Christian Hörl (sculptor)

Christian Hörl (* 1961 in Augsburg ) is a German sculptor and conceptual artist .

He lives and works in Ruderatshofen in the Allgäu . With his works and exhibitions, Hörl is particularly present in the Bavarian-Swabian region.

Career

Christian Hörl was born in Augsburg in 1961. He obtained his Abitur in Kempten (Allgäu) . From 1984 to 1990 he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich as a student in the sculpture class of Leo Kornbrust . He was in Carrara in 1987 as part of a working scholarship from the Art Academy . In 1991 he received a six-month scholarship for Bordeaux from the Franco-German Youth Office . Further stays abroad followed, in 1992 a work grant in La Rochelle mediated by the German-French Cultural Council , in 1993 a work stay at the Cité Internationale des Arts in Paris and in 1996 at the Association of Reykjavík Sculptors in Reykjavík , Iceland.

Artistic work

The artist, who has already been awarded several prizes, mainly deals with the disciplines of sculpture, installation and photography . For example, he chose physical education or culture is drive renunciation as the title or topic of projects , a quote from Sigmund Freud .

Numerous solo exhibitions and participation in exhibitions by the artist have taken place. Furthermore, works by Christian Hörl can be viewed in public spaces . He is represented with several works in the H2 - Center for Contemporary Art in Augsburg.

In 2003/2004 he attracted increased attention with the project From inside and out , which he carried out together with his artist colleagues Waltraud Funk and Gerhart Kindermann . In this "interactive project" both prisoners from the newly built penitentiary in Kempten (Allgäu) and the public were involved. Anne-Cecile Foulon from the Kunsthaus Kaufbeuren wrote: “The artwork by Waltraud Funk, Christian Hörl and Gerhart Kindermann continues the tradition of process art and ' social sculpture '. Like Joseph Beuys in the past, the three artists encourage people to be creative, encourage them to activate their senses, to translate their perception of their surroundings into a work of art and to reflect on it further. ”A 22 × 2 m screen was created for the prisoners' dining room, an exhibition in the Hofgarten Hall of the Kempten Residence , which also houses the regional court, and a book with reports from the inmates on their situation and a selection of pictures.

Working in public space (selection)

• 1995 Munich, Klinikum rechts der Isar
• 1996  Kempten (Allgäu) , ZAK Energie (association for waste management)
• 1998 Augsburg, Pankratius School
• 1999  Fürstenfeldbruck , new savings bank
• 1999  Bad Wörishofen , Brunnen
• 2000 Augsburg, nursing school, Augsburg Clinic
• 2002  Augsburg , criminal justice building
• 2002 Augsburg, Chamber of Industry and Commerce
• 2003 Kempten (Allgäu), new prison
• 2003 Augsburg, State Insurance Company
• 2003 Fürstenfeldbruck, new district office
• 2003 Munich, Parkstadt Schwabing pedestrian underpass: Allgäu / South Africa (two-part photo installation in light boxes)
• 2016 Tutzing, Evangelical Christ Church

Solo exhibitions (selection)

• 1992  Munich , Lothringerstraße gallery
• 1992  Wolnzach , WA Gallery Kastner *
• 1993  Füssen , Kunstraum Maurer
• 1994  Ulm , art space
• 1994 Munich, Art and Communication Gallery
• 1995  Tettnang , gallery in the gate lock
• 1995 Augsburg, corner gallery *
• 1998 Ulm, gallery in the Kornhaus
• 1998  Bludenz , Municipal Gallery
• 1998 Munich, Art and Communication Gallery
• 2000 Augsburg, New Gallery in the Höhmannhaus *

Participation in exhibitions (selection)

• 1988 Munich, artist workshop : Beginning yourself
• 1991 Munich, Galerie der Künstler: The first years of professionalism *
• 1992 Augsburg, gallery in the Schaezlerpalais
• 1993 Munich, installation for the Protestant Church Congress *
• 1993 Ravensburg, Städtische Galerie Altes Theater : Bodensee Art Prize Winner *
• 1993  Kaufbeuren , Schraderschule: Schwindlichtes *
• 1994  Paris , Salon de Montrouge *
• 1994 Munich, Botanical Garden *
• 1995 Bregenz, Palais Thurn und Taxis
• 1995  Passau , Cathedral Treasure Museum: On the Baroque *
• 1997 Warth, Art Museum of the Canton of Thurgau, Ittingen Charterhouse : Other locations. Public spaces and art
• 1998  Eislingen , Kunstverein: Heimat
• 1999 Bregenz, Kunsthaus : Art in the City 3 - Naturally Art
• 1999  Berlin , Biermann Gallery
• 2003 Passau, Art Association

Note: A catalog exists for exhibitions marked with *

Prizes and awards

• 1992 Prize of the International Lake Constance Culture Conference
• 1998 sponsorship award from the city of Augsburg
• 1999  Art Prize of the City of Kempten (Allgäu)
• 2007 colleague award BBK (Professional Association of Visual Artists) Schwaben-Süd
• 2010 Johann Georg Fischer Art Prize of the City of Marktoberdorf

Web links

• Exhibition "Physical Education" by Christian Hörl
• “From inside and outside” A project by Waltraud Funk, Christian Hörl, Gerhart Kindermann
• Web link to Christian Hörl's homepage

Individual evidence

1. ↑ http://www.vondrinnenunddraussen.de/doku/text1.html
2. ↑ http://www.quivid.com/new/seiten/einzelw.php?id=60&search=
3. ^ Allgäuer Rundschau: Sober, vulnerable, sensual. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved January 17, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.    
4. ↑ Allgäuer Rundschau: Refined and enigmatic. (No longer available online.) Formerly in the original ; Retrieved January 17, 2011 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.