Tanja Scheithauer

urban life

Sweeping skyscrapers, noise, cars, rushing crowds, and architectural might, images of pulsating human congregations evoke feelings of liveliness, anonymity, or even oppression. ________________________________ Straßenschluchten, Lärm, Autos, hetzende Menschenmassen und architektonische Gewaltigkeit, Einblicke ins pulsierende Molloch der Ballungszentren, erzeugen eine Faszination, ein Gefühl der Lebendigkeit, Anonymität oder auch...

structure 1

Movement, Power, Emotion, and Strength, define the images in this collection. Striking colours on rough mineral plaster enhance the effect on the viewer. A high-gloss finish protects the acrylic paint and provides shine. _________________________________ Bewegung, Kraft, Emotion oder Stärke zeichnen die Bilder dieser Serie aus. Sie sind in kräftigen Farben auf grober Mineralputzstruktur gemalt, wodurch die Wirkung auf den Betrachter noch...

sea side

Caribbean images in hues of blue convey an atmosphere of relaxation and even longing towards the captures places without seeming cliché. _________________________________ Karibische Impressionen in Blautönen vermitteln eine entspannende doch auch von Fernweh geprägte Atmosphere ohne kitschig zu erscheinen. _________________________________ • golfo de méxico-01 - 2007 – 100cm x 120cm - oil on canvas • golfo de...

still life

This category contains classic still-life paintings that were painted in different methods for various reasons. ________________________________ In dieser Kategorie befinden sich klassische Stillleben, die auf unterschiedlichen Malgründen, mit verschiedenen Techniken gefertigt worden sind. ________________________________ • 4 tartlets - 2010 - 50cm x 50cm - oil on canvas • bottles - 2006 – 50cm x 40cm, oil...

woods

With the „woods“ collection, I was inspired by my daily walks through the woods with my dog. In the early hours when the sunlight shines through the leaves, the beauty of nature is most breathtaking. The calm but powerful images that a forest evokes, combined with the spectacular rays of light, culminate in an almost magical and refreshing effect on the viewer. I wish to capture this fascination in my...

green and blue

Works in this category are primarily in shades of green and blue. The techniques as well as the colours vary. The chosen images are largely abstract. __________________________________ Die Bilder dieser Kategorie sind sind alle überwiegend in Grün- und Blautönen gehalten. Die Malgründe sowie die Farben variieren. Die Motive sind eher abstrakt gewählt. __________________________________ • into the blue 1 - 2003 - 60cm x...

knives

All paintings in this category are made in oil with a painting knife. ________________________________ Alle Bilder dieser Kategorie sind in Öl mit einem Malspachtel gefertigt. ________________________________ • knife-01 to -15 - 2009/2010 - oil on paper - 38cm x 28cm/ incl. passepartout in black 50cm x 40cm • knife-11 - 2010 - oil on cotton /cardboard - 50cm x 40cm / incl. passepartout in black 70cm x 50cm • ...

mexico

Mexican streets painted in miscellaneous techniques. ________________________________ Mexikanische Straßenszenen mit unterschiedlicher Technik gemalt. ________________________________ • mercado - 2006 - 70cm x 50cm - oil on canvas • guanajuato - 2007 - 50cm x 35cm - pastel on paper

structure 2

As in Structure 1, these works are made of acrylic paint on mineral plaster, only the chosen colours are somewhat softer. The images come primarily from Mexican impressions, while works of the “open” series convey images of looking upon nature through an opening. ________________________________ Wie Struktur 1 sind diese Bilder auf Mineralputzstruktur gemalt, nur sind die Farben etwas sanfter gewählt. Die Motive sind überwiegend aus...

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About my paintings

Urban life and woods are my two main contrasting collections.

In the urban life collection I try to evoke the sensations of metropolises.

Sweeping skyscrapers, noise, cars, rushing crowds, and architectural might, images of pulsating human congregations evoke feelings of liveliness, anonymity, or even oppression.

About the painting beware!:

We meet thousands of people in our lives, and often their paths cross with ours only for a short moment. What lies beneath all those uniform façades? Dreams, talents, unfulfilled desires, dark secrets, aggression, unhappiness…

With this painting, among other things, I wish to picture the anonymity of cities. The people in the image all wear identical sunglasses, and are positioned only at the lower edge. This is done to give greater emphasis on the impressive architecture, which, in turn, makes the people below seem small and insignificant. The sunglasses are a kind of adaptation, in which individuals hide their identity.