Ger Lataster (1920-2012), generally acknowledged as an abstract expressionist, gained international prominence during the heyday movement in the 50s and 60s. His works enriched major exhibitions such as Documenta in Kassel and Vitality in Art at Stedelijk Museum, whose early day director – Sandberg, had an exceptional appreciation for the Dutch artists’ work. Lataster’s later presentations were held in various museums such as the Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven, Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht, Dordrecht Museum, and the Singer Museum in Naarden.
Throughout the years, Ger Lataster’s differing stroke forms, acknowledged a certain variety of discovering a momentum and translating it into an emotionally moving event of an intensive visual in both composition, colour and shape. Using geometrical figures and symbolic objects, the artist combines abstraction and figuration into ‘Lataster’s’ unique kind of expressionism.
No Title, G. Lataster, 1988
Ger Lataster’s later piece of work, an original abstract on paper from 1988, is currently on display at OODE gallery and the web shop, available for purchase.
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