Heidrun Rathgeb, Winnetou Schlucht, 2020
Monotype, 32 x 25.5cm (unframed)
Heidrun Rathgeb’s practice celebrates - in her words - ‘moments that feel like daily epiphanies’. Whether drawing from the dramatic landscape surrounding her home or capturing intimate moments within domesticity, Heidrun’s small-scale unique and limited edition prints explore ‘states of being’ within today’s often frenetic world.
Heidrun works using a range of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques including woodcut, etching and monoprint. Hand-printed outside the confines of a commercial studio, each individual print is characterised by unique variations inherent in the fluidity of the printing process. Travel is key within Heidrun’s practice resulting in imagery that celebrates a wide range of terrains and climates. This work reflects upon happy summers spent camping with friends and family in Valsolda, Italy. The area’s natural pools and large rocks have earned the nickname of this work’s title which references the numerous stories of Apache chief, Winnetou, and Schulcht, meaning ‘canyon’.
Heidrun was born in Germany but moved to London in 1993 to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art followed by the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Her work has been exhibited in regular solo and group exhibitions in the UK and Germany; most recently, a solo show of paintings was presented by John Martin Gallery in London (2022). Travel is key within her practice; she has undertaken artistic residencies in Norway, Denmark, France, Scotland, Spain, Italy and India.
Heidrun currently lives and works in rural South Germany, with views from her home of Lake Constance and the Alps.
Monotype, 32 x 25.5cm (unframed)
Heidrun Rathgeb’s practice celebrates - in her words - ‘moments that feel like daily epiphanies’. Whether drawing from the dramatic landscape surrounding her home or capturing intimate moments within domesticity, Heidrun’s small-scale unique and limited edition prints explore ‘states of being’ within today’s often frenetic world.
Heidrun works using a range of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques including woodcut, etching and monoprint. Hand-printed outside the confines of a commercial studio, each individual print is characterised by unique variations inherent in the fluidity of the printing process. Travel is key within Heidrun’s practice resulting in imagery that celebrates a wide range of terrains and climates. This work reflects upon happy summers spent camping with friends and family in Valsolda, Italy. The area’s natural pools and large rocks have earned the nickname of this work’s title which references the numerous stories of Apache chief, Winnetou, and Schulcht, meaning ‘canyon’.
Heidrun was born in Germany but moved to London in 1993 to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art followed by the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Her work has been exhibited in regular solo and group exhibitions in the UK and Germany; most recently, a solo show of paintings was presented by John Martin Gallery in London (2022). Travel is key within her practice; she has undertaken artistic residencies in Norway, Denmark, France, Scotland, Spain, Italy and India.
Heidrun currently lives and works in rural South Germany, with views from her home of Lake Constance and the Alps.
Monotype, 32 x 25.5cm (unframed)
Heidrun Rathgeb’s practice celebrates - in her words - ‘moments that feel like daily epiphanies’. Whether drawing from the dramatic landscape surrounding her home or capturing intimate moments within domesticity, Heidrun’s small-scale unique and limited edition prints explore ‘states of being’ within today’s often frenetic world.
Heidrun works using a range of traditional and contemporary printmaking techniques including woodcut, etching and monoprint. Hand-printed outside the confines of a commercial studio, each individual print is characterised by unique variations inherent in the fluidity of the printing process. Travel is key within Heidrun’s practice resulting in imagery that celebrates a wide range of terrains and climates. This work reflects upon happy summers spent camping with friends and family in Valsolda, Italy. The area’s natural pools and large rocks have earned the nickname of this work’s title which references the numerous stories of Apache chief, Winnetou, and Schulcht, meaning ‘canyon’.
Heidrun was born in Germany but moved to London in 1993 to study at the Byam Shaw School of Art followed by the Slade School of Fine Art, London. Her work has been exhibited in regular solo and group exhibitions in the UK and Germany; most recently, a solo show of paintings was presented by John Martin Gallery in London (2022). Travel is key within her practice; she has undertaken artistic residencies in Norway, Denmark, France, Scotland, Spain, Italy and India.
Heidrun currently lives and works in rural South Germany, with views from her home of Lake Constance and the Alps.
