In her work, Anke Ryba combines surfaces and space to form abstract, unique harmonies able to captivate any viewer. Her colorful, expressive canvases, sometimes partially realistic, are so varied that the viewer does not Immediately grasp everything there is to see. Her playful use of sophisticated techniques and the obvious ease with which she develops her themes lend her work an Individual character. Nevertheless, continuity determines her work. Anke Ryba’s strength is reflected in her multifaceted images and the courage with which she develops her themes on canvas. She uses acrylic, oil paints, stains, bitumen, putty, and ink in her mainly large-format canvases, often combined or interwoven and with great characteristic style or, alternatively, in attacking, abstract expression. Anke Ryba transforms her dreams into reality at her extraordinary studio.