Recognition at the Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025

The artwork “The Green Trout” by Kurt Stimmeder has been acknowledged in the context of the international Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize 2025 in the category Catherine K. Gyllerstrom Emerging Artist Award.

The Beautiful Bizarre Art Prize is a prestigious international art competition that provides artists with a platform to present their work to a global audience. The exhibition and award ceremony will take place in October and November 2025 at the Haven Gallery in Long Island, New York.

Discover Available Works on Artsy

Some of my works are currently viewable on Artsy. The presentation is managed by collaboration partners who have listed current pieces of mine.

The Hero’s Journey – A Tool in the Artistic Process

A poetic short film about the artist’s inner path.

This atmospheric short film (2023), directed by Lesja Kvitka, presents the creative process as an emotional journey. Visuals by Amirali Bashiri (Director of Photography), music by Sashe Urdovski, editing by Ebrahim Eskandari, color grading by Yazdan Zand.

Kurt Stimmeder is followed in his studio, revealing how art emerges from inner movement, doubt, and curiosity. The Hero’s Journey is not only the title, but also a metaphor for the creative struggle and the search for a personal visual language.

New Lithograph

"Hot Dog" - 11 layer Lithograph - 53x45,7 cm (framed)

With the lithograph “Hot Dog”, I translate painterly ideas onto paper, embracing this medium’s unique qualities. The hands holding a bright pink French Bulldog take center stage—as carriers of body language, emotion, and meaning in an ambiguous dialogue.

Lithography introduces subtle variations through its process, differing from the direct approach of oil painting and adding another layer of interpretation.

New painting

"Hot Dog" - Oil on canvas - 50x40 cm (framed)

In “Hot Dog”, the hands take center stage—holding a bright pink French Bulldog, conveying body language, emotion, and meaning through an ambiguous dialogue. The painting combines everyday motifs with a playful presentation that feels like a visual pun, inviting personal interpretation.

tARTget Painting Prize

“An Old Dutch Dream” was shortlisted in 2025 for the international tARTget Painting Prize, in the Figure and Portrait category. The nomination recognizes his high level of technical skill and his distinctive approach to representational painting.

The tARTget Painting Prize is one of the few internationally curated competitions focused on contemporary figurative art. The shortlisted works will be shown in June 2025 at the historic Ateneo de Madrid, a venue of cultural significance known for hosting both literary and visual arts.