Picture "And Earth Below" (2009), on stretcher frame
Picture "And Earth Below" (2009), on stretcher frame
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limited, 199 copies | numbered | signed | reproduction, Giclée print on canvas | on stretcher frame | size approx. 75 x 125 cm (h/w)
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Picture "And Earth Below" (2009), on stretcher frame
"And Earth Below" shows a sunrise against a grandiose backdrop. Ritgen: "A new day dawns - and we return from the world of our dreams. The rebirth of light, the source of all earthly life, takes place before us - majestically and irresistibly. And slowly, out of light and water, the blue planet - our world - is formed again."
Giclée on artist's canvas, 2009. Limited edition of 199 copies, numbered and signed by hand on the back. Mounted on a stretcher frame. Size approx. 75 x 125 cm (h/w).
About Ule W. Ritgen
Ule W. Ritgen is a true multi-talent and internationally successful painter, lyricist and musician.
In 2007, he was voted one of the top 5 songwriters in Japan. His band "Fair Warning" has long been a cult in Asia: "I already had golden records on the wall as a musician when my childhood dream of painting caught up with me again." In his paintings, he combines surreal dreamscapes with old-masterly pictorial composition: "It is only a wafer-thin membrane that separates the world of our dreams from the so-called 'real world'. For me, the transitions are completely fluid – reality has many levels and facets."
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.