SUSANNE
HERBOLD

CONTEMPORARY ABSTRACT PAINTER

ABSTRACT PAINTING

PERCEPTION | COLOR | EMOTIONAL SPACE

Zwei abstrakte Gemälde von Susanne Herbold in moderner Galeriearchitektur – zeitgenössische abstrakte Malerei zwischen Köln und Mallorca in Blau- und Weißtönen mit gestischen Pinselspuren.

COLOGNE & MALLORCA

INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITIONS

BASED BETWEEN

Zwei großformatige abstrakte Gemälde von Susanne Herbold in einer Galerieansicht – zeitgenössische abstrakte Malerei in hellen Blau-, Gelb- und Rosatönen.

EXPLORE THE WORKS

VIEW WORKS →

Susanne Herbold – Contemporary Abstract Painting

Susanne Herbold is a contemporary abstract artist working between Cologne and Mallorca.

Her large-scale works explore perception, emotional space, and the tension between control and intuition.

SELECTED WORKS

Abstract painting “Pretty in Pink 2.0”, 2025, 140 × 100 cm, acrylic on canvas, featuring pink and yellow light color fields and gestural brushstrokes by Susanne Herbold.Pretty in Pink 2.0, 160 x 120 cm, acrylics, oil pastel and spray paint on canvas, 2025, @Susanne Herbold
Abstract painting “Pretty in Pink 2.0”, 2025, 140 × 100 cm, acrylic on canvas, featuring pink and yellow light color fields and gestural brushstrokes by Susanne Herbold.
Abstract painting “Pretty in Pink 2.0”, 2025, 140 × 100 cm, acrylic on canvas, featuring pink and yellow light color fields and gestural brushstrokes by Susanne Herbold.
Abstract painting “Paradox” by artist Susanne Herbold – large-scale contemporary painting with gestural fields of color.Paradox, 160 x 120 cm, acrylics, oil pastel and spray paint on canvas, 2025, @Susanne Herbold
Abstract painting “Paradox” by artist Susanne Herbold – large-scale contemporary painting with gestural fields of color.
Abstract painting “Paradox” by artist Susanne Herbold – large-scale contemporary painting with gestural fields of color.
“No Expectations 2.0” – abstract painting by Susanne Herbold, contemporary abstract painting on canvas with pink and blue color fields, 2025, 160 × 120 cm.No Expectations 2.0, 160 x 120 cm, acrylics, oil pastel and spray paint on canvas, 2025, @Susanne Herbold
“No Expectations 2.0” – abstract painting by Susanne Herbold, contemporary abstract painting on canvas with pink and blue color fields, 2025, 160 × 120 cm.
“No Expectations 2.0” – abstract painting by Susanne Herbold, contemporary abstract painting on canvas with pink and blue color fields, 2025, 160 × 120 cm.
MORE WORKS →

NEWS

Susanne Herbold – Contemporary Artist

XV Florence Biennale

,
In October 2025, I had the great pleasure of presenting my work The Seed of Love at the XV Florence Biennale at the Fortezza da Basso in Florence. The article offers insights into the international exhibition on the theme “Light and Darkness” and places the work within its broader context. During the week in Florence, I also had the special opportunity to visit the landmark Fra Angelico exhibition at Palazzo Strozzi.
Read more
Susanne Herbold in the book Great Artists of Mallorca – Contemporary Art

Great Artists of Mallorca

For the illustrated volume Great Artists of Mallorca by photographer Axel Ruske, I was portrayed as one of 40 international artistic positions. The publication focuses on artists living and working on Mallorca and brings their diverse artistic approaches into a shared context. Being included in this project was a special honor for me and an important moment in my artistic journey.
Read more
Cycling jersey “Coming Home – Art in Motion” by artist Susanne Herbold, based on an abstract painting and realized as wearable art design.

Coming Home – Art in Motion

With Coming Home – Art in Motion, I am part of an art and design project that translates my abstract painting into a wearable format. The jersey connects art and movement, bringing color from the studio into the world of sport, particularly into the road cycling scene. My connection to the German cycling legend Marcel Wüst forms a personal background to this project.
Read more
ALL BLOGPOSTS

BIOGRAPHY

Susanne Herbold is a contemporary abstract artist working between Cologne and Mallorca. Her large-scale paintings move within the tension between intuition and control and explore perception, emotional space, and open pictorial situations.

Her work has been shown internationally, including in New York, Miami, Barcelona, Berlin, and Florence, among them the XV Florence Biennale.

She is featured in the art publication Great Artists of Mallorca, edited by photographer Axel Ruske.

ARTIST STATEMENT

Abstraction, to me, is not a reduction but an expansion.
It opens a space in which perception is not predetermined but allowed to emerge. My paintings do not depict what already clearly exists — they invite meaning to be experienced rather than searched for.


The works are usually created on a large scale on canvas, partly beginning on unstretched fabric. At the outset, one or two dominant colors are defined. They give the painting a direction without determining its outcome.

The process develops in layers and in dialogue with what is already present. Adding, overpainting, withdrawing and intervening again interweave. Conscious decisions alternate with intuitive moments. Control and release keep the painting in balance. In a strongly outcome-oriented world, this openness becomes a deliberate counter-movement.

The starting point is the conviction that perception is not passive. Viewers bring their own experience and continue what they see. The work is created in the studio — its effect unfolds in the encounter.

A painting leaves the studio as a unique piece and yet remains open in its meaning. The works are intended to be accessible but not arbitrary. They invite time and a personal relation. In this way, a work becomes not only part of a space but a lasting influence on its atmosphere.

Photo: Axel Ruske