Richard M. Gottschall

Richard M. Gottschall is an artist, primarily a photographer who combines analogue and digital techniques. In his work, he also engages with painting, drawing, music, and poetry. Already during his studies at the Josef Vydra School of Applied Arts in Bratislava (2014–2018), he showed a tendency to create imaginative images open to multiple interpretations and rich in metaphorical meaning. His work often carries a critical dimension, oscillating between warning and contemplative immersion.

He later continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, which he eventually interrupted in order to devote himself fully to his own artistic practice. To this day, he uses the term “Contextual Architecture” to describe his approach, understanding his work as a complex construction of actions and reactions.

Gottschall moves across several artistic disciplines, drawing from them and allowing them to inform one another. His often builds on his initial impressions.