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Rubica von Streng

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 abroad. 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.”

Rubica von Streng by Efacts Photography

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