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Sarah Kofman<\/p><\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sarah<\/span><\/div>
\n

The true art of living consists in seeing the wonderful in everyday things.\u2013 Bertha Eckstein<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

As a native of Schleswig-Holstein, I love the wide sky above the marshes \u2013 for me, it is both an inspiration and a source of tranquility. I began drawing as a child, driven by a childish ambition to emulate my older sister. Later, through anime and manga, I discovered my passion for the human body \u2013 the beginning of my portrait painting today.<\/p>\n

Free portraits are at the core of my artistic work. Faces without a model, yet full of their own stories. They arise intuitively, in a dialogue between feeling and memory. This is how figures develop that seem both familiar and foreign \u2013 mirrors of human experiences, desires, and contradictions.<\/p>\n

An important technical turning point was a landscape painting course based on Bob Ross, which sparked my enthusiasm for oil painting. Today I work with oil, acrylic, oil pastel, watercolor, papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9, colored pencil, charcoal, ink, pencil, and much more. I find my motifs in nature\u2014in people, animals, and landscapes, but also in social issues that move me.<\/p>\n

The thematic focus of my art has changed profoundly since the birth of my daughter. I have come to understand that art must be more than just a craft for me\u2014it is my means of taking responsibility. Since then, I have seen my work as part of a larger task: using art to create visibility for what otherwise remains in the shadows \u2013 discrimination, social injustice, environmental destruction. I want to touch, provoke, and give food for thought.<\/p>\n

After the death of my stepmother, Ingrid G\u00fcnther, it is a matter close to my heart to keep her artistic legacy alive in my work. I have completed some of her unfinished paintings in my own style \u2013 as a sign of gratitude and connection.<\/p>\n

For me, art means not simply accepting the world, but constantly questioning it \u2013 with empathy, vulnerability, and hope.<\/p>\n

On Instagram <\/a>and LinkedIn, I share insights into my current work, thoughts, and processes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

\"Sarah<\/span><\/div>

As a native of Schleswig-Holstein, I love the wide sky above the marshes \u2013 for me, it is both an inspiration and a source of tranquility. I began drawing as a child, driven by a childish ambition to emulate my older sister. Later, through anime and manga, I discovered my passion for the human body \u2013 the beginning of my portrait painting today.<\/p>\n

Free portraits are at the core of my artistic work. Faces without a model, yet full of their own stories. They arise intuitively, in a dialogue between feeling and memory. This is how figures develop that seem both familiar and foreign \u2013 mirrors of human experiences, desires, and contradictions.<\/p>\n

An important technical turning point was a landscape painting course based on Bob Ross, which sparked my enthusiasm for oil painting. Today I work with oil, acrylic, oil pastel, watercolor, papier-m\u00e2ch\u00e9, colored pencil, charcoal, ink, pencil, and much more. I find my motifs in nature\u2014in people, animals, and landscapes, but also in social issues that move me.<\/p>\n

The thematic focus of my art has changed profoundly since the birth of my daughter. I have come to understand that art must be more than just a craft for me\u2014it is my means of taking responsibility. Since then, I have seen my work as part of a larger task: using art to create visibility for what otherwise remains in the shadows \u2013 discrimination, social injustice, environmental destruction. I want to touch, provoke, and give food for thought.<\/p>\n

After the death of my stepmother, Ingrid G\u00fcnther, it is a matter close to my heart to keep her artistic legacy alive in my work. I have completed some of her unfinished paintings in my own style \u2013 as a sign of gratitude and connection.<\/p>\n

For me, art means not simply accepting the world, but constantly questioning it \u2013 with empathy, vulnerability, and hope.<\/p>\n

On Instagram <\/a>and LinkedIn, I share insights into my current work, thoughts, and processes.<\/p>\n<\/div>

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The true art of living consists in seeing the wonderful in everyday things.\u2013 Bertha Eckstein<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>

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“The horizon is not an end, but a beginning”<\/strong><\/p>\n

In March 2026, the Belgian art magazine The Birdwing visited Sarah Kofman in her studio and conducted a conversation that goes deeper than technique and style.
\nIt is about grief and moving forward. About the question of what art can achieve when it wants to be more than beautiful images. And about the legacy of Ingrid G\u00fcnther, Sarah’s stepmother and artistic companion, whose unfinished works Sarah continues to this day. <\/p>\n

When asked what she wants to evoke in the viewer with her art, Sarah responds:
\n“For me, feeling comes first. I want my works to touch people intuitively and consciously provoke them. Because provocation often arises where we touch a sore point\u2014on topics we would rather look away from.” <\/p>\n

And about her portraits\u2014which require no models:
\n“In my work, the ‘inner silhouette’ is clearly at the center. I let myself be guided by free lines: I begin intuitively, sometimes guided by a particular theme or feeling\u2014and only in the painting process does a person emerge before me.” <\/p>\n

The complete interview\u2014with 12 questions about sources of inspiration, artistic development, and plans for the Silhouettes by the Sea platform\u2014is available to read here:<\/p>\n

\u2192 Read interview as PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

<\/div><\/div>

“The horizon is not an end, but a beginning”<\/strong><\/p>\n

In March 2026, the Belgian art magazine The Birdwing visited Sarah Kofman in her studio and conducted a conversation that goes deeper than technique and style.
\nIt is about grief and moving forward. About the question of what art can achieve when it wants to be more than beautiful images. And about the legacy of Ingrid G\u00fcnther, Sarah’s stepmother and artistic companion, whose unfinished works Sarah continues to this day. <\/p>\n

When asked what she wants to evoke in the viewer with her art, Sarah responds:
\n“For me, feeling comes first. I want my works to touch people intuitively and consciously provoke them. Because provocation often arises where we touch a sore point\u2014on topics we would rather look away from.” <\/p>\n

And about her portraits\u2014which require no models:
\n“In my work, the ‘inner silhouette’ is clearly at the center. I let myself be guided by free lines: I begin intuitively, sometimes guided by a particular theme or feeling\u2014and only in the painting process does a person emerge before me.” <\/p>\n

The complete interview\u2014with 12 questions about sources of inspiration, artistic development, and plans for the Silhouettes by the Sea platform\u2014is available to read here:<\/p>\n

\u2192 Read interview as PDF<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Would you like to see some of Sarah\u2019s work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Teravarna Exhibition<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
view portfolio<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>

Would you like to see some of Sarah\u2019s work?<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>

Teravarna Exhibition<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>
view portfolio<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"100-width.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-739","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/silhouettenammeer.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/silhouettenammeer.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/silhouettenammeer.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silhouettenammeer.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/silhouettenammeer.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=739"}],"version-history":[{"count":42,"href":"https:\/\/silhouettenammeer.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1368,"href":"https:\/\/silhouettenammeer.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/739\/revisions\/1368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/silhouettenammeer.art\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}