Ralf Altrieth - Décidémentales 2 - XXL

At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive impulse. Then the gaze lingers—and gradually discovers a buzzing universe where characters, creatures, and improbable forms seem to evolve with a freedom as deliberate as it is surprisingly striking. Nothing is fixed. Every detail participates in a living composition that reveals itself progressively according to distance, light, and the time spent before it.

In this universe, the boundary between abstraction and figuration remains deliberately unstable. Silhouettes appear, transform, disappear sometimes in favor of other presences. The eye moves 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 interlace with a freedom that is perfectly mastered, giving rise to a scene where the imagination seems to invent itself as it unfolds.

But beyond its immediate energy, this painting settles durably in space. Through its visual density. Through its discreet humor. And through this rare ability to transform a wall into a territory of exploration, where each new glance reveals a detail, a character, or a relationship that had previously gone unnoticed.

TECHNIQUE:
Acrylic and oil on canvas
Thick, professional-quality canvas
160 × 80 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 pure childish songs. From the crucible of improvisation emerges an intact world made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director

"His handling of gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and experiments never attempted. His paintings 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 large-format tube, specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions refer to the work once mounted on a stretch frame. The canvas includes additional white margins to facilitate easy tensioning by your local framer.

EXPÉDITION:
The work is entrusted to an express carrier delivering to your home, with full tracking and signature on delivery, to guarantee the best protection of the work until it is handed over to you in person.

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