Malte von Schuckmann

Malte von Schuckmann
Light, Surface, Motion

Born in 1978 in Buchholz in der Nordheide, Malte von Schuckmann explores in his painting the interplay of light, atmosphere, and surface. His works often begin with observations by the sea, especially along the North Sea coast. The horizon is not treated as a motif, but as a structural element that gives the image its rhythm. Sky and water are not opposed, but transition into one another as fluid states.

Von Schuckmann studied at the University of Applied Sciences for Design in Hamburg and at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts in Kiel. He has lived and worked in Schleswig-Holstein ever since. His paintings evolve slowly, built up in translucent layers of oil paint applied over weeks. The drying phases are part of the painting’s inner chronology. While the source material is drawn from his own sketches and photographs, the final composition follows an internal logic. Recurring elements such as swells, light reflections, or weathered skies appear not as illustrations, but as traces of experience.

His works are held in private collections and have been shown in galleries across northern Germany, Berlin, and Munich. Characteristic of his practice is a reduction of means: color, surface, and depth are held in a state of quiet equilibrium. The paintings speak not through dramatic impact, but through composure. Painting becomes a process that does not mirror perception but challenges it.Light, Surface, Motion

Born in 1978 in Buchholz in der Nordheide, Malte von Schuckmann explores in his painting the interplay of light, atmosphere, and surface. His works often begin with observations by the sea, especially along the North Sea coast. The horizon is not treated as a motif, but as a structural element that gives the image its rhythm. Sky and water are not opposed, but transition into one another as fluid states.

Von Schuckmann studied at the University of Applied Sciences for Design in Hamburg and at the Muthesius Academy of Fine Arts in Kiel. He has lived and worked in Schleswig-Holstein ever since. His paintings evolve slowly, built up in translucent layers of oil paint applied over weeks. The drying phases are part of the painting’s inner chronology. While the source material is drawn from his own sketches and photographs, the final composition follows an internal logic. Recurring elements such as swells, light reflections, or weathered skies appear not as illustrations, but as traces of experience.His works are held in private collections and have been shown in galleries across northern Germany, Berlin, and Munich. Characteristic of his practice is a reduction of means: color, surface, and depth are held in a state of quiet equilibrium. The paintings speak not through dramatic impact, but through composure. Painting becomes a process that does not mirror perception but challenges it. Come to our gallery and see for yourself!