Picture "TAU" (2010), unframed
Picture "TAU" (2010), unframed
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limited, 299 copies | numbered | signed | reproduction, Giclée print on canvas | stretcher frame | size 100 x 70 cm
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Picture "TAU" (2010), unframed
The city of Berlin and the interplay of urbanity and almost rural riverscape repeatedly play a major role in Christian Sauer's work. His picture "Tau" from 2010 is dedicated to the showboat TAU, which is anchored at night in the colourfully lit tranquillity of the harbour in Kreuzberg, Berlin.
Original: peinture collée on nettle, owned by the artist.
Fine Art Giclée on artist's canvas, stretched on a wooden frame like an original painting. Limited edition of 299 copies, numbered on the back and signed by the artist. Size 100 x 70 cm (h/w).
About Christian Sauer
Christian Sauer (born in 1977) is a master student at the Berlin University of the Arts. The city of Berlin plays, in general, a recurring role in his work, which has been honoured by numerous exhibitions.
Sauer's technique of "peinture collée" is unusual. The artist assembles dried acrylic colour particles into representational motifs and works them with a brush. Thus, he achieves quite unusual colour gradients and an enormous graphicness in the expression of the picture.
Depiction of typical scenes from daily life in painting, whereby a distinction can be made between peasant, bourgeois and courtly genres.
The genre reached its peak and immense popularity in Dutch paintings of the 17th century. In the 18th century, especially in France, the courtly-galant painting became prominent while in Germany the bourgeois character was emphasised.
Giclée = derived from the French verb gicler "to squirt, spurt".
The giclée method is a digital printing process. It is a high-resolution, large-format printout on an inkjet printer with special different-coloured dye- or pigment-based inks (usually six to twelve). The colours are fade-proof, i.e. resistant to harmful UV light. They have a high richness of nuance, contrast and saturation.
The giclée process is suitable for art canvases, handmade and watercolour paper as well as for silk.