About ESCH

ESCH - Ekaterina Schridde, was born as Ekaterina Kostromina in 1983 in Mariupol near the Azov Sea. She first studied with Vladimir Miski-Oglu, a regionally well-known abstract painter and icon restorer.

In 1999 the family settled near Hamburg, Germany. Shortly before graduating from high school Ekaterina did an internship at the Hamburger Kunsthalle. After graduation she trained as a media designer at fischerAppelt/Ligalux in Hamburg, studied Graphic Design and Media and Communication Management and holds a Bachelor of Arts degree. Since 2008 she has worked for advertising agencies for clients as Audi, Volkswagen, SEAT, Skoda and Porsche as art director.

At the same time, she always practiced painting and drawing, as she always felt her destiny here. Thereby she was influenced by her strong attachment to Jackson Pollock, Salvador Dali, Vincent van Gogh, Arkhip Ivanovich Kuindzhi, Frida Kahlo and Paul Klee.