Jochen Mühlenbrink’s trompe-l’œil paintings delve into the interplay between illusion and reality, capturing themes of perception, memory, and the transient nature of everyday objects. Renowned for his meticulously crafted images of torn and layered posters, all rendered in oil paint, Mühlenbrink blurs the line between what is real and what only appears to be. Trained at Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under the guidance of Markus Lüpertz, Mühlenbrink extends his artistic reach beyond painting into sculpture and installation. His works have been exhibited extensively across Germany and internationally in cities including Amsterdam, Copenhagen, New York, Seoul, and Taipei.