Andrea Imwiehe - Mangelware_04

Andrea Imwiehe masterfully combines acrylic painting with precise line drawings. Unique: The lines are cut directly into the acrylic paint, creating a subtly sunken relief. This special technique gives her images a tactile depth.

As an “archaeologist of memory,” Imwiehe preserves the past and lets it re-emerge through her art. Her pictures are based on her own concrete memories and objects with personal meaning, yet she manages to transform them into something universal. The works speak to universal feelings and evoke memories that every viewer can relate to in their own way.

The work “Mangelware” (Scarcity) captivates with its quiet intensity and formal clarity. At first glance it shows only a single piece of fabric, seemingly carelessly hung on a clothesline. But it is precisely this reduction that contains a deep poetry.

The fabric is old pink, worn, soft in its folds and full of history. The meticulously realistic painting contrasts with the almost empty background area. This consists of finely nuanced, almost monochrome beige tones, giving the subject space to breathe and directing the viewer’s gaze to the essential.

**The artwork at a glance:**
- Image from the series “Mangelware” – impressions of still life, memories in unique painting
- Acrylic painting in combination with line drawing
- Painted on high-quality wooden panel – ready to hang
- Signed on the back, numbered, with all image details
- Professionally packaged for shipping in tissue paper and bubble wrap
- Certificate of authenticity included

Andrea Imwiehe, winner of the AOK Nordost Art Prize in Berlin/Brandenburg and fellow at the Lukas Künstlerhaus in Ahrenshoop, is a graduate of the HbK Braunschweig Art Academy. She has passionately engaged with painting since her youth and now lives and works in a studio in the old imperial post office in the heart of Berlin.

Her works are today part of numerous private collections and have been shown in galleries, museums, and renowned art exhibitions.

Here you can learn more about the artist:

Website: https://www.andrea-imwiehe.de/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreaimwiehe/