Ralf Schmidt

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Emerging Artist
Ralf Schmidt established his free painting style in 1998.
Some of Ralf’s recent paintings respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Ralf has worked as a visual artist for over 20 years.

German artist Ralf Schmidt creates large scale figurative paintings that explore inner realities and collective feelings. Ralf typically removes his subjects from their original context and incorporates them into abstract backdrops. Ralf’s subjects, which predominantly take the form of figures or objects, are in a cartoon-type style, whilst the rest of the painting is formed of geometric abstract shapes, washes of colour and surrealist motifs. Focusing on creating a universal feel to his paintings, Ralf frees his subjects from situation or context, and seeks to reveal the collective feeling of human realities.

Ralf Schmidt’s Education and Development

Ralf graduated with a degree in Visual Communication from The University of Applied Sciences in Dusseldorf in the 1980s before going on to study Typography, Illustration and Graphic Design. After finishing his studies, Ralf continued to develop his style and in 1998, he started ‘free painting’. Ralf’s free painting is a process of isolating realistic elements and transforming them on the canvas. His paintings deal with interpretations of human nature in its collective form.

Exhibitions

Ralf is currently based in Dusseldorf, Germany, where he frequently shows his work in solo and group exhibitions. As well as having a successful career exhibiting in galleries and having residencies throughout Germany, Ralf has also recently exhibited his paintings in the Netherlands.

Ralf Schmidt Artworks

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    Die Gärtnerin by Ralf Schmidt
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    Die Gärtnerin by Ralf Schmidt

    Die Gärtnerin

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    Der Nächste bitte by Ralf Schmidt
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    Der Nächste bitte by Ralf Schmidt

    Der Nächste bitte

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    Septembermädchen (September Girl) by Ralf Schmidt
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    Septembermädchen (September Girl) by Ralf Schmidt
    Ein Reiskorn hat mehr Gene als ein Mensch by Ralf Schmidt
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    Ein Reiskorn hat mehr Gene als ein Mensch by Ralf Schmidt
    Gentlemen Agreement by Ralf Schmidt
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    Gentlemen Agreement by Ralf Schmidt

    Gentlemen Agreement

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    Auf dem Weg (On the way) by Ralf Schmidt
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    Auf dem Weg (On the way) by Ralf Schmidt

    Auf dem Weg (On the way)

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    Umarmung (Embrace) by Ralf Schmidt
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    Umarmung (Embrace) by Ralf Schmidt

    Umarmung (Embrace)

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    Alles auf Anfang (Restart) by Ralf Schmidt
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    Alles auf Anfang (Restart) by Ralf Schmidt

    Alles auf Anfang (Restart)

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    Erwartung (Expectation) by Ralf Schmidt
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    Erwartung (Expectation) by Ralf Schmidt

    Erwartung (Expectation)

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    Trockenübung (Dry Run) by Ralf Schmidt
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    Trockenübung (Dry Run) by Ralf Schmidt

    Trockenübung (Dry Run)

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    Letzte Chance (Last chance) by Ralf Schmidt

    Letzte Chance (Last chance)

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    Niemals zurück II (Never back II) by Ralf Schmidt
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    Wundertüte (Lucky bag) by Ralf Schmidt

    Wundertüte (Lucky bag)

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    Reinigung II (Purification II) by Ralf Schmidt

    Reinigung II (Purification II)

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    Basis by Ralf Schmidt

    Basis

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    Gemeinsam (together) by Ralf Schmidt

    Gemeinsam (together)

    Paintings - 100x100 cm

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