Ai-Wen Wu Kratz, USA

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Ai-Wen Wu Kratz, USA, Upon Far And Near, 2020, acrylic on canvas, 61 x 91 cm

Ai-Wen Wu Kratz

United States

in the Studio Gallery “Apollinaire”

Harmony between Landscape and Cultivation

Ai-Wen Wu Kratz’s dialogue between the shapes of nature and their airy colors foregoes any concrete definition of pictorial space. The artist is mainly interested in the mental perception of her images.

With wide open eyes and nostrils, observers get to walk through the blissful refuge of her visual narratives as roses and lilies stretch their irresistible bodies toward their meditative gaze, emitting an elegant scent. Light pink elements conjure up images of children in summer clothes that may be playing on paths or accompanying ramblers.

The colored squares with their suprematic touch add to an overall modernist impression offering a contrast to the organic movement of nature that dominates the unique landscape paintings.

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Ai-Wen Wu Kratz: Color Logic I, RYB, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 153 x 213 cm

Art Meditation

Imagine you are at an exhibition featuring these works, mindfully observing them. Close your eyes and observe your breath, or listen to it, until you feel pleasantly calm. Pick an artwork:

  • What is this artwork about? What is special about it?
  • Take your time and analyze the colors and shapes in this work. Feel their sound!
  • What spontaneous associations does this artwork trigger in you?
  • What would you say is “that certain something” about it – that mysterious aspect that is difficult put into words, and that has sprung directly from the artist’s soul?

Relax and Rejoice with Art

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Color Logic I, CMYK, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 153 x 213 cm
Color Logic I, CMYK, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 153 x 213 cm
Color Logic II, Orange, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 25 cm square
Color Logic II, Orange, 2018, acrylic on canvas, 25 cm square
Color Logic I, RGB, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 153 x 213 cm
Color Logic I, RGB, 2010, acrylic on canvas, 153 x 213 cm
Color Logic II, Blue, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 25 cm square
Ai-Wen Wu Kratz: Color Logic II, Blue, 2019, acrylic on canvas, 25 cm square

Music Suggestion

(To view a picture in its original size in the comfort of your own home.)

Symphony No. 6  “Pastoral” by Ludwig van Beethoven

The blog post about the art images of Ai-Wen Wu Kratz is an excerpt from the book “Excellent Art 2024”. Please see the double page 42 – 43. More information about Ludwig van Beethoven and his “Symphony No. 6” you can find on p. 7 and p. 120 in the book or click on this link!

Other music for relaxation to few the pictures here at our website:

Or listening to the music of nature by haiku poetry:

The light oscillates.
Listen! Peewit, peewit, peewit…
A springtime walk.

Sitting proudly on
Its fence post, the thrush trills, plumes
And flutters away.

The silent expanse
Of May green, only the cuckoo
Calls from the woods.

The male nightingale
Sings its nighttime serenade
Like a troubadour
.
When witch hazel and
Hazel bloom, the greenfinch’s
Melody is heard.

Listen! Somewhere in
The oak wood, the oriole
Is playing its flute.

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