Ralf Altrieth (1966) - Übung Blume sein

Ralf Altrieth (Heilbronn, 1966)

'Übung Blume sein', 2014

Acrylic on marouflaged paper on a wooden panel (thickness: 2 mm)
65 x 50 cm
Ready to hang

Signed, titled and dated on the back by the artist

Sold by Recodier Art, France
Certificate of authenticity signed by the artist

DESCRIPTION:

The museum director and art historian Dr. Friedhelm Häring describes the pictorial universe of Ralf Altrieth as follows:

"There is a lot of poetry in this painting, as in all the works of this artist. They are populated with narrative codes and fantastical tales. In this sense, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are a pure child’s chant... But the most astonishing thing that manifests in these canvases is a tender, communicative empathy for the states of mind of human beings."

In his paintings, Ralf Altrieth lets the shapes emerge and transform with the stroke, in free and spontaneous movement. The figures often appear fleetingly, as if hesitating between being and disappearing.

The title ('Exercice être fleur') seems to suggest a path, a narrative, poetic dimension or sometimes simply humorous, without locking the image into a single interpretation.

An expressive work that immediately captures the eye and gradually reveals all its richness.

BIOGRAPHY:

Ralf Altrieth (Heilbronn, 1966) is a Franco-German painter and musician, renowned for his expressive and spontaneous universe, at the border between figuration and abstraction. Trained in his teens with painter Georg Schaible and then at the Nürtingen School of Arts at the end of the 1980s, his work is distinguished by rare pictorial energy and a particularly sensitive language. His works are now held in numerous private collections around the world.

SHIPPING:

Tracked shipping with signature on delivery. The work will be protected with the utmost care in a rigid, custom-made packaging by the artist (protective board, bubble wrap, cardboard reinforcements, etc.) to ensure secure transport.