The sculptures of Katharina Fritsch have a way of imprinting themselves on the mind. With their simple outlines and bold use of colour, they have the clarity of icons or pictographs. Her figures and objects are reminiscent of fairy tales, fables and myths.
Katharina Fritsch was born in 1956 in Essen, Germany. She studied at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf (1977-84). Since her first show in 1984 she has exhibited widely in Europe, Japan and the USA. She represented Germany at the 1995 Venice Biennale. She lives and works in Düsseldorf.














