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Ralph M Larmann
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Professor of Art, University of Evansville
Author, Thames & Hudson
Artist concerned about the Environment
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Ralph M Larmann, Coalopolis, 2010. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 inches. Collection of Indiana State University, Terre Haute. #art #painting #artsky #badair #unsafeair #polluted #smoke #smokestacks #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #TerreHaute #Indiana #powerplants #climatechange #Temples #landscape #coal
November 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
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Ralph M Larmann, Gaiacide, 2020. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist #art #painting #landscape #figure #MotherEarth #Gaia #environment #figurescape #artsky #greesky #yellowsky #Ralph #Larmann #Indiana #UEvansville #cut #behead #clouds #smoke #pollutants #toxic #nuclearwaste
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Ralph M Larmann, Gothic America, 2013. Acrylic on canvas, 36 x 48 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #Gothic #America #Evangelicalindustrialcomplex #smokestacks #Ralph #Larmann #Swope #TerreHaute #Indiana #dark #DarkAges #landscape #darksky #joylessness #poverty #famine #disease
November 9, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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Ralph M Larmann, Aftermath's (Green Sky), 2006. Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #workingtogether #aftermath #greensky #firstresponders #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #landscape #figures #allcolors #inclusive #diversity #equity #DEI #catastrophe
November 8, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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Ralph M Larmann, Sandbaggers, 2003. Acrylic on panel, 48 x 32 inches. Courtesy of the artist #art #painting #flooding #sandbags #sandbaggers #figures #landscape #rainscape #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #workers #orange #poncho #rivercrest #houses #deluge #levee #artsky #climatechange #rainy
November 7, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Augusta, 1990. Shaped pigmented paper pulp painting, 36 x 54 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #Augusta #SavannahRiver #nuclear #radiation #powerplant #glow #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #golf #Masters #governmentfacility #paperpulp #fore #sportswashing #artsky
November 6, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Lagoon, 1989. Shaped pigmented paper pulp painting, 48 x 62 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #paper #pulp #painting #paperpulp #lagoon #toxicwaste #holdingpond #Fernald #Ralph #Larmann #Indiana #SWOhio #powerplant #environment #artsky #pollution #chemicalspill #nuclearwaste
November 5, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Fernald, 1988. Shaped pigmented paper pulp painting, 42 x 82 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #paper #pulp #painting #nuclear #leak #toxic #environment #plutonium #government #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #Fernald #Ohio #power #escaping #poison #nuclearwaste #Glowing
November 4, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Fuel Rods, 1989. Shaped pigmented paper pulp painting, 34 x 44 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #paper #painting #artsky #nuclear #nuclearpower #Fuel #Rods #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #radiation #heavywater #paperpulp #pigmented #relief #leak #environment #orange #nuke
November 3, 2025 at 11:59 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Canaan, 1994. Acrylic on panel, 40 x 60 inches. Private Collection. #art #painting #microwave #microwavediner #diner #fastfood #nuclear #nuclearpower #Ralph #Larmann #cow #xray #Canaan #landofmeatandhoney #Indiana #Evansville #artsky #gyros #hamburger #hotdog #food #microwavemeats
November 2, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Ralph M Larmann, Great Northern Thaw-way, 2023. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #Geenland #polarmelt #thaw #Northern #totem #bridge #forestfires #climatechange #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #landscape #SnowyOwl #owl #glacier #runoff #mountains #stream
November 1, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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Gateways to Art 4th edition by DeWitte, Larmann, and Shields. Published by Thames & Hudson. Available for Spring 2026 #art #books #artappreciation #introtoart #artsky #booksky #KerryJamesMarshal #collegeart #textbook #Ralph #Larmann #gateways #T&H #Thames&Hudson #bestseller #Evansville #Indiana
October 31, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Undertow, 2001. Acrylic aint on panel, 28 x 46 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #river #swimmer #barge #figure #landscape #water #OhioRiver #blonde #heroic #Ralph #Larmann #undertow #current #strongcurrent #artsky #struggle #Evansville #Indiana #stylized #wind
October 30, 2025 at 11:17 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, A Polity Played, 2006. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 36 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #politics #deception #agoodshow #conartist #politician #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #tricked #scammed #Figure #Played #noangel #voters #dangling #illusion #artsky #revealing
October 29, 2025 at 11:19 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, A Neighborhood of Citizens United, 2011. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #SCOTUS #landscape #swirling #poormasses #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #CitizensUnited #justice #Corrupt #corporationsarepeople #Supreme #Neighborhood
October 28, 2025 at 11:11 AM
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Gateways to Art, Journal for Museum and Gallery Projects, and Thames & Hudson Introduction to Art by DeWitte, Larmann, & Shields. Published by Thames & Hudson #BookSky #ArtSky #art #textbook #artbook #college #UnitedKingdom #UK #collegeart #AParthistory #Ralph #Larmann #5thedition #globalart
October 27, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Equinox, 1993. Acrylic on tapered panel, 48 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #climatechange #balance #chickenleg #figure #landscape #flooding #springrain #Equinox #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #stadium #baseball #flagpole #powerplant #redsmoke
October 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, River Story, 2003. Acrylic on canvas, 20 x 26 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #landscape #figure #canoe #birdhouse #heron #River #Story #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #narrative #bridge #flags #pinkwater #ripples #pinksky #redcanoe #oar #freshwater #nude
October 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Resurrection, 1994. Acrylic paint on shaped panel, 48 x 40 inches. Private Collection. #art #painting #artsky #selfportrait #Resurrection #erection #microwave #dinner #Sunday #armsraised #Hallelujah #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #choir #explosion #spurt #squirt #handsraised
October 24, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Bottom Dwellers, 2002. Acrylic on panel, 24 x 48 inches. Courtesy of the artist #art #painting #artsky #camp #landscape #stormy #springrains #Stormyskies #fisherman #catfish #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #Midwest #changingskies #boat #windy #vest #longshadows #heron #river
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, The Saturated Solution, 2017. Acrylic on canvas, 40 x 60 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #flooding #sealevelrise #JacksonSquare #NOLA #catfish #Ralph #Larmann #Saturated #Solution #FrenchQuarter #hurricaneskies #toxicwaste #Evansville #Indiana #muddy #climate
October 22, 2025 at 10:56 AM
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Arts Indiana cover, February 1994. Ralph M Larmann, Fall from Grace, 1993. Acrylic on canvas, 48 x 32 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #figure #foreshortening #artmagazine #Indiana #temptation #vertical #Ralph #Larmann #Indianapolis #Evansville #Newfields #IndianaStateMuseum #reversed
October 21, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Fall from Grace, 1993. Acrylic on panel, 48 x 32 inches. Courtesy of the artist #art #painting #notsexuallyexplicit #figure #temptation #dangling #Graceland #Fall #Grace #hotdog #hotdogvendor #Satan #Ralph #Larmann #ArtsIndianacover #flyingpigs #mansion #foreshortening #gateways
October 20, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Yemoja, 1998. Charcoal on Arches cover, 24 x 18 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #drawing #charcoal #figure #Yemoja #river #rivergoddess #Ralph #Larmann #Evansville #Indiana #African #grief #thoughtfulness #strength #fertility #power
October 19, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Ralph M Larmann, Gaia in Twilight, 2024. Acrylic on canvas, 60 x 40 inches. Courtesy of the artist. #art #painting #artsky #agingbeauty, #MotherEarth #toucan #orange #scarab #figure #notsexuallyexplicit #Gaia #palm #landscape #Ralph #Larmann #Indiana #Evansville #climate #twilight
October 18, 2025 at 11:56 AM