Siegfried Zademack (b. 1952), Der letzte Soldat, 1991

oil, canvas, 52 x 70 cm, signed p.d: 'S. Zad | 1991'

German artist born in Bremen. Before Siegfried Zademack started painting, he had paintings in his mind that he couldn't realize because he lacked the necessary technique and workshop. A brief visit to the academy quickly convinced him that he couldn't learn what he wanted here. So Zademack chose the difficult path of self-education. He visited museums and galleries to immerse himself in the techniques of the old masters. He also found various teachers from whom he gained knowledge about colors, pigments, lasers, combining colors, solvents and mixtures, which he still uses today in his studio, exactly as the alchemists of old did. Siegfried Zademack's surreal, visionary paintings have left viewers and reviewers alike amazed. His paintings allow us to glide through metaphysical dimensions, between humorous irony and the unknowable depths of our souls. The semantic sources of this art are equally past and present. A quote from art history stands next to a bottle of Coca-Cola. His real teachers were the masters of the early and late Italian Renaissance up to the Mannerists. The composition of his works is completely determined by the classical masters. His works have been presented at many prestigious art exhibitions and events in countries such as Germany, Austria, Italy, Denmark, France, Spain, the Netherlands, the Czech Republic, Poland, Slovakia, Morocco, among others. He belongs to the famous Libbellule Contemporary Renaissance art group founded by Lukas Kandel. The group brings together an international group of outstanding painters, and their works can be admired at thematic exhibitions held around the world.