The Architect of Energy Fields: The Life and Legacy of Gerhard Hoehme In the turbulent landscape of post-war European art, few figures navigated the boundary between the canvas and the physical world as daringly as Gerhard Hoehme. Born in 1920 in Greppin, near Dessau, Hoehme’s early life was marked by the profound shifts of the twentieth century. Before he ever picked up a brush to redefine the limits of abstraction, he served as a pilot during the Second World War. This experience of flight—the sweeping, panoramic perspective from above and the visceral sensation of movement through an expa…