as a tribute to nature as well as to the resilience and adaptability of ecosystems. Originally made from white paper, over time the artist developed these works into vibrant colors in bold and unique combinations. These color compositions are even more reminiscent of the diversity and wildness of flora and fauna.

Winkler (*1960 in Ulm) studied sculpture at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe under Prof. Hiromi Akiyama. She was later awarded a postgraduate scholarship by the state of Baden-Württemberg under the guidance of Prof. Harald Klingelhöller. The artist lives and works in Esslingen.