Diversity and Oneness

Uwe Henneken's creations seem to evoke a sense of mystery and contemplation, inviting viewers to interpret and explore the deeper meanings within his imaginative scenes.  

While in Hennekens early works lonesome figures, roam through illustrious, Arcadian-like landscapes, set in lush and rich colors, where he depicts seekers, who themselves seem to have forgotten what they were looking for or what went missing, he later on proceeds into vibrant soulscapes seemingly stepping with each and every painting more and more from seeking to finding.

His practice is marked by a continuous and ever changing flow of styles and motifs, being connected to profound questions of arduous journeys of introspection and extrospection. He, and therefore his imagery, is in search of deeper meaning, dwelling in and bringing forth different stages of consciousness and allowing the viewer to step in the artist’s vision of inner and outer otherworldliness.

Henneken weaves together themes that resonate with the complexity of a modern world, serving as a metaphor for the constant flux that surrounds us from within and without in.

The core of his work is the idea of the journey or the transition. This narrative is a poignant portrayal transcending literal interpretation but inevitably establishes correlations to concrete changes in the wake of an anthropocentric globalization. These transistoric motives alude to moments of relocation or displacement of - may it be travelers or fugitives - and symbolize a universal force of uprootment - human caused or not.

Henneken does not shy away from referencing existing images, incorporating them through his own means. By drawing these parallels, he creates a powerful commentary on the cyclical nature of human migration and the collective struggle for continuance, taking place in the physical but also mental realms.

He embraces the idea that change is not only inevitable but also an essential aspect.

One can obverse a visual representation of the steady flow and transformation inherent in and to life, with Henneken tapping into diverse cultural symbols and spiritual elements that are the foundation to his work. -CvS-