Günter Zachariasen (born in 1937 on Sylt, died 2025) grew up in unspoiled countryside surrounded by the North Sea. In 1975, he left Sylt and purchased an old farmhouse with a garden on the North Frisian mainland. Günter Zachariasen passed away on November 20, 2025.

 

His works are inspired by the untouched nature he experienced there and the colors of the North German sky. At the same time, they are the result of his exploration of his inner self. The works of recent years are non-representational, abstract, and defy precise interpretation. Color becomes light, and in some works, one thinks one can recognize landscapes. A contemplative, meditative calm prevails.

 

"Infinite Now" was the title of his exhibition from June 19, 2022, to January 15, 2023, at the Museum Kunst der Westküste on Föhr. A reference to the fact that Günter Zachariasen's works touch on existential questions.