Collection
Traumwelten
The exhibition brings Diana Ham and Michael Maschka together in the Alte Schranne. Both work on transitions between inner pictorial space and outer reality: Diana Ham in luminous, hyperreal and autobiographically charged scenes, Michael Maschka in a fantastic realism full of symbolism, archetypes and art-historical depth.
Daphnes Verwandlung
Daphne's Metamorphosis
Michael Maschka · 2023
In the visible light spectrum the color green lies roughly in the middle. By common understanding it symbolizes life and stands for fertility and growth in nature.…
Der Wanderer
The Wanderer
Michael Maschka · 2025
The painting shows the portrait of an old man who appears like a traveler or adventurer. His face is shaped by deep wrinkles, his gaze serious and alert. He has a long white…
Symbole
Symbols
Michael Maschka · 2025
What is a symbol? A symbol is a sign, an image, an object or a concept that stands for something else and conveys a specific meaning or message. Symbols can be used in various…
Vom Ich zum Selbst
From the I to the Self
Michael Maschka · 2025
A baroque building that resembles a church – round, symmetrical, enclosed by arcades. A circle – symbol of wholeness. Dazzling sunlight slices the air into golden bands, dust…
Ophelia 2.0
Michael Maschka · 2025
In the painting a naked woman lies motionless in a shallow puddle of water on a rocky coast. Around her numerous pieces of plastic waste and litter float in the water. The…
Comedy of Love
Michael Maschka · 2014
The painting depicts a beach scene that appears surreal, with many unusual and symbolic elements. In the foreground a naked woman sits on a shell, smiling as she gives birth to…
Über den Wolken
Above the Clouds
Michael Maschka · 2013
The painting shows a naked woman who appears to be floating above a landscape of clouds. Her body is depicted frontally, upright, with a calm, almost detached facial…
Fliegende Schweine
Flying Pigs
Michael Maschka · 2009
Making pigs fly means making the seemingly impossible possible. As so often in my pictures, here too the female figure embodies the soul that performs this feat with a wink.
Nota bene, Europa
Michael Maschka · 2012
The Befreiungshalle in Kelheim is a national monument, and yet it does not stand for nationalism. The idea expressed in it is not reactionary-nationalist, quite the opposite.…
Die kleine Prinzessin
The Little Princess
Michael Maschka · 2010
The painting depicts the transition in a girl's development from childhood to adulthood. Behind her on the shelf are the props of the lost childhood, carelessly left behind.…
La Danza de la Muerte I
The Dance of Death I
Michael Maschka · 2026
The painting "La Danza de la Muerte" (The Dance of Death) addresses, on the one hand, the inevitability of death and, on the other hand, the fact that the dead continue to…
Midas (Schmuck, 5-teilig)
Midas (Jewelry, 5-piece)
Michael Maschka
Greed was one of the character traits of King Midas in Greek mythology. But it was not only greed for wealth; it was also his greed for knowledge. Midas wanted to become as…
Grafik (50 Werke)
Graphics (50 works)
Michael Maschka
“The only truly real, uniform line is the etched one. Finely drawn it offers incomparable grace, unsurpassable sweep. Broadly etched, it acquires the character of a monumental…
Celeste
Diana Ham · 2023
This self-portrait by the artist is exemplary of the Latin American woman: delicate and at the same time powerful. Women are the heart of the family, the cohesion of the home.…
Flor de Maria IX
Flower of Maria IX
Diana Ham
In memory of my mother: May all these flowers fill your path with light and stars! The Aztec poet Nezahualcoyotl wrote in his poem "IN XOCHITL IN CUICATL" (title: Flower and…
Friede II
Peace II
Diana Ham · 2025
In an attempt to connect with our unconscious world, these images lead us back to re-establish contact with our inner child, back to the innocence and to the simplicity of mere…
Star-Nourisher
Diana Ham · 2022
In this surreal scene a woman, here too a self-portrait, feeds a small future supernova with starlight, nourishes it and provides it with warmth. Although a supernova can…
Die drei Moiras
The Three Moirai
Diana Ham
The Moirai are the three goddesses of fate in Greek mythology who spin, measure, and cut the thread of life of every mortal. Klotho spins the red thread from within her;…
Die Träumerin
The Dreamer
Diana Ham
Who dreams the dream? Perhaps the dream dreams me? Ideas travel through heavenly universes and are like gifts for the artist. The images flow in a sea of silk waves; paper…
Soul-Door-Sammlung
Doors of the Soul Collection
Diana Ham
It is said that the eyes are the gateway to the human heart; through them we feel compassion, connect with others, perceive truth and even smile through them. The left eye…