Claus Potthoff
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In China:
→ 2024_09 l’architecture en cinémascope – my unique view on … Solo exhibition at Café Zarah in Beijing CN
→ 2024_10 ATAF2024
Group exhibition at AOTU Contemporary Art Space in Beijing CN→ 2025_05 宽银幕中的建筑 | Architecture in CinemaScope
Solo exhibition at LI Gallery 798 Art Zone Beijing CN→ 2025_08 Claus Potthoff @ Catherine de France
Solo exhibition at Catherine de France Beijing CNOn Other Places:
→ 2016_10 BILDschau – Fotoserien von Claus Potthoff
Solo exhibition at SchauRaum im Ackermannbogen in Munich DE→ 2018_06 WHITE | BLUE | AND MORE … Fotografi(k)en von Claus Potthoff
Solo exhibition at SchauRaum im Ackermannbogen in Munich DE→ 2023_07 OPEN STUDIOS
Group exhibition at SUPER+ TROPIKA ATELIERHAUS in Munich DE→ 2024_04 ARTMUC – Münchens größtes Kunstfestival
Spring art fair at MTC Locations in Munich DE→ 2024_05 MUNICH ART HOUSE
Pop-up art fair at THE MALT in Munich-Allach DE→ 2024_11 little treasures by Trevisan International Art
Group exhibition at Galleria De Marchi in Bologna IT→ 2024_12 aqua art miami
International art fair with Galerie Makowski in Miami FL→ 2025_02 Grand Opening Galerie Makowski
Group exhibition at Galerie Makowski Paris FR→ 2025_04 Claus Potthoff @ Galerie Makowski
Solo exhibition at Galerie Makowski Paris FR→ 2024_11 Rivelazioni by Trevisan International Art
Group exhibition at Galleria De Marchi in Bologna IT→ 2025_04 2.55:1 – Architecture in CinemaScope
Solo exhibition at Gallery Makowski New York NY→ 2025_10 XV. Florence Biennale 2025
International art fair at Fortezza di Basso in Florence IT→ 2025_12 CONTEXTart miami
International art fair with Galerie Makowski in Miami FL -
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Website:
→www.clauspotthoff.comInstagram:
→@clauspotthoff
The boundaries between design and art are redefined through the lens of Claus Potthoff. A creator who began photography in his youth and spent 31 years as a designer at Audi, he brings a precision-driven aesthetic into his photographic practice, developing a distinctive visual language of architecture.
This artwork presents more than just architectural photography it is a philosophical reflection on photography by a former automotive designer. When the rigor of design thinking meets the freedom of artistic expression, urban landscapes emerge with a stunning new dimension.
The first time he created this distinctive perspective on architecture was in 2015 during a journey to Paris in France. His aim was to capture a puristic view of buildings, isolated from crowded urban environments and any dramatic celestial scenarios, focusing solely on the beauty of architecture itself.
Addicted by monumental movies he chose the classic CinemaScope format with its extreme aspect ratio of 2.55:1, employing exciting perspectives and layouts full of tension, he creates his personal vision on architecture. Composing two images as diptychs or four images as tetraptychs strengthens his impressive creations even more.
It’s an invitation to follow his lens and rediscover the pure beauty of architecture, to experience the harmony of art and design, and to embark on a journey of exploration through architecture and photography.
