Bernd Haussmann has been living in the US with his wife Anne since 1989. He divides his time between the North shore of Boston and Western Maine where he also works on a 250 acre nature project.

Abstract artist Bernd Haussmann assimilates the concept of Umwelt-en "subjective universe," in his work. For him, the subjective universe is both within and without, not so much a physical space, but a spirit and soul connection with the elements that define our lives and thus form our very existence. The artist accordingly develops an organic abstraction, consistently exploring the beginnings of the world and nature.

For Haussmann, Umwelten comprises two distinct entities: a geographical-biographical component in the literal sense and a metaphorical abstraction. He devotes his creativity to this metaphorical abstraction and accordingly develops an organic abstraction, consistently exploring the beginnings of the natural world.

“As people get to know each other by talking,” he says, “I get to know the painting by painting it.” At a certain point, the dialog resolves itself and a work of art is revealed as a record of that process.

Haussmann builds up layers that hint at something beneath the surface. That something may be psychological, or may go even deeper and allude to eternal verities. Various forms appear, some positioned as color fields that organize the composition and some looped organically like recurring memories. Staccato blips underscore the electric chirr and crackle of contemporary consciousness that brings the work alive.