Christel Hermann, a sensitive German artist (Neuwied, 1951) is highly involved in the construction of artistic work, in painting seen from the front, and in the storms and emotions unleashed by Romanticism, but her position is that of guardian to the German tradition of painting. She does not, however, play this part with loud proclamations; she does it with naturalness, following her own temperament, which leads her to create rich, vibrant and evocative paintings using difficult materials that are often enriched by a soft, even alluring, colour range.

Her work has a highly lyrical content, with continual reminiscences and suggestions from way back in the past, from childhood, from far-off memories, often with unexpressed implications that resolve themselves into sweeping floods and emotional crossings buzzing with sensations and overflowing with emotions. However, these memories do not dig into subconscious, and nor do they raise psychoanalytical implications; the painting seems to be entire unto itself, with the creation of the work performing a circular movement, asserting itself with its absolute completeness.