Renate Fäth

I live in the northern part of Germany near the "UNESCO World Heritage Wadden Sea". I see my artwork in the wake of the nordic tradition of landscape painting. Where the land meets the sea, a unique atmosphere is created. My art is dedicated to this ever-changing landscape. Reeds, moors, shores, lakes and horizons are some of the series in which I continuously work.
The outer layers of my work always carry a certain degree of roughness,cracks in the dark repoussoir and in the heavy relief, which are caused by the complexity of the painting´s mass. This suggests weathering and also creates a hint of transience and the past. In contrast to this, and as a painterly countermovement, I obscure the contours and create gentle transitions into the depths, giving space to what is no longer topographical. On the horizon, heaven, earth and water meet. Freedom and infinity can be felt. Everything merges and is connected. Above and below belong together, like yesterday and tomorrow. In most of my paintings, the end of the shore is always close, because, in the border regions near the water, there is still solid, but also uncertain ground. It has always been the case, this area is facing a clash between the elements and the tides that shape both...

University of Education, Göttingen, Germany, 1975
Neue Kunstschule Zürich, Switzerland, 1988

2023 Art On Loop, Digit. Exhibition, TheHolyArt, New York, USA
2023 The World of Interiors, Conde Nast, 3 Issues, London, UK
2023 Licht, BBK Galerie, Oldenburg,G
2022 Unity, Virtual Exhibition, TheHolyArt Gallery, London, UK
2022 Squares and Triangles, Fitzrovia Gallery, London, UK
2022 Chaos, BBK Galerie, Oldenburg, G
2020 In Love with Art, Rocco Paolina Museum, Perugia, Italy
2020 EditionIX, LDX Artodrome Gallery, Malta
2019 Edition XIII, LDX Artodrome Gallery, Malta
2019 Kunst und Innovation, LDX Artodrome Gallery, Berlin, G
2019 Kunst und Freiheit, Gallery Weekend, LDX, Berlin, G
2018 Soweit das Auge reicht, Galerie Jever, G, Solo Exh.
2017 Taufrisch, BBK Stadtmuseum Oldenburg, G
2016 Unterwegs, Forum Alte Werft, Papenburg, G, Solo Exh.
2016 Drents Schildersgenootschap, Coevorden, NL
2016 Horizonte, Rathaus Kirchhatten, G, Solo Exh.
2015 chARTerflug, Kap- Hoorn Art, Hafenateliers, Bremen, G
2015 Aufwind, Galerie der UNESCO, Wilhelmshaven, G
2014 8. Bremer Kunstfrühling mit BBK Oldenburg, Bremen, G
2013 Discover me, Ostfriesisches Landesmuseum Emden, G
2012 Schaufenster der Region, Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven, G
2012 Volkshochschule Oldenburg, G, Solo Exh.
2012 Zwischen Tag und Nacht, Sezession Nordwest, Solo Exh.
2010 Mein Körper ...