Waltraud Gemein
The figures generated by the creative pen of Waltraud Gemein perfectly identify her production and stand as a manifesto of the sense of unity that exists between living beings, breaking down once and for all the now rooted classifications between the animal, human and vegetable world. Acording to the artist, sharing the same environment inevitably makes us similar, to the point that the caracteristics of each merge with the others, both conceptually and formally. Therefore, in the works of the german artist, it is possible to witness the birth of fantastic creatures, the result of the encounter between different worlds, enriched by a particularly compelling selections of colors; a chromatic assortment that reflects the infinite levels of beings, the great variety offered by Mother Nature and, in general, the richness of life.
Instagram: @waltraudgemein Email: gemeinart@gmail.com
The extravagant creatures born from the mind of Waltraud Gemein are easily comparable to the unreal protagonists of Salvador Dalis paintings, whose predilection for hybrid figures such as elephants with insect legs rather than thin and very long limbs is well known. The representation of an imaginary, almost dreamlike reality with irrational traits is in fact a typical feature of Surrealist art: here, as in Gemein's research, one is transported to another dimension, rather alien to the known world and precisely for this full of charme and mystery.
Martina Scavone
Art historian, Rome
