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Having grown up in the former GDR, studying art was not an option for Karl-Heinz Schicht for political reasons; therefore, he remained an autodidact. From today’s perspective, he is glad about that. His creative work was able to evolve from deep within. While he cannot completely rule out external influence, he can say that he never followed a trend.

A vital element in his paintings is the contrast between the conscious and the unconscious. Every painting originates from an unconscious process. It evolves from within until it reaches a point where he consciously picks up the flow and continues painting. He has always struggled to produce abstract paintings. Something inside him continuously searches for emerging figurative elements as a painting is being created.

At times, his conscious painting destroys some of the freedom of the unconscious — but he cannot change that if he wants to remain authentic. It is foreign to his nature to superimpose meaning onto his paintings, nor would he ever choose or allow an ideological superstructure for his form of artistic expression.