Stephan Balkenhol
Stephan Balkenhol is a German artist who creates figurative painted wooden sculptures and reliefs.
Early life
Balkenhol was born in 1957 in Fritzlar, Hesse.Career
He is currently a professor of sculpture at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe. He lives and works in Karlsruhe, Germany, and Meisenthal, France.Artistic style
Balkenhol's work adopts a figurative artistic style, which typically depicts people in a neutral, objective way by removing socio-critical references.Balkenhol uses a variety of woods, such as poplar, Douglas fir, and wawa wood. He hand-carves each piece from a single block. He uses paint to structure the sculpture.