Ralf Altrieth - Décidémentales 1 - XXL

At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to spring forth in a free, instinctive surge. Then the eye lingers—and gradually discovers a bustling universe where characters, creatures, and improbable forms appear to evolve with a freedom as deliberate as it is decidedly surprising. Nothing is fixed. Each detail participates in a living composition that reveals itself progressively with distance, light, and the time spent before it.

In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, transform, sometimes disappear in favor of other presences. The gaze circulates without ever tiring, guided from one discovery to the next. Seeing becomes an active, playful, almost physical experience.

Beneath its apparent spontaneity, the work reveals a remarkable balance. The lines, colors, and rhythms intertwine with a freedom that is perfectly mastered, giving birth to a scene in which the imaginary seems to invent itself as it unfolds.

But beyond its immediate energy, this painting settles durably into the space. By its visual density. By its subtle humor. And by this rare capacity to transform a wall into a terrain of exploration, where every new look reveals a detail, a character, or a relationship previously overlooked.

TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Thick, professional-grade canvas
80 × 160 cm
Unique work, hand-painted
Excellent condition
Signed and dated on the back by the artist
Certificate of authenticity signed by Ralf Altrieth

CRITIQUE ET PRESSE:
"In this sense, Ralf Altrieth's pictorial poems are a pure childish chant. From the crucible of improvisation emerges a pristine world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director

"His writing by gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and experiments never attempted. His canvases and works on paper demonstrate that painting remains a major expression of the contemporary scene."
— Laurent Puech, art historian and curator

EMBALLAGE:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced specialty tube (120 to 220 cm depending on the work), specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the work mounted on stretcher. The canvas includes additional white margins allowing easy tensioning by your framer.

EXPÉDITION:
The work is entrusted to an express carrier providing home delivery, with full tracking and signature on delivery, to guarantee the best protection of the work until handover.

EXPOSITIONS notables:
MAC Paris
A.R.P.A.C., Castelnau-Le-Lez
Galerie N5, Montpellier
Château d'Assas, Le Vigan
A DESSIN 4, Sète
SMAC Festival, Toulon
Galerie U, Baiersbronn, Germany
Galerie Théo de Seine, Paris
Galerie Via Arte, Honfleur
Galerie Hartmut Beck, Erlangen, Germany
EWE, Freiburg, Germany