In the world of art, there are artists who break away from conventions and rules in order to find their own language.
Petra Schott is one such painter who uses the concept of entropy as a fascinating means of expression in her abstract paintings.
Her works are characterized by disorganization and dissolution without the conscious application of learned design guidelines and composition. Poetic entropy with an incomparable level of aesthetics at its best. At first glance, the concept of entropy as a measure of disorder and unpredictability is not obvious to every observer – mainly because the term per se is not well anchored in the public consciousness. For Petra Schott’s painting, however, this is much more appropriate than general classifications such as “Abstract Expressionism” or similar.
petra schott
the beauty of chaos.
entropy as a creative force.
Entropy describes the greatest possible disorder in a closed system and is the state that all physical and chemical systems strive for. This means that the greatest possible disorder is the most balanced and natural state of all. Entropy exists in many other forms, such as social entropy, psychological entropy, and so on… Mental entropy in particular is very high in creative people. Figuratively speaking, this means that there are many more randomly linked brain cells in the brains of creative people, which sometimes deliver seemingly unusual results in decision-making processes … Creative solutions, in other words. Self-organizing beings protect themselves from too much entropy – i.e. creative solutions – by significantly strengthening the connections in the brain that deliver successful results. This leads to safety in behavior, but also to monotony. However, creative people manage to keep their entropic links active. This is why creative people are sometimes suspicious of their fellow human beings, but they are also forward-looking.
Artist
petra schott
- Internationally successful
with a focus on the USA - Traded internationally
Exhibition
December 2025 Munich, Solo-Show “THE WAY IT IS”, konsum163 contemporary
Publications
IT MAKES YOU FEEL GO(O)D.
entropy as a creative force…”, 2024.
163 ONE SIX THREE | art in print Verlag
Petra Schott in her studio in Frankfurt am Main © petra schott
can't get enough
Petra Schott describes her art as a way of expressing her longings, experiences and visions. Through the use of colors, textures and shapes, she discovers new levels of self-perception and self-discovery. She is guided by her intuition and follows the flow of the creative process without allowing herself to be restricted by rational considerations. Petra Schott’s works appear like powerful symphonies of color that reflect the deepest stirrings of her soul during her artistic creation. Her repertoire ranges from melodious etudes to multi-layered polyphonies. She deliberately avoids sketchy preparatory work in order to create space for intuition, emotion and spontaneity. Their depiction is characterized by experimental abstraction, sometimes also abstract-figurative, and invites the viewer to embark on a journey into the world of entropy.
“TO AND FRO AND IN ALL DIRECTIONS”, Mixed Media on canvas, 290 x 290 cm, 2024
here is entropia
With her art, the artist creates a space in which the viewer can experience consolation, self-awareness and the search for identity. Her works make it clear that disorder is not only a destructive force, but also has a creative and transformative power. In a world characterized by order and rules, Petra Schott reminds us that chaos can open up new paths of self-development and self-discovery.
SOMETHING LIKE LOVE XIII, Oil on canvas, 180 x 180 cm, 2024 © petra schott
The artist’s favorite place – her studio.
BODY LANGUAGE V, Oil on raw canvas, 160 x 150 cm, 2024 INTROSPECTION, Oil on wood, 70 x 70 cm, 2021, BODY LANGUAGE II, Oil on raw canvas, 140 x 140 cm, 2024 © petra schott
SOMETHING LIKE LOVE YII, Oil on canvas 50 x 50 cm, 2024 © petra schott
ART CAN BE ENTROPY IS ART.
