the hunt
Ignorant of the magical destiny of man and the animals, the hunt goes on ...
We still don’t understand the role of the animals in the harmony of the cosmos, the symbol of each animal, the metaphor of the tiger and its dexterity. That birds always fly, the crocodile waits patiently in the water, the entire order of nature which is but an undiscovered memory. To speak of wildlife nowadays is almost like speaking of unicorns and dragons, but their mere mention saves us from total annihilation. Thinking about them is a positive symptom of another vision regarding the position they take as part of the mystery of creation.

animals
The animal as a magical symbol – the tiger, the snake, the iguana, the elephant – just as the use of elements from nature like the lightening, water, mountains, suggest the possibility of another understanding of the mystery comprising both life and death.

seeds
The death of the seed is the beginning of life in which all further futures and deaths lie concealed, including those which may never occur. Under the drying cover sleeps an entire cosmos; infinite potentials and possibilities in the cycles of nature, of which we, too, are part.
Wolfgang Ratz, August 2004

autumn collection
15 wood-cuts made in 2003 in an edition of 7 prints, paying homage to the change of seasons.

ceramic plates
The ceramic plates mark a return to strong, vibrant, intense colours and the joy of the fast stroke, texture and the representation of animals and primitive symbols.

other works
A small selection of works in different techniques produced since 1983.