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Michael Behrens was born in Düsseldorf, Germany, in 1973. In 2003 he received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the Maastricht Academy of Fine Arts, Netherlands. The "creative Dutch influence" acquired through his studies can be felt in the conception and elaboration of his works. During his studies, Behrens initially focused on photography and painting, but later concentrated on abstract sculpture and continues to do so today. He founded his own studio in Düsseldorf in 2006, where he still works and lives as an artist. Two years later, after his first solo exhibition in Paris, the Ernsting Foundation invited him to a joint exhibition. His characteristic dynamic shapes and structures as well as the challenging color combinations received international attention.

Behrens' vision was and is "to create objects in which the energy of nature is visible and tangible." In this spirit, he has created five sculptural series of works to date, Underwater, Seaforms, Landscapes, Phoenix, and Evolution; with his sixth and most recent series of works, Touched by Nature, he remains true to his guiding principle, but now realizes it in large-scale photographic works. Since 2003, Behrens' works are represented in over 250 solo and group exhibitions worldwide.