We all played with dolls, teddy bears, cars etc. in childhood. We may have rehearsed and staged role plays with other children and of course adopted all the clichés in the world.
Fun was the motivation and at the same time we were allowed and able to participate indirectly in the adult world.
It wasn’t until puberty at the earliest that we reflected on what had actually happened in the children’s room, but it was still fun because we could do everything so carefree. Of course it was the same for me. It wasn’t until I was fifteen or sixteen that I realized that my father was a Nazi at heart.
The stories he told seemed like exciting adventures in a foreign country and were actually terrible war events that left only two of his 17 classmates surviving.
Why do wars exist – land gain? Ideology?
Consolidating the power and task of a king, for example?
The Middle Ages can tell endless stories.
Ralf Peters studied at the Braunschweig University of Fine Arts from 1982 to 1983. In 1984 he studied at the Ecole des Beaux Arts / Nîmes / France. From 1985 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich. He completed his studies in 1991. Ralf Peter’s works are owned by international museums, companies and private collections. He is exclusively represented by the Bernhard Knaus Fine Art Gallery in Frankfurt. His works are also available at the following galleries: Galerie Andres Thalmann, Zurich, Switzerland; Galerie Andres Thalmann Paris, France; Diana Lowenstein Gallery, Miami; USA, Galeria Torbandena, Trieste, Italy.
He began his artistic work with politically oriented paintings. Since 1987 he has worked in the field of situational sculptures, spatial installations and individual objects. From 1994 onwards, the work group 64 Models was created, which brought the artist his first attention through exhibitions in, among others, the Haus der Kunstin Munich and the Kunsthalle Hamburg. In 1998 Ralf Peters turned to photography. The first conceptual photographic series “Gas Stations” was created, with a conceptual reference to artists such as Ed Ruscha and Edward Hopper. Peters has no training focused on photography but approaches the medium from a conceptual standpoint. From the very beginning he uses the possibilities of digital image processing and sees the photographic material as the source material to be processed. The oscillation between manipulated photography and documentary photography becomes characteristic of his work. His documentary works appear to the viewer from his own horizon of experience as digitally processed photographs.
Since 1989, Diana Lowenstein has been part of the international art scene through her role as an active gallery owner and director, first under the name Der Brücke and now as the eponymous Diana Lowenstein Gallery.
Mrs. Lowenstein began her career as a gallerist in Argentina, fomenting young local artists as well as organizing exhibitions of world-renowned foreign artists.
Participating in high-caliber art fairs like FIAC in Paris, ARCO in Madrid, Art Basel, Art Chicago and Art Miami has been a staple in the gallery’s operation. Furthermore, Diana Lowenstein has been part of numerous organizing committees of these fairs, being able to influence their orientation to include a quality Latin American mix of talent.
In September of 2000, the gallery headquarters were moved to Miami. It is now based in Magic City District, the gallery has thirty-two years of specialized experience presenting contemporary art in the United States and across the globe. The Diana Lowenstein Gallery runs a year-long exhibition program in Miami and participates in the world’s most exclusive art fairs, presenting the works of its stable of international artists. She has made it possible for many of her exclusive artists to exhibit works in major world museums and biennales.
Open to all visitors from 11—4 pm. Progressive Art Brunch brings together participating galleries several Sundays throughout the year. The event highlights the current programming at each venue and enables visitors a more intimate look at the exhibitions on view.
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