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Outside it’s turning autumnal, inside it’s getting colorful! On Saturday, October 24, we warmly invite you to the opening of Isyah Asher’s exhibition from 2 to 7 pm.

Isyah Asher begins by painting quite classically – with acrylic, oil pastel and spray paint, with large brushes and his whole body. But then he reaches for the scissors. For his latest works, the Hamburg artist cuts up existing canvases and sews the fragments back together. The seams disappear on the back; what remains visible is how the pieces suddenly find each other anew: colors, forms and tones that were never meant for one another enter into an exciting dialogue. It’s no coincidence that one of his series is called “Composed Fragments.”

In his black-and-white works, by contrast, the original painterly gesture takes center stage – raw and at the same time astonishingly precise. You can almost see the artist moving as he paints. No wonder: Asher grew up in a family of musicians, and his paintings have rhythm.

Born in Hamburg in 1998, the self-taught artist combines Pop Art with expressionist abstraction. His works have been shown in Berlin, Hamburg, New York, Los Angeles, Prague and Vienna – and now once again with us on Sylt.

Warm up with a glass of wine, get inspired and talk with the artist. Isyah Asher is there in person for you all afternoon.

We look forward to your visit!

Late summer on Sylt: the days grow shorter, the light turns golden, and the dunes glow once more in every color. Hardly any artist captures this mood like Sabina Bockemühl.

In “Dune Light,” the light skims across the dunes, sharpening their contours and blurring them in the same breath. Red that burns, blue that is silent, green that leans into the wind – that is how the artist herself describes it. “Tides” and “Whispering Steps” tell of the rhythm of the tides and of footprints in the sand. You stand in front of them and can almost hear the sea.

And then there is the other side of Sabina Bockemühl: powerful portraits, bold colors and animals with plenty of personality. Cows in gold and neon pink, Dörte the dike sheep, a pug on a red pedestal. It is cheeky, warm-hearted and often painted with a wink.

Born in Solingen in 1966, the artist studied with Markus Lüpertz, among others, and today lives in Murnau am Staffelsee. Her works have been shown at the Frauenmuseum Bonn, the Kunstmuseum Solingen and the Art Palace in Prague. Her painting is physical, energetic and unmistakable – and fits beautifully into late summer on Sylt.

Drop by, let the colors inspire you, and take a piece of summer with you into autumn!

You stand in front of a painting by Thomas Düwer and think: surely that’s a photograph. Rain-soaked asphalt, gleaming taxis, the neon signs of Manhattan – all razor-sharp. Only when you step closer do you see the brushstrokes. And that very moment is the beauty of his painting.

On Saturday, August 22, we present the latest works by Thomas Düwer. The gallery opens at noon, and the artist is there in person from 2 to 8 pm – with a cool drink and good conversation.

Düwer’s paintings combine precision with atmospheric depth. He paints New York in rain and fog, Venice with gondolas and selfie-taking tourists, the narrow alleys of Palma, and gleaming classic cars whose paintwork reflects entire rooms. Often it is unusual angles and idiosyncratic subjects that give his paintings their special character – as in the series “All the girls.”

Born in Bremerhaven in 1959, the artist has come a fascinating way: teenage years in California, a career as an entrepreneur in finance, and since 2019 painting, full stop. You can see it in his work: here is someone painting with patience, curiosity and a great love of detail.

Come by and take a close look. It’s worth it!

There are evenings on Sylt when the sun simply refuses to set. And when it finally does, the lights go on in our gallery – a very special kind of light: black light.

Under the title “Neon Nights,” Sylt artist Mel Thomsen presents her new group of works. On Saturday, July 18, we celebrate a long summer evening from 4 to 11 pm – with art, conversation and lots of color.

Mel’s paintings glow even in daylight: strong colors, bold contrasts, motifs between Pop Art, street art and the coast. But when darkness falls, they reveal their second side. Under black light, individual areas change, fluorescent colors come forward while others recede. Hidden symbols and messages become visible – one painting becomes two.

Also new are her works on unusual supports: bent steel, aluminium, glass with a stainless steel frame. In “Blick vom Schiff auf Hamburg,” “Winter-Elphi” or “Love has teeth,” harbor romance meets neon glow.

Mel Thomsen calls her work “emotional painting.” And that is exactly what you feel: her paintings go straight to the heart. The artist is there in person and talks about how her works come about.

We look forward to a luminous evening with you!

June on Sylt is the season of long evenings. The light lingers late, and suddenly there is time to look more closely. That is exactly what Albrecht Behmel’s paintings are made for.

