Man with umbrella fighting strong winds Painting

One try only! To create the highly minimalistic deep black forms communicating with the large parts of pure white, which are so characteristic for the calligraphic paintings of Larissa Laë, demands courage and determination: first impulsive movement of colour done, no chance to change or correct the slightest thing later on. In her minimalistic but tense calligraphic paintings, the artist deals with the same themes of light, movement, energy & dance, change & metamorphosis as in her sculptural work. Art historian Christina zu Meckenburg : „Laë's paintings prevail above all by their abstract minimalism. Elan, lightness, elegance, dance-like exhilaration, ease, informality and seemingly Far Eastern touches build a pendulum between silence, rhythm, poetry, flow and drama.“ Either pure in black and white (calligraphic-series) or in harmony with delicate colour backgrounds from pastel chalks and pencil/graphite drawings (colourgraphic-series), the deep black acrylic structures communicate in a playful way, like tilt or puzzle pictures, with the white of the surrounding space on paper, handmade Bütten cartonage, canvas or wood. Although the artist herself is creating her works with completely abstract intention and composing-ideas, it is always a great pleasure to her, listening to the viewers impressions during exhibitions. Her black abstract forms, seem to inevitably mobilize the viewer's imagination. According to the personal associative skills and background of the ones watching, often many different figurative elements are detected within her works: dancers, invisible men smoking cigares, animals, lovers, landscapes, cityscapes, deep-sea impressions... It is of great joy for the artist, that the fantastic and often surprising discoveries of people seem to have no limits! Therefore also the intended absence of limiting titles. Sometimes though, as in the case of this painting, the discoveries of the viewers inspire a title for the formerly untitled work ;-) ______________________ ° Signed at the side. The painting is unframed but ready to hang. In case you want to frame the work, a shadow gap frame would be my suggestion. ° Canvas, 30x24x2cm | 11,8x9,4x0,7inch ° Please note that the colours may vary slightly between the actual painting and the image on your screen due to the digital camera's results and your monitor. ° To see further paintings or impressions, please contact the webpage: or the artist herself.