Alexander Karle

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Alexander Karle (2017)

Alexander Karle (* 1978 in Neunkirchen ) is a German artist.

Life

Alexander Karle grew up in Saarland and the neighboring Lorraine . After studying fine arts at the School of Fine Arts Saar , he was a master student at Georg Winter . Today he works as a freelance artist. In addition to painting, Karle deals with various media such as photography , installation, design of public space, video art and performance .

Act

Karle sees his core issues in dealing with the possibilities of using space, the effects of human consumer behavior and human perception. In addition to exhibitions and project participation, he organizes and develops formats in the alternative art market and youth culture.

On November 24, 2010, his minimalist wooden sculpture Karli was set up on the square in front of the former mine management (today: the “ Europa-Galerie ” shopping center ). In 2015 he moved into his studio in the vacant Garelly house in Alt-Saarbrücken.

On January 17, 2017, Karle had to answer in court because at the beginning of 2016, as part of his video project pressure to perform, he had penetrated the cordoned off altar area of ​​the St. Johann basilica , made push- ups on the celebration altar and then lay down on the altar bar . He then showed the film in endless loops in several shop windows. He stated that his video project, which was posted on the Internet, wanted to shed light on the topics of religion and pressure to perform in connection. His act was not to be regarded as criminal in the sense of artistic freedom. The parish affected felt the push-ups in the chancel as an assault. There were also critical voices from the art scene. On July 10, 2017 Karle was the district court Saarbrücken of charges of interference with the exercise of religion acquitted, however, of the peace breach found guilty. After a revision, he was sentenced to pay 600 euros for social purposes.

Works (selection)

Karli wooden sculpture
  • The Herring , no-budget film from Tromla 2004, camera
  • rollust , skate / video events, since 2005
  • Karli. Minimalistic wooden sculpture in the form of a pedestal. Since autumn 2010 in downtown Saarbrücken
  • kunstbär , open art market, since 2012
  • Ginger carrot soup , public cooking, 2 weeks, Landwehrplatz, Saarbrücken 2012
  • infar. Exhibition from September 11th to 19th, 2015 in the Neuheisel Gallery in Saarbrücken
  • pressure to perform. Video 1:30, 2016
  • Nilles wall painting of the toilets of the pub "Nilles", Saarbrücken 2016
  • The Saarkohlekanal , short documentary with Nicole Burkhardt 3:00 min, 2016
  • Card for young travelers - Saarbrücken , idea, content, 2017
  • Nauwieser Artwalk 3.0 , mural made of spray paint in the Nauwieser Viertel, Saarbrücken 2017
  • uawe , author's film 29:00 min, 2017
  • the life of rollo , short film 5:00 min, 2018
  • Erching , wall painting with Becolin lacquers, Westspange Saarbrücken, 2019
  • Malstatt maltStadt , wall painting of the underpass “In der Röth”, Saarbrücken 2019
  • Various murals in Taucha, Saxony, 2020

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ My office at magazin-forum.de
  2. ↑ L! VE magazine Saar: Do you know Karli? , Issue February 2015
  3. ^ Art in public space | State capital Saarbrücken. In: www.saarbruecken.de. Retrieved June 25, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Catholics horrified: artist turns on altar at sol.de.
  5. ↑ Hanno Rauterberg : Cultural Climate Change in Kunstforum International Vol. 254 / June 2018 ( Web )
  6. ↑ Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung: Video artist acquitted: pushups on the altar. Retrieved July 10, 2017 .
  7. ↑ 600 euros fine for video artists. Süddeutsche Zeitung , 23 August 2018, accessed on 10 August 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Karle, Alexander
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH 1978
PLACE OF BIRTH Neunkirchen