Izabella Koch
Biography:
Iza Koch was born in 1961 in Wodzisław, a small Upper Silesian town in southern Poland. She completed her artistic training at the High School of Fine Arts in Bielsko-Biała and pursued further studies in art and art education at the University of Cieszyn, where she earned her diploma in 1989. Iza worked as an art teacher at a primary school in Wodzisław from 1982 to 1991. In 1991, she moved to Neustadt an der Weinstraße, Germany, where she has been living and working as a freelance artist since.
Iza’s artistic career includes numerous exhibitions in Germany and abroad. Alongside her artistic work, she has been dedicated to art education, believing that art plays a crucial role in human development. She was a part of the art school in Neustadt from 2007 to 2014 and has been a member of the Association of Polish Artists since 2022.
Exhibitions & Art Fairs:
Various galleries and institutions in Germany (1991-2022), including the District Savings Bank in Frankenthal, Gallery “Pigeon Garden” in Grünstadt, and “Villa Böhm” in Neustadt International exhibitions, including the Toy Museum in Karpacz, Poland, and the Polish Radio Gallery in Katowice Virtual Exhibition “Pandemonium Inside Me” (2021) As a member of “Group 6” and “Group Adra Art,” participated in group exhibitions in Germany and Poland, including the Gallery “Water Tower” in Ludwigshafen and Gallery “Art Nova 2” in Katowice.
Statement:
Art has been a constant companion throughout my life. Everything I perceive can become a source of inspiration, with themes often rooted in emotional, aesthetics, sociological, or political contexts. My creative process involves translating what deeply resonates with me onto the canvas. I employ traditional layered painting techniques and experiment with colors and textures to explore and showcase the phenomenon of color in all its facets.
Abstraction allows me to make colors, lines, shapes, and surface structures visible. The tension in my work arises from the interplay of light and dark, as well as the representation of various movement sequences through layered paint applied in a glazed or impasto manner. My titles offer snapshots, guiding viewers to interpret the
visual messages in their own way, completing the art cycle.
In addition to abstract works, I create pieces that can be seen as figurative abstraction or surreal impressions. Bringing new, unseen visual worlds to life is what I strive for in my art. For me, this is the essence of artistic creation.