VENUS GARDEN VI (detail), 180 x 180 x 6 cm, oil on canvas. © petra schott
Powerfull
Petra Schott at work © konsum163
in the studio
exhibitions and bio
2025
paper positions vienna I Gallery Art Fair I represented by konsum163 I Vienna, Austria
CAR | represented by konsum163 | Zeche Zollverein, Essen, Germany
It Makes You Feel Good I Konsum163 I Urban Gallery I Munich, Germany
‘ForYouAndYourCustomers’ I exhibition No 91 I Frankfurt/M, Germany
The spaces in between are the real thing I Galerie Arp I Hanau, Germany
Movement I Kunstforum Seligenstadt with GEDOK I Germany
In The Heat of It I Pamela Walsh Gallery I Palo Alto, US
Roses of Heliogabalus I Mriya Gallery I New York City, US
Proximities I Tappan Collective I New York City, US
New York City Salon Exhibition I Visionary Projects, NYC, US
Tappan Collective, group-show, Los Angeles, USA
wehrhaft, Auf der Suche nach Resilienz, interdisciplinary group-show, GEDOK Frankfurt am Main, Darmstadt, Germany
untold stories, group-show, Badehaus im Alten Kurpark, Bad Soden, Germany
art Karlsruhe 2025, group-exhibition with konsum163 – contemporary, Karlsruhe, Germany
2024
THE WAY IT IS, Solo-exhibition, konsum163 contemporary art gallery, Munich, Germany
COLOUR ENERGY, Solo-exhibition, Gallus Theater,Frankfurt am Main, Germany
LIMEN, Group-show, Tappan Collective Art Gallery I Los Angeles
THE OTHER ART FAIR, Group-show,, Visionary Projects and Zero Space I New York Brooklyn, US
WILDE MISCHUNG, Group-show, Konsum163 I Munich, Germany
SUMMER VIBES, Group-showPamelaWalsh Gallery Group-show, Palo Alto, US
RECLAMATION, Group-show Pamela Walsh Gallery Group-show, Palo Alto, US
AFFORDABLE ART FAIR, Group-show with Hancock Gallery Group-show, London, UK
2023
VENUS ON HOLIDAYS, Solo exhibition, Studio Novo Artspace, Cologne, Germany
INNOCENCE-BEAUTY-COLOR, Solo exhibition, Gallery Das Bilderhaus, Frankfurt/M, Germany
ILLUMINATING REALITY, Solo exhibition, Hancock Gallery, Newscastle, UK
INTERTEXTUAL ARTSCAPES, Group show, Pashmin Art Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
JACKSON’S PAINTING PRIZE, Group show, The Bankside Gallery, London, UK
A GLOBAL DIALOGUE THROUGH ART, Group show, Archive Art Museum and Pashmin Art Gallery I, Beijing, China
APEIRON, Group showGallery Tappan Collective I Los Angeles, USA,
2022
ZWEIZIGARTIG, Solo exhibition, Eyecandy I Frankfurt/M, Germany
ART ASSOCIATION FAMILY MONTEZ, Group exhibition, Frankfurt, Germany
ZEITKONSERVEN, Group Exhibition, Kunstverein Eulengasse, Frankfurt, Germany
2021
AND NOW, BACK TO OUR REGULARLY SCHEDULED PROGRAM, Group show, Azaro Art Space, Hamburg Germany
IN BETWEEN, Group. show, Nebbiensches Gartenhaus, Frankfurt am Main, Germany
2020
INNERE STIMMEN, Solo, Kulturverein Hanau Remisengalerie, Hanau, Germany
DER SEELEN WUNDERLICHES BERGWERK, Kunstverein Eulengasse, Frankfurt/M, Germany
GROUP EXHIBITION, Gallery van Gogh, Madrid, Spain
GROUP EXHIBITION, Mutuo Art Gallery/Fresh Rice Initiative, Barcelona, Spain
BIENNALE DI VENEZIA, Galleria Accorsi d’Arte, Venice, Italy
UNLIMITED REALITY, Galleria Kookos, Helsinki , Finland
2019
SOCIETY ROOM Solo, Kunstverein Offenbach, Offenbach, Germany
KLEINFORMATE, Group show, Kunstverein Eulengasse I Frankfurt, Germany
GROUP EXHIBITION, Paulskirche Frankfurt and BBK I Frankfurt, Germany
WE CONTEMPORARY, Musa Art Space, Prague, Czech Republic
LITTLE TREASURES, Group show, Gallery De Marchi, Bologna, Italy
GROUP EXHIBITION, Werkhalle, Schlüchtern, Germany
SALONFÄHIG, Group show, Kunstverein Eulengasse I Frankfurt, Germany
SUMME, Artfestival I Kleinbasel, Switzerland
3rd BIENNALE DI GENOVA, Group show, Satura Art Gallery I Genoa, Italy
FIGURENSPIEL, Group show, BBK Frankfurt I Frankfurt, Germany
WOMEN’S ESSENCE, Group show, Musaart Space I Venice, Italy
2018
WANDERAUSSETLLUNG, Frankfurt Artists’ Club, Prague, Czech Republic
MENSCHWERK2018, Art Fair, Aschaffenburg, Germany
The abstract artist Petra Schott lives and works in Frankfurt am Main, Hesse. After her second state examination in law, Petra Schott studied fine arts at the Kunsthochschule in Kassel. In addition to her work as a lawyer and judge, she has always devoted herself to painting. Since retiring from the legal profession in 2014, Schott’s art has increasingly attracted the attention of national and international galleries, critics and collectors. Petra Schott holds an annual workshop at the Eigenart Art Academy in Bad Heilbronn.
The internationally successful artist regularly exhibits her work in Los Angeles and Santa Fe in the USA, France, Belgium, the United Kingdom and Germany. Her work has been published in “Create Magazine” and “Art Seen”, among others. In 2023, Petra Schott wins the Jackson’s Painting Prize for non-objective art. Her works of art can be found in many private collections worldwide.
