Elisabeth Bukenberger

Graduate Diploma 24/25
Elisabeth Bukenberger, female artist, depicted in a white suit, situated in front of a wall in her studio, exhibiting her paintings from 2023
A professionally photographed painting on wood, depicting a blurred, fragmented representation of a female subject (self-portraiture)
A professionally photographed painting on wood, depicting a blurred, fragmented representation of a female subject (self-portraiture)
"Re: Who am I?" - 2025 - Oil and Acrylic on Wooden Panel - 30 x 40 cm
A professionally photographed painting, hung on a wall, depicting a railing positioned at a river and its reflected shadow
A professionally photographed painting, hung on a wall, depicting a railing positioned at a river and its reflected shadow
"The shadow you didn't see" - 2024 - Oil on Canvas - 60 x 90 cm
A professionally photographed spoon installation-sculpture, hung from the ceiling infront of a white wall
A professionally photographed spoon installation-sculpture, hung from the ceiling infront of a white wall
"Spoon Mobile" - 2024 - Mixed Metal Spoons, Aluminium and Stainless Steel Wire - Measure Variable
A professionally photographed painting depicted on a wall, shown from a distance with a grey stone floor, the painting represents a figure in motion, bending back and forwards, using blue and orange colours
A professionally photographed painting depicted on a wall, shown from a distance with a grey stone floor, the painting represents a figure in motion, bending back and forwards, using blue and orange colours
"Release" - 2025 - Oil on MDF - 115 x 120 cm
A professionally photographed painting on wood, depicting a blurred, fragmented representation of a female subject (self-portraiture)
A professionally photographed painting, hung on a wall, depicting a railing positioned at a river and its reflected shadow
A professionally photographed spoon installation-sculpture, hung from the ceiling infront of a white wall
A professionally photographed painting depicted on a wall, shown from a distance with a grey stone floor, the painting represents a figure in motion, bending back and forwards, using blue and orange colours

About

Elisabeth Bukenberger (b. 1998) is a German figurative artist whose practice spans painting, drawing, printmaking, sculpture and photography. Her process-led practice, informed by a multidisciplinary approach, serves as a method to release judgement and lean into an intuitive mode of inquiry.

Painting remains her primary medium of expression, offering freedom and flexibility to navigate her experiences and emotions in life. Her early explorations centred on light and shadow, capturing fleeting moments of overlooked beauty within oil paintings, inspired her to begin a discourse with her own personal shadows. It was through her investigation of a silver spoon that she was able to shift toward a more conceptual interrogation of form, using the spoon as a metaphor for the human body and psychology within societal constructs. By manipulating its shape, she confronted personal vulnerabilities and experiences of body dysmorphia within broader societal expectations.

Drawing on readings from Susan Sontag and Elaine Scarry on women, beauty and justice, her current work explores the female gaze and experience, by placing her focus on the exploration of self-portraiture. Drawing upon mirrored images as symbols for identity and reflection, Elisabeth interweaves the exploration of three-dimensionality with a visceral reflection on the psychological and physical realities of womanhood.

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