Ralf Altrieth - Décidémentales 1 - XXL

At first glance, Ralf Altrieth's painting seems to burst forth in a free, instinctive momentum. Then the eye lingers—and gradually discovers a lush universe where characters, creatures, and improbable forms appear to evolve with a freedom as decided as it is surprisingly striking. 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. Figures 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 interweave with a freedom that is perfectly mastered, giving birth to a scene where the imagination seems to invent itself as it unfolds.

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

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

CRITIQUE AND PRESS:
"In this sense, Ralf Altrieth’s pictorial poems are a pure childish song. From the crucible of improvisation, he brings forth a world intact, made of spontaneous joys and strong impulses."
— Dr. Friedhelm Häring, art historian and museum director

"His writing through gesture and color describes a world open to new voices and experiences 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

PACKAGING:
The canvas is shipped rolled in a reinforced large-format tube (120 to 220 cm depending on the work), specially designed to ensure maximum protection during transport.
The indicated dimensions correspond to the artwork once mounted on a frame. The canvas includes additional white margins allowing easy stretching by your local framer.

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

NOTABLE EXHIBITIONS:
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