Friederike Rave
Painter from Deutschland
"So lebendig wie möglich." Oder auch "Zartheit und Lebendigkeit".
Biography of Friederike Rave
Diploma from the University of Wuppertal Degree in Communication Design with a focus on Graphics and Illustration under Wolf Erlbruch.
Even during her studies, she engaged in independent artistic work and exhibitions, with a thematic focus on tango. Since earning her diploma, she has worked full-time as an illustrator and freelance artist.
She is a member of the artists’ group and printmaking workshop of the BBK Wuppertal, participating in joint exhibitions. Her first own studio was located in an old ribbon weaving mill in Wuppertal-Wichlinghausen. She furthered her education at the Free Academy of the Arts in Essen under Prof. Stephan Schneider.
Her artistic work has been showcased in various exhibitions, including those focused on sacred art, and until 2020, she was represented by Galerie Chlodwig Selmer. Since relocating to the countryside in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, her artistic focus has also expanded to themes of nature, flora, and fauna.
About the art of Friederike Rave
Wildness and Abundance:The mystery of nature, the enigmatic aspects that we as humans can only partially grasp and understand, fascinates me immensely. The vibrant colors of leaves and flowers, and that magical moment when a bird "looks back" at me during the painting process—meeting my gaze—is always a wonderful experience that I love to share with the viewers of my paintings.
I spent a long time developing the perfect primer that allows me to paint with watercolor, gouache, and oil paints while preserving the luminosity of the colors, most of which I grind myself. I constantly create studies, sketch, and observe birds, study leaves, light, and the changing moods of different times of the day.
In some of my paintings, birds are hidden among leaves, submerged in waves of color, yet they always assert their individuality against the abstract power of colors and dynamic brushstrokes. It is an endlessly fascinating process for me.
