Juliane Golbs – the artist who tells of life in gold and colour
A portrait of the painter who unites romance with the expressive line, works with 24-carat gold leaf and understands art as an attitude towards life.
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From the studio of Juliane Golbs: on painting with gold leaf, art in Hamburg, encounters and the stories behind the works.
A female artist in Hamburg: Juliane Golbs and the quiet of the studio
Hamburg is a city of water and changing light. An artist who brings exactly this light into her paintings works here, in a studio that opens by appointment only.
Artists in Hamburg: light, water and the painting of a port city
Hamburg is not a loud city of art. But it is a city of light – and this light has shaped artists for generations, from Liebermann to the present day.
Gold leaf in painting: how 24 carats store light
Gold is the only material that seems not merely to reflect light but to multiply it within a room. On a centuries-old technique and its contemporary form.
The emblem of Venice: Juliane Golbs at Venice Design Week 2025
A white sculpture, a historic church, an evening full of music. How a live performance became the leitmotif of an entire festival.
Artist in Residence at the Louis C. Jacob: Art on the Elbchaussee
Where Max Liebermann once painted the guests beneath the lindens, a painter is at work again. On a connection conceived as an open dialogue.
Art That Carries Responsibility: Juliane Golbs and the NCL Foundation
Childhood dementia is rare and little known. One artist decided that her paintings should also bring light into this darkness.
When Time Becomes Precious: The Story Behind Fifth Season and Heaven Can’t Wait
Some pictures begin with an idea. These two series began with life itself – with fear, with time given back and with the decision to celebrate it.
Buying Abstract Art in Hamburg: A Calm Guide for Collectors
Buying an original is an intimate decision. This guide helps you make it calmly: with an eye on material, provenance, space and your own feeling.
Commissioning Art: How a Unique Piece Is Created for Your Space
Sometimes the right picture does not yet exist. Then it is made. On the path from the first conversation to a work painted for one place only.
Contemporary female artists in Germany – positions of the present
What does painting by women in Germany look like today? A look at a hard-won history, at defining positions of the present, and at what collectors can take from it.
Living room art – format, light and how to hang it
The living room is where a picture is seen most often. How to find the right size, how high to hang it, and which light suits it.
Giving a painting – what matters when art is a gift
Giving a painting is a gesture of trust. How to find a work that suits the person, which formats work well and how to hand it over.
Office art: original paintings for rooms that receive people
A reception, a waiting room, a meeting room: spaces that receive people tell visitors who works there. How an original painting helps tell that story calmly and credibly.
Large abstract paintings: when a statement work is worth it
A large painting is no longer decoration but architecture. Why statement works calm a room more than one might think, and how to find the right format.
Abstract floral painting: from the still life to abstraction
For four hundred years artists have painted flowers that never existed. A short history of floral painting, from the lavish bouquet to abstraction.
