The subject matter
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Retro-Art
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 A Trip Into The Holier-Than-Thou-Land
Thema: Religion, Politics und Power
Mastertapes, oil on canvas, 2009 - in progress
Description:
What I as a painter can achieve through my pictures is a shift of perspectives which is necessary
in the most positive sense. For this, no one naturally needs to fundamentally relinquish his own
position, but the willingness to step into the other’s shoes is absolutely necessary. As this
is not always possible in the day-to-day life together and in the search for solutions, I as
Pinselartist® move into the varying positions and take on
the respective perspectives. Only distance and the willingness to change perspective truly opens
one’s eyes. In the final analysis, this is consistent and open humanism in painted form.
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NEW - Various
Thema: Individual Works
Mastertapes, oil on canvas, in progress
Description:
Here, I show works which aren’t part of my series but which offer important perspectives on the overall context of my work and for understanding them.
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The Lord of the Crown
Theme: Todays Masculinity
Mastertapes, oil on canvas, 2006 - December 2008
Description:
As Pinselartist® I move into the varying positions and take on the respective masculine perspectives. I present an ironic mirror image of their macho male affectations in our modern society.
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The Crowning of Creation
Theme: Femininity
Mastertapes, oil on canvas, 2004 - 2005
Description:
As Pinselartist® I move into the varying positions and take on the respective masculine perspectives. I present an ironic mirror image of their macho male affectations in our modern society.
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| The journey towards Retro-Art |
 Beach of my Dreams
Theme: Human egoism and improvidence
Mastertapes, acrylic on canvas, 2003
Description:
Sometimes through lack of attention or pure egoism, other people force us to alter our course. All of us have experienced this on the roads, forced to alter either pace or course by speed merchant or slow crawler. The same thing occurs on the beach, albeit far less frequently.
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Objects come into the picture
Theme: Does still-life painting still make sense today? A pictorial investigation.
Mastertapes, oil and acrylic on canvas, 1989 - 2004
Description:
Has photography rendered still-life painting redundant? In answering this question we seek a return to realistic painting that nevertheless still has relevance today.
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Rallipan
Theme: Self-portrait and metaphor
Mastertapes, oil on canvas, 1989 - 2004
Description:
In investigating still-life paintings, we can quickly determine that objects were used to portray a particular message. To ascertain whether this technique could also work with a self-portrait, Ralf Metzenmacher set about an exploration of his own creation.
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Tales from 1001 Nights
Theme: The Orient and Tales from 1001 Nights
Mastertapes, oil and acrylic on canvas, 1988 - 1989
Description:
Is it possible to pictorially relate stories from foreign lands without depicting the visage of the inhabitants? A journey into the unknown...
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