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Abstract forms by Franziska Loos

Meet German-based artist Franziska Loos, with a background in graphic design and an MA from the Berlin University of the Arts. Inspired by several themes, like the ideas from Bauhaus, reduced simplicity and the interplay of colour, form and geometry, she has created an art series called Morphologia. Her style derives from an interest in pure and abstract shapes that are universally readable.

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Franziska Loos working on large black and white abstract shapes

Welcome to Postery! Tell us about yourself and how you got started with art.

Art and design have always been part of my life, so to speak. As a child, I experimented with everything I could get my hands on. My father’s shed was a heavenly treasure trove for finding interesting materials and surfaces. I loved all creative projects even then. After graduating from high school, I studied Visual Communication (M.A.) with a focus on graphic design (supervised by Prof. Fons Hickmann) at the Berlin University of the Arts. As a designer, I play with visual identities. Still, a few years ago, I couldn’t resist the temptation to work more with my hands again. My style was born from my interest in pure, abstract, geometric forms that are universally readable without sacrificing superfluous elements.

We are curious about the background of your latest collection. Did you follow a specific theme?

My latest collection is part of the Series Morphologia. Morphologia is an attempt to experimentally investigate forms in terms of their peculiarities, developments and laws. A reduced simplicity, an economy of space, helps to concentrate on the essentials until this is again disturbed by a contradictory curve or angle.

Who are your biggest artistic influences?

The ideas of the Bauhaus undoubtedly inspire me. Establishing new ways of seeing, always trying to rethink the world and thereby designing living environments according to people’s needs is what drives me. In doing so, I try to absorb impulses from all art movements.

What motivates you to create?

The uncontrollability of the interplay of colour, form and material, which always communicate differently with each other. My artworks represent an extension of my graphic language. They include geometric shapes, clean lines and borders that subtly connect with each other.

Pencil sketch of abstract shapes with a pastel crayon on paper

Framed grey abstract print by Franziska Loos leaning against a wooden cabinet

What does art mean to you?

Freedom, emotions, fear, happiness ... life in its concentrated form.

What is the biggest challenge of being an artist?

Time. If you get into a flow, time races, and suddenly, it’s the middle of the night.

How do you manage a work-life balance as an artist?

I relax by swimming in the lake in the forest next door. Every day. Preferably every day.

Describe how art is important to society.

Art can touch emotionally and create space for reflection of the unconscious.

Where do you live/reside? Does your residential place have an impact on your art?

Berlin. The big city is wild, exciting, dirty and always different. But in reality, it is also a village. You’re quickly in nature, in the forest, at the lake. That’s great luck. Nature is the greatest inspiration of all for me.