Rubica von Streng graduated from Berlin’s University of Arts UdK as a masterclass student in 2018. Her works, such as the paintings of the monumental “PortLand” cycle, have found a place in highly recognized art collections in Germany and aborad. They often deal with the beauty of nature, biodiversity and the future of civilization.
Abstract portrait and landscape painting enter an exciting liaison in her oeuvre. Her multilayered, oil paintings on canvas and paper appear watercolor-like and radiate an unexpected lightness, however heavy and complex the subjects. The artist achieves this balancing act by means of her self-developed so-called arpeggio painting technique: wafer-thin layers of highly diluted oil paint are applied one after the other, creating a powerful ensemble of overlapping color spaces and forms that interact with fragments of varying shapes.
“Rubica von Streng’s works provide viewers with a continuous and moving visual experience,” says Kerstin Bitar, chief art historian at Museum Rosengart Collection, Lucerne. “In an interplay with initially recognized motifs, they will constantly discover new figures, plants and landscapes. It is a continual process. This unfolding of very different visual elements in her pictures is extremely fascinating. Her PortLand works open up many different perspectives – into the depths, into the distance, into the future.”
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