Andreas Scholz - Rose und Tomaten Artprint - Handsigned E.A

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Artist: Andreas Scholz
Title: Rose and Tomatoes (hand-signed)
Type: Poster art print
Art: high-quality art print
Technology: Offset printing
Originality: Reproduction

Printed and published by Kunstverlag circa 1990-2000
directly sourced from Kunstverlag
Since then, professionally stored, light-protected, and flat in graphic storage.

Overall size: 70.0 x 100.0 cm
Condition: In good condition.
Hand-signed and EA noted
Publisher: Kunstverlag SCHUMACHER, Edition Fils, Düsseldorf
Origin: Gallery partner

Theme: Still Life
Epoch: Contemporary Art
Nationality: German art

Andreas Scholz:
Andreas Scholz, a contemporary German painter, is known for his striking still lifes, notable for their distinctive reduction and bold use of color. His works, often large-scale depictions of fruits and everyday objects, stand in a modern tradition that draws on both the old masters of still-life painting and contemporary tendencies.

Scholz's precise and at the same time expressive painting style recalls the hyperrealistic works of Chuck Close, whose portraits and still lifes are also characterized by an extraordinary attention to detail and a strong visual impact. The intensive engagement with light and shadow in Scholz's paintings shows parallels to the works of Giorgio Morandi, whose reduced still lifes achieve a deep effect in their simplicity and meditative atmosphere.

The reduction to the essentials and the emphasis on form and color in Scholz's works could also be seen in connection with the minimalist approaches of Donald Judd, whose sculptures are distinguished by a similar clarity and concentration on material and color. Likewise, parallels can be drawn to the works of Lucian Freud, whose naturalistic depictions of people and objects exhibit a comparable intensity and physical presence.

Scholz's use of bold colors and the strong, almost sculptural quality of his subjects also recall the works of Wayne Thiebaud, who is famous for his colorful depictions of everyday objects such as cakes and candy. Both artists share the ability to transform the everyday into something iconic and monumental through color and form.

In the way Scholz often isolates his motives and presents them in a clear, almost abstracted manner, one can also detect influences of Piet Mondrian, whose geometric compositions show a similar reduction and concentration on the essential. The clear structure and the play with the surface in Scholz also recalls the works of Jasper Johns, who in his pieces likewise emphasized texture and materiality.

Another comparison could be drawn to Caravaggio's still lifes, whose masterful command of light and shadow and his dramatic staging of the subjects find a certain parallel in Scholz's works as well. The vivid surface texture and the sensuous presence of Scholz's fruits and objects also reveal a connection to the Baroque still lifes of Frans Snyders, who was likewise known for his detailed and lively depictions of fruits and animals.

Finally, one could place Scholz's work within a modern lineage of still-life painting, a lineage that is also found in artists such as David Hockney, whose colorful and expressive depictions of everyday objects exhibit a similar freshness and modernity. Scholz's paintings, which despite their simplicity possess great depth and presence, are an impressive example of how still life can remain a powerful and relevant form of expression in the 21st century.


Shipping information:
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