Reflection
| Edition | Original Art |
|---|---|
| Sujet | Portrait |
| Technique | Street Art |
| Height | 50 cm |
| Width | 100 cm |
| Length/Depth | 3.5 cm |
Media: Acrylic and spray paint on canvas
Year of creation: 2022
The canvas is framed in a black shadow-joint frame (5.5 cm deep) (included in the price).
Info:
‘Reflection’ is part of the Chrome series and was the first piece in this series. The motif consists of a hand-cut 7-layer or 1-layer composition. The abstraction of the face, veiled by the chrome effect, serves to emphasise once again that all people are equal. There are no differences; even gender is often difficult to discern. In these pieces, the choice of colour plays a particularly important role for me. The chrome effect is very labour-intensive to cut out and therefore requires many hours of meticulous handwork.
‘Reflection’ depicts a person looking at themselves – or rather, at their inner self. The mirror of the soul. How one would see oneself from a third-person perspective. The outer shell has fallen away and the reflection stands there in its original form. Without clothes, without outward appearances, without superficiality. The white figure and the grey background hint at the rough streets of a big city.
Frederick Reifsteck
Frederick Reifsteck is studying art at Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main and has been represented at the Student Art Market since August 2023.
In his work, Frederick combines technical precision with a raw, urban aesthetic, with portraits and the themes of dance and movement forming the core of his creative practice. The motifs are created using stencils he makes himself, which he cuts out with a scalpel and then complements with spontaneous, often gestural brushstrokes. This combination of controlled technique and free painting lends his works a tension between structure and intuition. In general, Frederick’s work is characterised by a play on contrasts: movement and stillness, harshness and sensitivity, control and spontaneity. These dualities create not only a deliberate friction but also a harmony – a symbiosis in which opposites do not cancel each other out but rather reinforce one another. An important element of his work is the choice of support: whether scratched road signs, old scraps of wood, or discarded everyday objects. The material is stripped of its original function and transformed into a new narrative medium.
In recent years, Frederick has increasingly collaborated with national galleries and is primarily represented in group exhibitions and at art fairs.
Exhibitions (selection):
2026 – “Discovery Art Fair” | with Art42 Gallery | Cologne
- Art fair
2026 – “Anniversary Exhibition” | with Galerie Goos | Lüneburg
- Group exhibition
2026 – “Open Perspectives – A Diversity of Artistic Views on Life” | with SKM Gallery & the Hans Riegel Foundation | Bonn
- Group exhibition
2026 – “Kunstmitte Karlsruhe” | with Art42 Gallery | Karlsruhe
- Art fair
2025 – “6th Community Exhibition” | with SKM Gallery | Leipzig
- Group exhibition
2025 – “Stroke Art Fair” | with Art42 Gallery | Munich
- Art fair
2025 – Gallery opening | Galerie Goos | Lüneburg
- Group exhibition
2025 – “Discovery Art Fair” | with Art42 Gallery | Cologne
- Art fair
2024 – “Discovery Art Fair” | with Art42 Gallery | Frankfurt
- Art fair
2024 – “Community Exhibition” | with SKM Gallery | Leipzig
- Group exhibition
2024 – “Stroke Art Fair” | with Art42 Gallery | Munich
- Art fair
2024 – “Main Art” | with Arp Gallery | Aschaffenburg
- Art fair
2023 – “Apart” | Arp Gallery | Hanau
- Group exhibition
2022 – “Friends of the Gallery #3” | x23 Gallery | Leipzig
- Group exhibition
2021 – “Friends of the Gallery #2” | x23 Gallery | Leipzig
- Group exhibition
2021 – “Friends of the Gallery #1” | x23 Gallery | Leipzig
- Group exhibition
2020 – “Annual Exhibition” | G.B. Kunst Trier, TuFa | Trier
- Group exhibition
