A glance at the pictures displayed here by the Hamburg artist Jürgen Bätz shows the variety of colours that we find in nature. Sandy yellow and beige tones contrast with blues and violets, reds gradually darken into a rust-brown which sometimes looks almost black. At first they appear to be abstract compositions, but they are actually exact observations from nature of layers of earth, rock formations and volcanic structures. The Canary Islands were a definitive source of inspiration for the artist and prompted his fascination with prehistoric rocks and evolution. Part of the pictures’ particular aesthetic charm is their textured surface. This presents an authentic image of the colours, fissures, details and layers in the earth, rock and stones. His fascination is not just limited to this genre of painting – he also creates abstract compositions and representations of sensitive, tormented, incomplete and clumsy people.
Rainer Jäger, born in Hamburg, has been creating artistic works since he was very young, initially mostly in wood, then in stone, particularly in diabase and marble. Abstraction is a distinguishing characteristic of his work. A perfect surface and uniform shape are important to him. He studied under Piere Weber at the Fine Arts summer academy in Trier and throughout his career has already had various solo and group exhibitions both here and abroad.
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