Hermann Staudinger responds to the question of how he came to art by pointing out that he sees art as the best opportunity to confront the really essential questions: What defines us as humans? Who are we? Where do we come from? Where are we going?
What is a human? A soul? How can it be that each person is the center of the world - and the world represents a center within itself?
He views these questions as leading into a realm of spirituality, faith, play, unrestrained beauty, and simple existence.
Accordingly, Hermann Staudinger's art leads to a deeper reality. This depth and sense manifests itself in his paintings. Thus, it is not surprising that Hermann Staudinger often uses gold leaf, a material that has historically symbolized light and the connection to the supernatural in art. This connection also marks the beginning of the artist's thematic exploration, and through his work, he offers us this touch of the familiar and the new. The themes he explores range from landscapes and cityscapes to newspaper clippings and moonlight drawings.
Hermann Staudinger also sees himself as an artist in the field of spirituality, which he expresses with a reference to the writer Haushofer, who speaks of a great, calm heartbeat that moves everything. The works of Hermann Staudinger invite viewers to explore this heartbeat, both the great one and their own, while contemplating the images.