Hans Ringleb is a berlin-based artist born on May 6, 1953, in Braunschweig, Germany.
The young Ringleb began painting at age 16 under the influence of his father, who was a mechanic and a painter himself. The artistic research of this contemporary artist began in 1976 when he started his formal education in Art History at Frankfurt (Main). However, his thirst for artistic expression could not be contained, leading him to interrupt his studies and pursue a 5-year course in Communication Design in Wiesbaden, which would lay the foundation for his exceptional artistic talent to flourish.
Ringleb rose to prominence in the 1970s as founding member of the art collective Künstlerkreis Kreuznach (KKK). Ever since he has been part of various exhibitions, both as an individual artist and as part of group exhibitions, including the projects showcased by the “Galerie im Turm” in Bad Kreuznach, the “Galerie Pfeiffer” in Biedenkopf and the “Galerie Zeitzone” in Berlin. Since 2004, Ringleb has operated the “Ringleb Atelier” in Berlin where he works as a freelance artist.
In his early career, he was deeply influenced by the Romantic art movement and Surrealism and the works of great artists such as Willem de Kooning and Johnny Friedlaender. These early influences shaped Ringleb’s unique artistic style and fueled his imaginative creations, leading him to break new ground in contemporary art.
Hans Ringleb’s work is not just limited to visual expression, but is also a result of his strong interest in the fields of philosophy and sociology. He has been inspired by the sociologist Niklas Luhmann and the philosopher Habermas of the Frankfurt school, and their debate on the primary role of communication in the social system. His approach to art is based on the observation of the silent conversation between forms, colours and pictorial elements; Its artworks often vacillate between the figurative and the abstract. With his work, he strive to understand and simplify this complexity into a harmonious composition that, while returning an information, allows the viewer to immerse themselves and construct their own meaning.