Picture "Blue Shades of Dawn" (2010), on stretcher frame
Picture "Blue Shades of Dawn" (2010), on stretcher frame
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ars mundi Exclusive Edition | limited, 199 copies | numbered | signed | reproduction, Giclée print on canvas | stretcher frame | size 120 x 80 cm
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Picture "Blue Shades of Dawn" (2010), on stretcher frame
Nature as a landscape of the soul: Susann Ohlendorf is a master of flowing transitions. A landscape that is still hidden in darkness, delicate contours reveal the dawning day. "I am inspired by nearly abstract moments like these in nature. It seems that the visible and the tangible are merging," the artist comments.
The original artwork was transferred directly onto 100% cotton artist's canvas for a brilliant, authentic reproduction and mounted on a stretcher frame using the Fine Art Giclée process. Limited edition of 199 copies, numbered and signed on the back. Size 120 x 80 cm. Exclusively at ars mundi.
About Susann Ohlendorf
Susann Ohlendorf, born in 1962, lives and works as a freelance artist in Hanover, Germany. The artist is particularly drawn to the imaginary landscapes of the universe. The wonder worlds of nature, the cosmos with its seas of clouds.
The focus of her artistic work is oil painting. She prefers to apply the paint in layers. The results are lively, organic structures and abstract explosions of colour – far beyond representationalism.
She achieved her international breakthrough with the series of works entitled "Sea of Clouds", which she started in 2000. They are large-format oil paintings dominated by imaginary landscapes. Her works are regularly represented at exhibitions at home and abroad. Critics praise her mastery of craftsmanship as well as her artistic expressiveness. The "musicality" of her colour and light compositions is repeatedly mentioned.
She shares a sense for colour and light effects with the artist William Turner, of whom her paintings are sometimes reminiscent. However, Ohlendorf is not concerned with the depiction of abstracted sensory perception. For her, the image and the fantastic, emotional imagination are of equal rank. "I actually depict feelings – they are often far too complex and multi-layered to be able to put them into words," says the artist. That is how she creates her colour-intensive landscapes of souls and feelings in a mixed technique which she developed herself.
Graphic or sculpture edition that was initiated by ars mundi and is available only at ars mundi or at distribution partners licensed by ars mundi.
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.