At first glance you see color – luminous fields, shimmering lines, a dense web of forms. At second glance, figures appear: Vermeer’s Girl with a Pearl Earring, Munch’s “Scream,” Jeff Koons’ “Puppy,” Ada Lovelace, a stegosaurus. Behmel calls his style “The Magic of the Swarms” – and indeed his paintings teem like a swarm. You can stand in front of them for a long time and still discover something new.

Born in Böblingen in 1971, the artist is also a writer and philosopher. And it shows: every painting has a story behind it, often a rather big one. The series “Let There Be Light” is about nothing less than the beginning of the world – told with circle, triangle and square. In “Die große Debatte” (The Great Debate), great minds from several centuries sit at one table and argue about the nature of time. Behmel himself says his paintings tell stories “like stained-glass windows – for connoisseurs and children alike.”

Why is this so wonderful? Because this art does not lecture, it invites. You need no prior knowledge, only curiosity. If you like, you discover art history, mythology and science along the way. Behmel’s works have been shown at the Empire State Building, the Cannes Film Festival and Schloss Bellevue – and now with us on Hafenstraße.

Drop by and set out on a journey of discovery. We look forward to seeing you!

We cordially invite you to our upcoming opening at Galerie
JULE PLATE · FINE ART!

We present new arrivals alongside current positions by our artists, including works shown in our gallery for the first time. At the same time, we celebrate with you our successful first year in List. An occasion to encounter new and engaging works, to engage in conversation and to spend time in a distinct atmosphere.
Our gallery presents contemporary works on a daily basis, characterized by independence, technical precision and a dynamic visual language. Painting, collage, photography and sculpture enter into a considered dialogue.
Several of our artists will be present on Saturday and will join us for the opening.

We look forward to welcoming you!

Jule Plate and the team of JULE PLATE ̇ FINE ART Gallery for Contemporary Art on Sylt

What are we looking at here?

Alexander Carsten is our newest addition. His paintings meet the viewer’s attentive gaze and present surfaces that seem quietly absorbed in themselves: silvery grounds in which grooves and overlays condense, vertical traces that give rhythm to the pictorial space, layers that reveal what came before them. Paint has been applied and reopened, condensed and uncovered. What remains visible is the process itself.

Carsten, born in 1968 and based in Berlin for many years, has taken an unusual path to this form of painting. Competitive sports, time abroad, academic studies, building his own company – a life marked by shifts in direction that sharpen the eye for what matters. Painting accompanies him throughout and eventually moves to the center of his work. This biography does not present itself directly in the images, yet a certain attitude is perceptible, shaped by lived experience.

Those familiar with the tradition of Informel will recognize connections – to the charged surfaces of Antoni Tàpies, where material itself becomes language, or to the reduced stillness in the later works of Gerhard Richter, where surface and blur operate as a field of thought. Carsten follows his own path. His approach to Informel is more precise, more controlled, and distinctly contemporary. It also introduces something less present in those references: the figure.

These works are now on view in our gallery, and we look forward to welcoming you. Take the time to look closely, to step back, to move through the space. The paintings reward each of these moments.

We look forward to seeing you!

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Our youngest artist: Yuliia Kravchenko

She works with exaggeration. She pushes forms to their limits. Proportions shift. She lets color take the lead. The image emerges sometimes slowly, sometimes quickly, and still remains clear.
Yuliia Kravchenko works with an energy that stays in the picture and refuses to settle.

Her motifs come from the world of icons, pop culture and fashion. Faces appear, tilt, dissolve into color and reassemble. Lips glow, eyes fix the room, contours blur and pull together again. The painting holds this state for us like a snapshot. Under black light, too!
We are thrilled to show these works in the gallery and look forward to your visit!

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Dear friends of the gallery,

The year begins with a strong sense of momentum at Galerie JULE PLATE · FINE ART. The past months since our opening in May have established a solid foundation. New positions, growing visibility and an active exchange with visitors, clients and collectors shape the start of the upcoming season.

From March, we expand our program with Alexander Carsten, whose work brings material, surface and figure into a precise relationship. His paintings open new perspectives on the connection between process and appearance. At the same time, we continue to present works by Yuliia Kravchenko, Alexander Carsten, Brendan Murphy, Isyah Asher, Malte von Schuckmann, Devin Miles, Sabina Bockemühl, Mel Thomsen, Axel Crieger, Thomas Düwer and Albrecht Behmel.

The year is shaped by new encounters. Additional artists will join, along with our celebration in May. Painting, collage, photography and sculpture will continue to develop in changing constellations. We look forward to what defines strong contemporary art!

