Philipp Renda

Philipp Renda understands his artistic practice as a multi-layered exploration of inner worlds, emotional states, and the abstraction of feelings. His works do not arise primarily from a conceptual approach, but rather from an inner attitude—following an impulse that spontaneously breaks through and finds expression in an interplay of form, composition, and pictorial and linguistic representation.
At the center of his work are quick, sketch-like notations of inner moods. These moods arise from a personal inner emotion, reflection on a theme, or external inspiration—triggered, for example, by music, texts, stories, current events, or experiences. External impressions are absorbed, processed, projected onto his own inner life—and finally transferred to paper as a filtered image of an emotional essence.

The installation creates a “pile of thought” – a simultaneous juxtaposition of emotions, impressions, and meanings. Thoughts and feelings condense into an open, tangible “chaos in the mind” that invites free interpretation. Individual works stand together as equals within the overall framework – from fingernail-sized drawing snippets to wall-filling installations.
On a formal level, the works thus open up to a multidimensional experience. They invite the viewer to approach them from all directions – from the overall picture to the smallest detail. The often delicate, fragmentary drawings remain deliberately permeable, suggestive rather than explanatory. Figures appear shadowy, stories vague – thus offering the viewer space to project their own feelings, thoughts, and narratives.

What is conveyed is a basic underlying atmosphere.

Renda was born in 1989 in Munich. From 2010 to 2016 he studied visual arts in the class for graphic and printmaking at the University of Applied Arts in Vienna. First under Prof. Siegbert Schenk, then under Prof. Jan Svenungson.