Birgit Stern´s pictures are positive and emanate enjoyment of life. Her favorite motifs are figurative representations, soul images, cafe-scenes and modern still lifes. Her images radiate a timelessness, at the same time they are of an unobtrusive but emphatic presence. As the depicted people present themselves, the viewer becomes an intimate observer of a scene, meets them in everyday situations.
Our world is defined by permanent restlessness and a high paced lifestyle in every regard – our minds are rarely conscious in the here and the present. Birgit Stern‘s pictures focus on the very moment when one is just that: Self-conscious, in the here and now and enjoying it.
Birgit Stern´s preferred technique is Oil on canvas. Stylistically, she explores the range between realistic representation and abstraction. Her pictures transmit calm, a positive atmosphere and an impulsive and lively effect. The flowing contours lend the pictures lightness and dynamics that characterize her works.