The first thing that strikes you about Dirk Rathke’s pictorial objects is their unmistakable shape, which also determines their form. What becomes apparent more slowly is the spectrum of effects created by their differentiated and very different color schemes. And what ultimately sets them apart is the precisely coordinated and indissoluble interplay of color, form, and image carrier, which gives each individual work its specific identity and challenges and sustainably engages the visual intelligence of its viewers.

Dr. Dirk Koppelberg