Sincerely, Jule Plate

There are days when the sea seems quieter than usual. The air is clear, the colors subdued, and yet everything feels more alive. You stand on the shore, watch the waves come and go, and think about how long the sea has been here – longer than any life, longer than any memory. One wave meets another; they seem to play, dissolve, and take shape again. An endless rhythm of foaming motion and shimmering calm.

Malte von Schuckmann captures exactly these moments. In his oil paintings, he depicts the sea both as a landscape and as a state of being – something that is constantly changing and yet always the same. The surface shimmers, the wind draws fine lines across the water, light and depth merge, the sun shines through and infuses it with color.

Especially now, in this season, these paintings feel particularly profound. Standing before them in our gallery, you can almost sense the salty air, hear the distant roar that never ceases! Stop by for a visit!

The latest oil paintings by Malte von Schuckmann are now on view at JULE PLATE ˙ FINE ART.

Late summer on Sylt reveals its final, vivid greens—in the water, on land, and in the air—an energy Isyah Asher captures with striking precision in Vivamus.

Born in Hamburg in 1998, the artist ventures into a color he once considered unattainable: green. From luminous lime to deep moss, he unfolds a palette that echoes his musical roots. Calligraphic lines meet soft spray; Pop Art elements merge with expressionist abstraction. Vivamus “Let us live” marks Asher’s bold engagement with color and a widening of his artistic voice. The painting vibrates between structure and improvisation like a newly discovered, untamed sound. A work to return to, again and again.

Visit us to experience this late-summer vitality firsthand in a selection of new pieces by this promising young talent.

Germany’s northernmost harbor has always lain at the heart of the island — a place of arrival and departure, shaped by the rhythm of the tides, by wind and wide horizons, and by the people who live, work, dock, and move on from here.

We are looking foreward to the party — and join the celebration.

As Germany’s northernmost gallery, we are part of this place. Just beyond the dyke, we present contemporary art that enters into dialogue with its surroundings — with the island, the sea, and the present moment.

Jule Plate Fine Art, located on Hafenstraße, invites new perspectives and discoveries. A visit is always worthwhile — whether you arrive on a steady course or are simply carried in by the breeze of this never-starting summer of 2025.

JULE PLATE FINE ART · Hafenstraße 4 · 25992 List auf Sylt

Mel Thomsen lives and works on the island of Sylt. Her works combine an urban visual language with expressive techniques, vivid colours, and a porous formal vocabulary where control and impulse merge. Her artistic signature is unmistakable – somewhere between street art, pop, and raw emotion, between rebellion and intuition.

A defining element of her work is a bold use of colour – often luminous, at times furious, but never arbitrary. The surface glows, while beneath it lies a dense subtext: signs, symbols, fragments. Many of her motifs arise from internal images and unfold with a directness that is neither decorative nor aloof. Her art seeks closeness – and sometimes friction.

»I paint emotions,« she says. »My paintings are encounters. I reveal what normally remains hidden – and transform it.«

The work shown here (under blacklight) is a striking example: Thomsen depicts the Statue of Liberty not as a global symbol of hope, but as a wounded, weeping monument. Her eruptive brushwork, thick application of paint and intense palette fuse into a vision of disquiet – a glowing red fissure cuts through the face, as if the statue were breaking open, questioning, fractured, yet majestic in its detachment.

This work is part of a small showcase at Jule Plate Fine Art, featuring selected paintings by the artist, born in 1976. Her treatment of iconic imagery is direct, forceful, and powerfully confrontational. We warmly invite you to visit and experience these works up close!

On July 14, Bastille Day and the birthday of Gustav Klimt, Jule Plate Fine Art launches its new digital presence.

A date that stands for artistic revolution and the breaking of traditional boundaries. Gustav Klimt, born on July 14, 1862, embodied this spirit: his work fused ornament and sensuality, surface and body – creating entirely new visual worlds.

This is the spirit that guides our work as a gallery. We present contemporary positions that navigate between formal clarity and poetic openness. Pop Art that transforms the everyday into visual statements. Works that use color, light and digital media to shape new spatial experiences.

Our new website reflects this philosophy – clearly structured, yet open for discovery. You’ll find our artists, current exhibitions, detailed views of selected works, and the stories behind them. The revolutionary energy of July 14 and Klimt’s visual radicalism continue to shape our identity.

We represent art that is both precise in form and rich in sensuality – positions that rethink the act of seeing through line, rhythm and surface.

The new website of Jule Plate Fine Art on Sylt is a digital curatorial space – one that brings clarity and depth together. We look forward to welcoming you online in this new realm, and of course, in person at our gallery on Sylt.

Warm regards,
Jule Plate
Director, Jule Plate Fine Art