{"id":13377,"date":"2019-08-07T17:04:24","date_gmt":"2019-08-08T00:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surrealismtoday.com\/?p=13377"},"modified":"2023-09-03T17:06:58","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T00:06:58","slug":"ruedi-eichenberger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surrealismtoday.com\/ruedi-eichenberger\/","title":{"rendered":"Ruedi Eichenberger"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Ruedi Eichenberger is a Swiss abstract surrealist painter whose atmospheric landscapes straddle the boundaries of the symbolism and the abstract.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"13369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/surrealismtoday.com\/ruedi-eichenberger\/attachment\/13369\/\" 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I&#8217;ve recognized paintings in them and lost myself in the surreal world. Back in my childhood, those were the first contacts with surrealism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When I was going to school, I used to draw doodles and sketches into my school books. It often started with a simple line that got embellished, shaded and like that everything found its place. One after another.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Letting things create themselves is an important step in my working. I start working without any plans, I let it arise. I don&#8217;t work with deadlines, the painting is finished when everything is its right place and I&#8217;m satisfied with the painting. I often only realize what it represents when I&#8217;m finished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>My goal is to represent the tremendous expressiveness of nature through my paintings. The power and strength of the wind, the dryness of the ground and even the humid air before a thunderstorm. In my eyes, nature is the mightiest of all artworks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That&#8217;s when I combine nature with opposing motives. Surreal elements arise and join in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>First, the canvas is worked on with acrylic followed by multiple layers of oil paint. I mix the surreal and abstract with the intent to create an atmosphere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I see my paintings as a window, through which you can glimpse another world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Follow Ruedi Eichenberger<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/reartch.jimdo.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">reartch.jimdo.com\/<\/a><br><a href=\"http:\/\/facebook.com\/reart.ch\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">facebook.com\/reart.ch<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ruedi Eichenberger is a Swiss abstract surrealist painter whose atmospheric landscapes straddle the boundaries of the symbolism and the abstract. 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