HANS RATH
born in 1952 in Hermeskeil, Germany, lives and works in Freiburg and Villevieille
Scholarships
1980 DAAD for Antwerp
1985 Art Foundation, Baden-Württemberg
1993 Scholarship Art Fund, Bonn
1997 Reinhold-Schneider_Förderpreis der Stadt Freiburg
Selected solo exhibitions
2010
Flughafen Tempelhof und andere Bilder, Jiri Svestka Berlin
2008
JIRI SVESTKA GALLERY
2007
Morat Institut für Kunst und Kunstwissenschaft, Freiburg im Breisgau
2006
Galerie l’arbre seul, Masméjean
2003
Galerie Ruppert, Landau
2002
Galerie G, Freiburg
2001
City Gallery, Waldkraiburg
2000
Kunstverein, Freiburg
Galerie G, Freiburg
Selected group exhibitions
2006
Friends of Young Art Association, Baden-Baden
2005
Galerie Mathieu, Lyon
2003
Galerie Mathieu, Lyon
2000
Liquid Time, Wehr/Baden
Hans Rath is represented by the Jiri Svestka Gallery
www.jirisvestka.com
ABOUT THE ARTIST
The paintings by Hans Rath arise on one spot within several hours, without the possibility of a later correction. The works originate as though from a single pouring, by applying the paint in the “wet-in-wet” method.
Without taking reference to photography or memory, Hans Rath's landscapes and industrial architecture capture the light and shadow of a given day. The human body and face is studied on a model in the artist's atelier. Thus, his works underline the direct and sensual perception and a particular sincerity to the world around us.