"In Frank Nitsche's paintings and prints, we encounter the external form of the depicted subject. This form manifests itself in Nitsche's visual world in a multitude of ways: fragile, hollow, mysterious, cheeky, sensually seductive, or loud and assertive..."

“…Nevertheless, when looking at the paintings (by Frank Nitsche, ed.), one gets the feeling that it's not just about conveying content, but also, and perhaps primarily, about the formal mastery of that content. And so I sometimes find myself not so much interested in the title of the painting, but rather wondering how he did it: or thinking, oh, beautiful blue expanse! Perhaps the colors aren't even wrestling with each other; perhaps they're dancing, celebrating a festival of colors. … But one thing is clear: Although Frank Nitsche explicitly states that he uses the materiality of the world around us as inspiration, his large, colorful works have a distinct tendency towards abstraction; the color works here even without the representational element. And his purely abstract experiments contribute to this. Materials, techniques, order… how can one break with the familiar, discover something new for oneself?”

“…After the renovation, the building (referring to the former Bestehorn printing factory) now serves as a school building and forms the entrance to Aschersleben’s new center – the Bestehornpark Education Center, framed by well-maintained greenery. For Frank Nitsche, a long-cherished dream has come true. Right after the fall of the Berlin Wall, the art teacher at the Stephaneum Gymnasium, whose graduates include Neo Rauch, established a painting school for children and teenagers..."

As part of the series “seltensogemacht” – The minds behind culture: The production of this podcast was funded by the state of Saxony-Anhalt, through the initiative “Culture on the Net”.