Eigenart
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Landscape |
| Technique | Painting |
| Height | 50 cm |
| Width | 40 cm |
| Length/Depth | 0.3 cm |
Uniqueness creates the space in which diversity can exist.
Three trees stand in a vast expanse of snow. They share the same open space, yet follow no discernible order. Each tree has its own shape, its own direction, its own stance. One appears massive and restless, another slender and upright, a third slightly turned away. These differences shape their appearance and allow each figure to stand on its own.
The stark winter landscape reinforces this independence. The long shadows cast by the cold blue of the snow visually separate the forms from one another, whilst the warm sky provides a tranquil backdrop that encompasses them all equally. This creates an interplay that is not based on sameness or proximity.
The diversity of the three figures lies at the heart of this motif. The forms do not need to conform to one another in order to endure. Each structure asserts itself through its distinctiveness and, precisely through this, contributes to the balance of the entire space. The individuality of each figure becomes the element that holds the scene together and determines its internal order.
Individual paths, temperaments or rhythms of life need not coincide in order to be part of a shared environment. Different characters often keep social spaces more stable than uniformity ever could. From this perspective, the feeling of occasionally standing apart takes on a new meaning: individuality provides a sense of direction and clarifies relationships, because everyone retains their own form.
Thus, the landscape depicted becomes a metaphor for a way of living together that allows for diversity and finds stability within that diversity.
The work is part of a five-part series.
Material:
The landscape is painted using lightfast, high-quality artists’ acrylic paints. The painting is framed and is therefore dispatched ready to hang. The original painting is sealed with a UV-protective varnish by Lascaux and is signed on the front and back. It is supplied with a certificate of authenticity.
The painting is executed on a painting panel. The panel is made from an MDF board stretched with a cotton canvas, approximately 3.2 mm thick, dimensionally stable and warp-free.
: frame
The 4.5 cm wide frame is made from MDF mouldings covered with decorative film.
There is no glass pane in the frame. A 1 mm thick anti-reflective acrylic glass pane is supplied. Simply remove the back panel of the frame by turning the twist springs. The acrylic glass pane is located behind it.
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The artwork is shipped stretched on a stretcher frame – including a certificate of authenticity, the frame and the artist’s signature on the front and back.
Melissa Faltermeier
of
Regensburg. It was there that I discovered my love of landscape painting. In particular, during the painting excursions I regularly took part in, I developed a deep connection with nature and a passion for the diversity of colours that we often fail to notice in everyday life. I often lose myself in the many facets of nature and observe it with a discerning eye.
In my works, which are predominantly created using acrylic paint, I aim to highlight and exaggerate the variety of colours that can be discovered in nature upon close observation. In doing so, I alter the colours and consciously transform them to create unique atmospheres of colour and light. Despite these alterations, it is of great importance to me to keep
the forms true to what can be observed and to nature
. Through the manipulation of colours, I often succeed in creating mystical, dark, stormy and dynamic colour schemes. My choice of tranquil subjects, such as solitary trees or distant cloudscapes, harmonises perfectly with a dynamic choice and application of colour. As a result, my landscapes are both serene and dynamic and wild. They are characterised by contrasts between light and dark, between gloom and vibrant colours.
Through my unique colour and light atmospheres, my distortions of reality and my constant artistic development, I set myself apart from other landscape painters. My works offer the viewer a special artistic experience, immersing them in a world full of unique moods and sensations.
- 2025 Participation in the art workshop at the Ostbayernschau
- in
- Straubing
- 2024 Art Meets Church: Between Abstraction and Longing.
- 2024: Participated in the art workshop at the Ostbayernschau Straubing.
- 2023: Received the Sparda-Bank Amberg
- 2022 and 2023 Participation in the art workshop at the Ostbayernschau Straubing
- 2022 Solo exhibition ‘Light and Shadow’ at the Angermühle Clinic2020
- Group exhibition at AVL Regensburg ‘Little Happiness’ as part of a project with the University of Regensburg
- 2019 Group exhibition at AVL Regensburg, ‘Artificial Intelligence’, as part of a project with the University of Regensburg
- 2019 Sculpture exhibition in Stadtbergen
Other artworks by the artist
