The picture shows a girl lying upside down. She looks interested and attentive to the left. Thus, the viewer does not feel observed by the girl and can look at it undisturbed. She is dressed in modern clothes. She seems to look around for a short moment. Who is she watching? The viewer can immerse himself in the picture in peace. He is captured by the slender beautiful face. It lies in quarter profile embedded in the top and dark upswept hair. The eyes and mouth literally glow.
In the drawing, each line was drawn once with a powerful stroke on China paper without a preliminary sketch. Each delicate bend of the line had to succeed at the first go. This is a challenge, especially with the face. This applies to the chin bow, the mouth, the eyes and the nose.
Already as a child and in his further life the portrayal of the human being inspired Gunter Langer. Translating emotions into lines fascinated him. He began with portraits and later discovered that the human body can also develop emotions and expressiveness. To find pictorial compositions Gunter Langer works intensively with.. Read more…