Pino Alto (High Pine)
2008Single piece Signed Dated Titled
1
Size
39 x 57.09 in
Year
2008
Medium
Paintings
Reference
ac05d21a
Olio su tela
Firmato a mano dall'artista (retro)
1962 KLEVE, Germany
In his paintings, Franz Baumgartner praises the mundane, the simple things, placing the viewer in an intimate dialogue with the image .
Franz uses oil paint on canvas to create large-scale landscapes, predominantly lit by a very particular light.
His paintings often have shades of gray color, are calm and deep and, they do not reveal themselves immediately, but over time develop a glow from this depth. Stylistically, the motifs are reduced, the perspective wrong. These stylistic devices remove the narratives and temporality of the images, giving reality something artificial.
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Address
Reggio Emilia, Via dell'Aquila, 6/c
Opened as Home Gallery in 2007 with a solo exhibition by Urs Lüthi, VV8artecontemporanea is the brainchild of Alberto Soncini and Chiara Pompili. With a scientific background and a degree in Pharmacy, Alberto approached the world of art as a collector. Chiara, daughter of art, was trained in the arts: after studying at the 'Paolo Toschi' Art Institute in Pa...
