Horses in Sports
Askild Winkelmann, MFA
Welcome to Askild Winkelmann’s Equestrian Fine Arts Painting Collection. One of Askild’s guiding principles as an artist is establishing an open dialogue between elegance and dynamics in all aspects of her artwork. Browse through the gallery of her work to see the interplay of these elements in action. Please feel free to contact Askild for more information or to commission a piece.
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ARTIST STATEMENT
About Horses in Sports
Askild Winkelmann is an emerging artist who studied various styles of art in different European cities; from contemporary art in Barcelona to The Old Masters in Florence. After receiving her MFA at West Dean College in the beautiful West Sussex, UK, Askild moved to and works from her studio in London. When she is not in London, she works from her studio in northern Germany. In the summer 2016, Askild Winkelmann had exhibitions in multiple locations in Midhurst. She also supported a local good cause by painting and raising money for The Pony Club Finals at Cowdray. This experience was so rewarding that she chose to do it again in 2017. Askild continues to exhibit and work on commissioned pieces, as well as continuing to raise money for these local good causes.
Askild’s love of horses and equestrian sports grew as she attended Polo matches and Horse Racing events around Cowdray and Goodwood. This passion drove her to experiment with combining figurative horse paintings with abstract techniques. This breathed new life into her work. Experimentation quickly morphed into a serious study of horses with a focus on their detail and emotion. As Askild spent more time interacting with horses, she realised that the souls of the horses are reflected in their eyes and can be shown through the medium of a detailed painting. To Askild, depictions of a horse and its rider should reflect their passion and energy, as well as their rationality and focus. In her works, she highlights the exchange between these two entities. The abstraction in her pieces highlights the movement of the horse and rider, while the realism displayed in the horses’ faces show their raw emotion and soul. Askild strives to capture not only the movement of the game-play in her work, but also the strength and elegance of the horses’ movements.
As an artist, Askild is not bound by one medium. She loves to experiment and try new things; growing with each new technique she learns. She has studied the traditional uses of acrylics, watercolours, and oil paints, but in her work, she aims to use these materials in unconventional ways. She does this by sometimes even mixing three dimensional objects or textured materials -like sand- into her paintings. Askild is always in search of unconventional techniques and materials to incorporate into her work.
CV
Askild Winkelmann
Education
West Dean College West Dean, UK
Graduate Diploma 09/2015-7/2016
Master of Fine Arts 09/2016-7/2018
Institut di Lorenzo de Medici Florence, Italy
1 Year Certificate in Fine Arts 08/2014-05/2015
Metafora, International Workshop, Barcelona, Spain
Foundation Year Certificate in Fine Arts 09/2013-05/2014
Art Therapy Foundation Certificate
Sidcot School, Independent Quakerschool, Winscombe , UK
International Baccalaureate 09/2011-07/2013
Exhibitions
Solo Exhibitions
Upcoming Dubai, UAE
Hongkong, China
Ongoing Audi & Volkswagen Autohaus Soltau, Germany
Tierklinik Lademannbogen, Hamburg, Germany
Tierarztpraxis Wenzel & Dohse GmbH, Grande, Germany
Groundwork, Monterrey, Mexico
Poloclub House Exhibition, Langwedel, Germany
2023. Cowdray Goldcup 2023, Cowdray Club, United Kingdom
2022 CSI 5* & CSI 2*, CSI YH 1* La Silla S1, Hipico La Silla Monterrey, Mexico
Equos 22, Lemancore & FET, Monterrey, Mexico
Polo Meets Showjumping, Bremer Polo Cup, Langwedel, Germany
CSI Juvenil y Amateur 2022, Hipico La Silla Monterrey, Mexico
Anthropocene, Aparato, Monterrey, Mexico
2021 Pferdeklinik am Lichtenberg, Steyerberg, Germany
Pferdeklinik Mühlen, Oldenburg,Germany
2019 Morphing Dualism, London, UK.
2017 Cowdray Polo Park, UK.
2016 Cowdray Polo Park, UK.
Group Exhibitions
2022 Red Cross Charity Exhibition, Monterrey, Mexico
2018 Angel Cake, Espacio Practico London, UK.
Angel Cake, West Dean College, UK.
The Cheltenham Festival , Cheltenham, UK.
Line & Form, West Dean Visual Arts, UK.
2017 The Chinese Kun Opera in the Eyes of International Artists, Jiangsu Art Museum, China The Chinese Kun Opera in the Eyes of International Artists, King's College, UK
Madhurst Arttrail, Midhurst UK.
Critical Paths, Espacio Practico London, UK.
Critical Paths, West Dean Visual Arts, UK.
Line & Form, West Dean Visual Arts, UK.
2016 Madhurst Arttrail, Midhurst UK.
On Site, West Dean Visual Arts, UK.
Line & Form, West Dean Visual Arts, UK.
Printmakers Exhibition, Oxmarket Chichester, UK.
2015 Artist in the Square, Piazza San Lorenzo, Florence, Italy
Art Splash, California University, Florence, Italy
2014 We Can’t Drive to Africa, Metafora, Barcelona Spain
Good Diseases II, Espacio Practico Barcelona, Spain
Artistic Books, Untitled BCN, Barcelona, Spain
2013 Pause, Metafora, Barcelona, Spain
Awards & Competitions
2015 Selected Shortlist Art Splash Award
Selected Longlist The Columbian Threadneedle
Collections
My artworks mainly commissions are hanging in private collections in Belgium, China, France Germany, Israel, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom and United States of America.
Publication & Articles
2022 Swan Magazine Issue 14
2021 Article by Walsroder Zeitung
2019 Morphing Dualism Catalogue by Askild Winkelmann
2017 Article by SOHU (http://www.sohu.com/a/207938889_679067)
Teaching
2017 Teaching Chinese Art Pupils Exchange Group in London
CONTACT
Contact me if you are interested to purchase or commission an original artwork, as well as if you like to get a limited print.