December 9, 2011 - Posted by Astrid Adler- Comments Off on online shop
like to invite you, to have a look in my online shop:
http://shop.astridadler.com/index.php?route=common/home
You will find numbered limited edition prints of the paintings “Scattery Island” and “Wedding cross”. There is a range of postcards of my work with price reductions on sets of 10 and 50. Why not send an art-postcard for Xmas and Winters-Solstice.
There are felted scarfs and the fabulous felt-hats. All 100% wool, some with integrated lace.
For the children you find a full page illustrated book about fairies. As a thank you for sticking your head in the door, I have a present for you: There is a printable version of the celtic shaman art “Dragon” easy to download completely for free.
While you are there, you might want to have a look at all the updates on my official website as well. In the visual art section, you’ll find two films of work before the year 2000. There is a first entry into the projects with documentation from the “Search for the divine female project” and some quotes in the text section. Cata Isle Mime Theatre updates under mime with easy to download brochure, the Irish Times front page and more photos featuring the solo show premiere in Temple Bar.
I like to give a big thank you to my indoorwebdesigner from Artvaark-design, Kilrush, who made all this possible.
May 26, 2010 - Posted by Astrid Adler- Comments Off on Art Exhibition: “No Style”
Astrid Adler is showing the Art-Exhibition: ”NO STYLE” during the Doonbeg Jazz Festival
The artist put this exhibition together to show the diversity of her work. Exploring abstract ancient symbols with charcoal and chalk on big tinted papers creating the look of stone, than, catapulting Celtic Art full colour into the 21st Century, where its construction takes completely different rules; you find Materialism still confused with Surrealism, Andre Breton still discussing with Salvador Dali if he is one, over Illustrations of local fairy tails to some study in pastels of the Stanley range, coming home to prints in Outsider Art “Scattery Island” and old favorite “The Weddingcross”.
Openings hours are: Friday 8-10pm, Saturday 2-5pm and Monday 2-3pm. Artist will be present. Venue: Strandcamping Doonbeg.
January 19, 2009 - Posted by Astrid Adler- Comments Off on Metarealistic/Surrealistic work
Astrid Adler and her Metarealistic work.
As a young girl, she attended art classes in the birth town Brühl, near Cologne,of Dada grounder Max Ernst. The study of Surrealistic painters where part of her secundary education.
To achieve dreamlike effects upon canvas, Ernst invented many techniques. One of these, first noted by Leonardo da Vinci, is that of observing strange shapes in natural objects. Salvador Dali, called that the “paranoic Method”. It is an interpretation of the image, depending on the level of imagination of the viewer, where in the one image, there can be seen different motives.
To achieve this very imaginative dream landscapes automatic painting is one of the surrealistic technieques used. The hand is allowed to move absent-mindedly over the canvas and by doing so letting the subconscios emerge. The artist can then develop images based on what is seen.
Adlers work is clearly influenced by the Surrealistic painters. But she developed a practice with the unconscios, which allowes her to guide her mind to archetype images.
That is what makes her work Metarealistic. It does not show subconcios randomness but moves beyond psychological consciousness.
It tells of old mythology and wilderness, it is a spiritual interpretation of other dimensions. It shows us, that there is more to reality than appears at first sight.
www.astridadler.com surrealistic and metarealistic work
