Jochen Meyer (born 1956) is a German painter from near Oldenburg whose masterful oil painting is based on traditional craftsmanship and precision. His figurative artworks combine influences of New Objectivity, Fantastic Realism, and Surrealism with elements of Pop Art and commercial graphic design.
Craftsmanship & Multi-layered Glazing Technique
Jochen Meyer's painting follows a carefully structured, classical process on a solid support:
- Design & Contour: He captures initial ideas in pencil sketches, which are transferred with ink onto a primed HDF board.
- Acrylic Underpainting: An initial underpainting in acrylic establishes tonal values, light sources, and surface structures.
- Oil Paints & Oil Glazes: In numerous layers of oil paint and fine glazes, he successively builds up the three-dimensional depth and spatial quality of the motif.
Style & Influences: New Objectivity and Fantastic Realism
Jochen Meyer’s artistic signature is characterized by strong figurative content. In poetic, freely associative pictorial worlds, elements of New Objectivity and Surrealism meet modern influences from Pop Art, graphic novels, and classical commercial art.
Vita: Medicine, Psychology and a Passion for Painting
Jochen Meyer grew up in Achim near Bremen. After initial semesters studying art education, he decided to study medicine in Marburg. Until 2017, he worked as a specialist in neurology and psychiatry/psychotherapy – the deep insights into the human psyche also shape his artistic work. Since 2017, he has been devoting himself entirely and intensively to independent painting in his studio near Oldenburg.
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