Carl Bianga
Carl Bianga (* 1930 in Danzig ; † August 7, 2015 in Hamburg-Rissen ) was a German graphic artist, draftsman and poet. With his hand-colored etchings from 1968 to 1974 he made an important contribution to German Pop Art .
Life
From 1951 to 1960 Bianga studied at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin under Hans Jaenisch , Max Kaus , and Wolf Hoffmann , whose master class he was in the etching class. Between 1958 and 1960 he received a scholarship from the German National Academic Foundation . Then, between 1961 and 1968, Bianga received funding from the city of Berlin's work grant. He lived in Berlin until 1972 and then moved to Hamburg, where he worked until his death.
His sister was the artist Elisabeth Axmann (* 1934).
Exhibition participation (selection)
- 1955: Colored graphics 1955, Kunsthalle Bremen
- September 1955: FG 55 (colored graphics - 1955), among others with HAP Grieshaber , Georg Meistermann and Paul Wunderlich , Kunstverein in Hamburg
- May 24 to June 17, 1956: Contemporary German Graphics, with Gerhard Hoehme and Paul Wunderlich, among others , Contemporary Arts Museum Houston
- June 13 to September 13, 1970: Great Art Exhibition in Munich, House of Art , Munich
Works in museums
- Brooklyn Museum , New York City
- Folkwang Museum , Essen
- Hamburger Kunsthalle
- Kunsthalle Bern
- Kunsthalle St. Annen - formerly the Leonie von Rüxleben art collection
- Museum of Modern Art , New York City
- New National Gallery Berlin
- Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
Publications
- Wilhelmsruh. EDITION art-management publisher, Hamburg 1994, ISBN 978-3-929254-01-3 .
- Tambouriner - lost drumming. Verlag EDITION art-management, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 978-3-929254-07-5 .
- Window. EDITION art-management publisher, Hamburg 2002, ISBN 978-3-929254-17-4 .
- Sandra. EDITION art-management publisher, Hamburg 2004, ISBN 978-3-929254-25-9 .
literature
- Exhibition catalogs
- C. Bianga: Etchings from the Blankeneser Diary and other sheets , Galerie Engel, Berlin 1973
Web links
- Pop Art by Carl Bianga ( Memento from December 10, 2012 in the web archive archive.today )
- Bianga Railway Pictures ( Memento from February 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Obituary in Rissener Rundschau of September 12, 2015, Volume 63, No. 1088, Page 4.
- ^ Elisabeth Axmann. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
- ^ ArtFacts: Karl Bianga | Artist. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of October 29, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) p. 55
- ^ Contemporary German Graphics. In: Contemporary Arts Museum Houston. Retrieved April 3, 2019 (American English).
- ^ "Large art exhibition Munich", Verlag Haus der Kunst, Munich 1970, p. 66, exhibition catalog online view
- ^ Brooklyn Museum. Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
- ^ Artists - Museum Folkwang. May 18, 2011, accessed April 3, 2019 .
- ↑ a b c d e archive link ( Memento from February 5, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ "Carl Bianga: Sweet Brutalité". Retrieved April 3, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bianga, Carl |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bianga, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist, draftsman and poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Danzig |
| DATE OF DEATH | 7th August 2015 |
| Place of death | Hamburg cracks |