Gabrielle Pfander

Monika Ruschke

6 - Monika Ruschke, Monika Altheim &Gabrielle Pfander

Mixed media artists

Monika Ruschke 

Monika Ruschke, originally born in Germany, creates besides paintings also sculptures from paper masche, clay and dajit. For her paintings she uses acrylic and oils. Her work is produced with different techniques like painting, spray painting, print or computer graphics.

Inspired by metaphysics her paintings and sculptures are thought as space, spirits and as a world beyond the physical. She often uses spiritual and symbolic picture contents. Her artistic objective is that the observer is awoken to being open to an "another look" and to invite letting in light, colour and joy. She is always happy when someone else enjoys her paintings and sculptures.

Gabrielle Pfander

The fascination of facial expression
When next you gaze
Into a mirror
Its but to see a mask
A reversal seeking to hide
Once Imperfections
From oneself, from the world
A scar, a tattoo line
A powdered face
Rugged cheeks, red lips
Glittering eyelids
Outrageous hair
Are you as you wish
The world to see
A cover to your inner being
As is to wear dark glasses
To give you solace and peace
But a mask can also transform
The world, give love and joy
Laughter Sadness and Pain
For those with the perfection
The artistic eye to seek
Will see in all my masks
The person that is truly me

By B.G.