Otto-Knapp, Silke

Silke Otto-Knapp has been based in London since 1995. She holds a degree in cultural studies from the University of Hildesheim and a master of arts from Chelsea College of Art and Design, London. She is a painter who works in the often-marginalized medium of watercolour. Unlike traditional watercolourists Otto-Knapp paints on canvas, which allows her to repeatedly wash down her images, and rework them layer by layer, in order to create pictures of great translucency and delicacy. Her subjects include botanical gardens, Los Angeles cityscapes, Busby Berkeley musicals, and musicians such as PJ H...