Modern and Contemporary art — A1124: Art of the 20th Century
Anton Henning is a German self-taught artist, designer, sculptor and installer.
He lives and works in Berlin, London and New York and has established himself as a talented and extraordinary furniture and interior designer. Henning is inspired by views of world capitals while developing his own avant-garde styles. He also wittily analyzes art history through his installations, sculptures and paintings.
Norbert Schwontkowski is a German painter. He studied freehand painting at the University of Design in Bremen and at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg.
Norbert Schwontkowski's work lies between abstraction, realistic representation and caricature. He mixes the unconscious and surreal with the real, the figures and subjects in the artist's paintings resemble complex dreams.
Schwontkowski created his paints from hand-crushed pigments mixed with various materials to produce a multitude of textures.
Zhuang Hong Yi is one of China's most famous artists.
He currently lives and works in a studio in China and a residence in Switzerland. Zhuang received his first education at the Sichuan College of Fine Arts in China and moved to the Netherlands in 1992, where he continued his studies at the Minerva Academy in Groningen.
He received a powerful boost of inspiration when he saw the famous tulip fields among the picturesque Dutch landscapes. The powerful blossom of nature has been the main subject of Zhuang Hong Yi's creations ever since. His works are characterized by bold color schemes and intricate, repetitive floral motifs.
