Michael Ladenthin, born in 1963, is a German artist who grew up and lives and works in the Ruhr region.
His works are characterised by an expressionist style that is partly based on realistic elements and partly on abstract processes. Ladenthin experiments with the primary colours yellow, cyan and magenta in combination with white and black, creating random structures that can depict stories, scenes, dreams or even psychotic states. Some parts of his pictures remain unprocessed in order to give the viewer space to discover their own pictorial components in the abstract structures and to add individual scenes.
The painting "Alles auf den Großen" has an original size of 60 x 60 cm and is a mixed technique (oil on acrylic). It thematises the defence against evil forces with all conceivable means and shows a simple jet fighter as well as other unspecified means.
The painting is based on the primary colours yellow, magenta and cyan and, like Ladenthin's other works, contains watercolour features as well as large, integrated areas of colour. The abstract and realistic elements merge into a powerful depiction that leaves the viewer room for their own interpretation.
The images belong primarily to the cycle CMY, which, based on the technique of modern printing technology, consists essentially of the colors cyan, magenta and yellow. The colors are used in the priming for image composition and later elaborated in the details.
The pictures are rather..
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Germany
Netherlands
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Netherlands
Netherlands