Are you ready for the next Beautiful Bizarre TAKE OVER?!
If you are a follower of our Beautiful Bizarre community, you surely love this feature as much as we do. We’ve selected one of our favourite creative minds and friends to take over Beautiful Bizarre Magazineโs social media for a whole day. A magical dose of inspiration and creative energies directly from the source and curated with love!
We handed our socials over to art collector and philanthropist Prof. Dr. Ulrich Seibert of the Seibert Collection, our great supporter, Juror and Platinum Sponsor of the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize. What a special day this was as our friend amazed us with his ingenious curation! In case you missed it on our socials, we put together the TAKE OVER right here for you to dive into. Join us on the adventure into the creative world of Prof. Dr. Ulrich Seibert of the Seibert Collection!
We would like to thank Prof. Dr. Ulrich Seibert once again for his support and generosity as a Platinum Sponsor in the 2025 Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize.
Seibert Collection TAKE OVER
ElenaโฏSteiner @steiner.elena
(b.โฏ1975, Suลกice, Czech Republic; lives and works in Vienna)ย Studied painting at the Institute for Fine and Media Art at the University of Applied Arts Vienna.
Renowned for her large-scale figurative oil and acrylic paintings that blend sharp realism with surreal, metaphorical elements. Curatorial commentary highlights the tension between appearance and identity: โthe injuries in the form of seamsโฆ epitome of traditional female role fulfillment.โ Her work challenges viewers through a provocative yet elegant interplay of intimacy, irony, and critiqueโzoomed-in portraits that confront socialized and sexualised identities.
Roman Frechen @romanichiban
Born in 1990 in Cologne, based in Berlin. He studied at Berlinโs UdK and Musashino Art University in Tokyo. Frechenโs glittering oil paintings fuse anime aesthetics, mythological beings, and contemporary beauty icons and Mallorca-Beach-Party-Beauty. His recent works include โPadmรฉ Amidalaโ (2024), shown in exhibitions like Berlin Talents at Galerie Deschler.
Patrick Henne @patrick.henne.art
Born in 1985, Berlin-based. Henne blends old master influences – Caravaggio, Guido Reni – with surreal, provocative scenes. Works like Scream and This is not a dildo reveal his rich, saturated style, showcased in solo and group shows across Berlin and Hamburg.
David Nicholson @studio.davidnicholson
Self-taught Canadian artist living in Berlin. Nicholson adapts classical techniques (Rubens, Klimt, Schiele) with very high skill into modern oil portraits and still lifes โ often with kinky, tattoo and grotesque motives. Represented by Galerie Michael Haas, he recently exhibited โIn Betweenโ (2025). His work bridges the historic and the contemporary with painterly precision.
Katharina AmorCore @amorcore.studio
Emerging artist, based in Berlin. A female gaze on sex positivity, queerness and extraordinary lust practices, creating a novel symbiosis of fine art and unique goldsmith-made jewelry. For your pleasure with a pinch of pain.
Martin Eder @martinederatelier
Born 1968 in Augsburg, Germany. Living and working in Berlin. Known for surreal, some say kitsch-inspired oil paintings that feature dreamy girls, pets, and erotic symbols. Eder has exhibited with major galleries like Hauser & Wirth UK and famously won a copyright case over the use of photo references in his work.
Anne Bengard @anne_bengard_art
Berlin-based, British background, likely working under various influences including 90s anime (Sailor Moon), Baroque painters (Caravaggio, Rubens), and surrealist tension. She often depicts a recurring muse and well known model named โFrรคulein Fuchs.โ Her process is slow and detailed, combining traditional media like oil, watercolor, and ink.
Peter Wilde @wilde.peter.art
Born 1961 in Toronto; earned his BFA at York University (1984) before relocating to Berlin in 2007. Originally a sculptor, Wilde now focuses on painting. His art often explores themes of migration, politics, and personal identity, lately using recurring symbols like monkeys and roses. Works are available via Artsy and select galleries.
This was the last inspiring post from our fabulous guest curator for the day, our dear friend Prof. Dr. Ulrich Seibert of the Seibert Collection. Thank you for the Take Over on our Instagram feed and for the inspiration you shared with all of us!
