Picture "Passages (35)" (2023), framed
Picture "Passages (35)" (2023), framed
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 199 copies | numbered | signed | reproduction, Giclée print on handmade paper | framed | glazed | size 31 x 44 cm (h/w)
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Picture "Passages (35)" (2023), framed
Ruth Bussmann's female protagonists usually stand facing away from the viewer against a simple background, thereby drawing full attention to themselves and their gaze into the world. The artist thus invites the viewer to observe her observers.
Edition in Fine Art Giclée process on heavy Hahnemühle handmade paper. Limited edition of 199 copies, numbered and signed by hand. Motif size 17 x 30 cm (h/w). Sheet size 27 x 40 cm (h/w). Framed in a silver-coloured solid wood frame, glazed. Size 31 x 44 cm (h/w). ars mundi Exclusive Edition.
About Ruth Bussmann
"After taking my own photos of people I observe on streets and squares, I start working on the picture. Most of the time, I paint rear views of people walking or standing. There is no indication of where they come from or where they are going. The space surrounding them consists only of areas of colour. Formally, I am interested in the communication of colours and the composition of figure and space. I am interested in reduction and abstraction. The colour space is pure emotionality and can offer the viewer a surface for projection." (Ruth Bussmann)
The German artist Ruth Bussmann (born in 1962) initially worked freelance after training as a graphic designer. From 1992 to 1994, she studied Fine Arts/Painting at the Kunstakademie Münster under Professor Jochen Zellmann, and from 1994 at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under Professor Beate Schiff, where she became a master student in 1996 and received the Academy Diploma in 1997.
In 1998, she was nominated for the 9th European Festival Arte Viva, Italy, and was honoured with the Art Prize of the Sparkasse Bayreuth in 2001. Her works are exhibited at national and international art fairs, art associations, and museums and are included in public and private collections.
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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.