Category: Projects

Journal articles by Magdalena Hohlweg about artistic projects, found objects, observations of nature and the creation of her works.

  • October: Time for art

    October: Time for art

    The world is pink – and October is creative There you go: In the Bad Pyrmont spa gardens, the begonias in perfect harmony provide the proof – pink is the trend color in October. And I’m right in the middle of it. Pink suits me, doesn’t it? 🌺😉 Everything looks so much better in pink…

  • What is art? Definition and meaning

    What is art? Definition and meaning

    Art – Everything banana? Is sticking a banana on the wall still art? Or: what actually makes Salvador Dali famous? And why does the whole world love Mona Lisa? Art is as versatile as the people who create it. It provokes, reflects, poses questions, opens up visions – or conjures up apocalypses. It can heal,…

  • The metamorphosis

    The metamorphosis

    Caterpillar and butterfly are actually one and the same thing However, every individual undergoes a metamorphosis in their lifetime that changes their appearance so colossally that it seems unbelievable to have one and the same being in front of you all the time. Sounds kind of human, doesn’t it? After all, from birth to old…

  • Game with new rules -MATRIA SKAT

    Game with new rules -MATRIA SKAT

    It began with the traditional Schwalenberg blueprint and the exhibition withBLAU – This became my card deck – MATRIA SKAT What is blueprinting? 1st development: From the middle of the 19th century to the middle of the 20th century, the Lippe region was home to this fabric printing process. White patterns were created on blue-dyed…

  • Great art by small artists

    Great art by small artists

    New insect and bird species from the smallest finds in the school project Great art by small artists As an artist, I am free to choose my materials and my goals. Freedom in art is great! But it’s also a big task. First of all, there is a lot to try out. I can create…

  • Jewelry with found objects

    Jewelry with found objects

    Jewelry creations in silver In collaboration with Anne Zimmer, small, fine, unique pieces of jewelry have been created. This time it was to be a ring. A little bird has emerged from a seed pod of an ornamental grass. Here still without resin sealing. This little bird has a little resemblance to a budgerigar. When…

  • Lullaby for pupas

    Lullaby for pupas

    The metamorphosis… is a magnificent transformation and an impressive miracle. For even the seemingly motionless dolls are in the midst of a silent tour de force, an invisible construction site of life. Incredible changes take place on the way from egg to adult insect. Several weeks pass before the mealworm turns into a nymph or…

  • Letting go

    Letting go

    Letting go Letting go without expectations and without any bitterness. This is not always easy. Letting go is a meaningful word. It must be used with caution and respect. With best wishes Magdalena

  • Icon – Sweet Love

    Icon – Sweet Love

    This small icon is a work that has been created over the years by collecting one found object after another. A work that is close to my heart. Icon “sweet love”, size approx. 17 x 26 cm, incl. framing 60 x 80 cm The icon was part of my special exhibition “Romanticism 2.0” at the…

  • Small, fine school project

    Small, fine school project

    Elbschule – cultural school When I first enter the spacious and invitingly bright foyer of the Elbschule in Hamburg Altona, full of joyful expectations, I am amazed by the cheerful babble of children’s voices. Just what it sounds like in a school. As the Elbschule is mostly attended by deaf children, I had imagined communication…