Daniel WeissbachGermany

Daniel Weissbach (b. 1976 in Erding, Germany, † 2020, Berlin, Germany) was an artist who charted new territory with his unparalleled experimentation, redefining the artist’s relationship to public space and giving graffiti and street art new definitions. His works, which focused on time, momentum, and eternity, immortalize the ordinary and give space to the unsolicited elements that often go unnoticed in daily life. Weissbach’s use of acrylic on canvas to create shiny, lacquered surfaces served as platforms for imitations of dirt, scribbles, spray paint, old stickers, chewing gum, and other elements often overlooked by society. These seemingly mundane items were elevated through his eye-catching and alluring aesthetics.

Tiled walls of the Berlin subway became one of the central symbols in Weissbach’s exploration of the relationship between being and time. These walls, which we constantly try to keep clean, represent the human impulse to erase the traces of the past from the present. However, even with shiny and pristine tiles, the joints between them remain, evading cleaning and gathering residues. For Weissbach, these traces and marks symbolize the past entering the present, making his work a meditation on memory and time. His pieces reflect how the inner story manifests on the body’s surface, turning the surface of the tiles into a mirror of the soul.

Weissbach studied at HFF, Konrad Wolf, Potsdam-Babelsberg in the Animation Department and earned his diploma in 2006. His works have been exhibited in solo and duo shows internationally, including at the Michael Horbach Foundation in Cologne (2016), Kühlhaus Berlin (2022), and NRW Forum Düsseldorf (2022). He has also been part of group exhibitions at Weserburg Museum für moderne Kunst in Bremen (2009), and Scatola Gallery in London (2011). His works are part of public collections such as the Fondation Cartier in Paris, Musée d’Art Moderne de Paris and the Kunstpalast in Düsseldorf.