A Modern Master Rainer Maria Latzke found his life’s calling in a forgotten art and brought it back to prominence for the 21st century. Meet a truly modern master. The sort of realistic painting that Shanghai-based German artist Rainer Maria Latzke specializes in was something of a dying art in modern times. With contemporary […]
From the Past to the Future An Interview with Muralist Rainer Maria Latzke At this moment, you will get a chance to learn about mural painting from the European Renaissance period. Rainer Maria Latzke is a 62 year old professor of Shanghai Institute of Visual Arts of Fudan University and Beijing DeTao Master Academy. Right […]
The Michelangelo of Modern Times In appreciation of his outstanding achievements in mural art and interior design, Rainer Maria Latzke was awarded the honorary professorship of the Shanghai Institute of Visual Art of renowned Fudan University in 2010. Classical mural master Rainer Maria Latzke enjoys a global reputation in mural art. His unique creation […]
Forbes presents 12 cultural trendsetters with input on the decade: Film, TV, Design, Painting, Architecture. In the modern ‘fast-food’ cultural landscape, the struggle for survival for artists and their creative peers is becoming more and more of a PR battle. This often makes the sales process more important than the artistic result – faster and […]
Modern Day Michelangelo In Europe, Rainer Maria Latzke is known as a modern-day Michelangelo — a master muralist whose works cost $100,000 to $300,000. With their blue-chip prices, his art was only available to the very wealthy, a reality that made Latzke uncomfortable. “I wanted to democratize the process,” he said. “Many people would […]
RAINER MARIA LATZKE – THE MASTER OF MURAL PAINTING AND GURU OF THE ART OF FRESCO. His works adorn the walls of palaces and halls of the richest people in the world today. Inspired by the Renaissance, he was among the first who engaged in the revival of this precious art in the […]
Rainer Maria Latzke brings back the Trompe l´Oeil. Trompe l’oeil (French for ‘deceive the eye’) fascinated the Borghias and the Medicis so much that their entire interiors were a showcase of plastering and ‘false marble’ paint effects, even though they were rich enough to afford real marble and onyx. With the rise of the […]
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A Genius of Trompe L’oeil. Without any doubt, an artist once understood and applied our century´s technique of Trompel´oeil, one of the most difficult techniques like the contemporary artist Rainer Maria Latzke, who knows all about the art of the renaissance. He is a veritable magician; able to transform ordinary rooms in a dream decoration. […]
Luftschlösser und gemalte Illusionen Eine Tellerwäscher-Karriere auf europäisch, die dennoch in den kalifornischen Prominentenort Malibu führt: die Lebensstory des Rainer Maria Latzke aus der Eifel, der mit dem Pinsel in der Hand aufstieg zum Multimillionär. Solche Geschichten müssten eigentlich nach alter Märchenerzählsitte mit „Es war einmal“ beginnen. Also: Da lebte in einem Dörfchen bei Münstereifel, […]
Rainer malt die weite Welt auf Ihre Wand Swimmingpool am Amazonas Martina Schain, Tochter eines Transportunternehmers, genießt die Scheinwelt mit Flamingos im Rheinland. New York an der Leine: Die Scorpions haben sich ihr Studio nach New York “verlegen” lassen – von Rainer und Markus Latzke, beide in Weiß. Lustgarten im Ruhrpott: Rainer Maria Latzke vor […]
The extraordinary life of Rainer Maria Latzke: In a pizzeria in Mechernich he painted for pasta and, a little later, in palaces and villas. At 57, the “boy from the Eifel” has plenty more to offer. He is painting for Kings and Sheikhs Rainer Maria Latzke: A life in an artificial world and in the world of […]
Art Life Without Boundaries An Interview with Rainer Maria Latzke, one of the leading wall painters of our times “I feel like a world citizen, a cosmopolitan, I’ll be happy to be anywhere that they need me.” For most people, murals seem to be a very ancient art, mostly seen the by world in connection with the […]
The Chinese Opportunity of Modern Mural Art An interview with the Professor of Shanghai Institute of Visual Art of Fudan University (SIVA) and the Master of Beijing Detao Masters Academy, Rainer Maria Latzke. Recently, SIVA invited the well-known contemporary mural master, the German artist Rainer Maria Latzke, to introduce European mural art to China. He […]
ART ON THE RUNNING METER The German Artist Rainer Maria Latzke developed an attractive niche some years ago– grand murals for private clients. In themeantime he became a millionaire with his artwork. The headlights of cars throw rays of light onto Broadway; the windows of skyscrapers are glimmering. High above the stars are flashing […]
Michelangelo of the Eifel A bird man in the sky. Ivy on the wall: (picture left): The artist Rainer Maria Latzke painted the entrance hall of his 37-room castle. “Chateau Thal” in the Belgian Kettenis. Rainer Latzke manages to trick the human eye. The student of Joseph Beuys portrays the wide world on walls. […]
Illusionary view on Vienna His works make astronomical prices The from Euskirchen stemming artist Rainer Maria Latzke, who lives now in Monaco, got newly a unique order: He was asked to decorate the 120,000 sqft walls and ceilings of the Lanner Lehar hall in the Vienna town hall. Beside Latzke there have applied several other […]
MÜNCHNER ABENDZEITUNG Der Mann aus Malibu malt mit Mut Ein Maler mit Engelslocken: Rainer Maria Latzke belebte für das Lokal der Klosterbrüder alte Perspektiven der Kirchenmalerei in New-Age Manier. Er kam in einem perlmuttfarbenen Rolls-Royce mit kalifornischem Nummernschild (Preis 500.000 D Mark): Rainer Maria Latzke (44) der Mann aus Malibu, legte gestern letzte Hand an […]
Latzke blows the walls away A basement pool, dark. Rainer Maria Latzke (42) paints a Mediterranean landscape on the walls: a dream for the eyes. A dining room, boring. Latzke paints an Italian scenery on the walls. Gorgeous! An oasis! Latzke, Master student of the Düsseldorf Academy of Fine Arts, has revitalized the mural: “We […]