“If you need a vision, tell me what you want to see.”

July 21, 2010 - Posted by Astrid- 0 Comments

Art Exhibition: “No Style”

May 26, 2010 - Posted by Astrid- 0 Comments

Astrid Adler is showing the Art-Exhibition: ”NO STYLE” during the Doonbeg Jazz Festival

The artist put this exhibition together to show the diversity of her work. Exploring abstract ancient symbols with charcoal and chalk on big tinted papers creating the look of stone, than, catapulting Celtic Art full colour into the 21st Century, where its construction takes completely different rules; you find Materialism still confused with Surrealism, Andre Breton still discussing with Salvador Dali if he is one, over Illustrations of local fairy tails to some study in pastels of the Stanley range, coming home to prints in Outsider Art “Scattery Island” and old favorite “The Weddingcross”.

Openings hours are: Friday 8-10pm, Saturday 2-5pm and Monday 2-3pm. Artist will be present. Venue: Strandcamping Doonbeg.

Metarealistic/Surrealistic work

January 19, 2009 - Posted by Astrid- 0 Comments

Astrid Adler and her Metarealistic work.

As a young girl, she attended art classes in the birth town Brühl, near Cologne,of Dada grounder Max Ernst. The study of Surrealistic painters where part of her secundary education.

 To achieve dreamlike effects upon canvas, Ernst invented many techniques. One of these, first noted by Leonardo da Vinci, is that of observing strange shapes in natural objects. Salvador Dali, called that the “paranoic Method”. It is an interpretation of the image, depending on the level of imagination of the viewer, where in the one image, there can be seen different motives.

To achieve this very imaginative dream landscapes automatic painting is one of the surrealistic technieques used. The hand is allowed to move absent-mindedly over  the canvas and by doing so letting the subconscios emerge. The artist can then develop images based on what is seen.

Adlers work is clearly influenced by the Surrealistic painters. But she developed  a practice with the unconscios, which allowes her to guide her mind to archetype images.

That is what makes  her work Metarealistic. It does not show subconcios randomness but moves beyond psychological consciousness.

It tells of old mythology and wilderness, it is a spiritual interpretation of other dimensions. It shows us, that there is more to reality than appears at first sight.

 

www.astridadler.com  surrealistic and metarealistic work