Jakob Stolte’s works are intended to speak to people who reject labels,
who do not fear the unfamiliar, and who have the courage to make
unconventional statements. The artist is driven by the inability to categorize
and the inability to be categorized. His engagement with the
“other” and the blurring of boundaries are the central themes
of his work. Through the alternating use of control and randomization,
Jakob Stolte creates organic-looking forms that he refers to as
organoids. In doing so, the artist moves along the spectrum
between figuration and abstraction. He combines
various traditional and digital media such as drawing, painting,
3D rendering, and AI. His goal is to replicate natural
processes such as growth, adaptation, reproduction, and decay
through the transfer and
transformation of form across these numerous levels, in order to create a sort of artificial nature. The intense and
unconventional color palette points to an alien counter-reality.
Biography
During my studies at the Caspar-David-Friedrich-Institute (University of Greifswald), I discovered my practice of digitally creating artificial organic shapes, my so-called organoids. After my graduation in 2021, I have been steadily nurturing the obsession with evolving my artificial nature to evoke feelings of ambiguity, dissociation, and alienation.
Group Shows:
2021: Free the Pixels Pure Abstract (Online)
2022: Allerbeste Aussichten. Neue Generation Kunst (PEAC, Freiburg)
2024: Bunt und Blutig (Reinigung Artroom, Essen)
2025: Hamburg Affordable Art Market (3rd edition, Kraftwerk Bille, Hamburg)
2026: Berlin Affordable Art Market (11th edition, Monopol Berlin)
Solo Shows:
2025: Contaminant (KDW, Neumünster)
2026: Pseudolife (Satellit Pop-Up Space Hamburg)