Christian Nienhaus

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Christian Nienhaus
ErdSein, kinetic sculpture

Christian Nienhaus (born September 21, 1976 in Gelsenkirchen ) is a German artist who deals with free painting and kinetic art .

life and work

After graduating, Nienhaus completed his studies as a design assistant with a focus on graphic and object design at the Academy for Fashion & Design in Düsseldorf. He then studied fine art at the Ruhr Academy from 1999 to 2002. Christian Nienhaus lives and works as a freelance artist in Gelsenkirchen-Buer .

On the occasion of the 2006 soccer world championship , Christian Nienhaus created an art object called Earth Being : continents are moving further and further apart. By joining the continents one understands that the game in particular paves a way to overcome borders and conflicts. After the continents move one after the other out of the sphere with the help of hydraulic lifting motors, they contract together again. With this kinetic globe, Nienhaus wanted to draw attention to the political situation of the people.

In 2009, Nienhaus tried out a new type of art communication : he presented himself live on the Internet and asked humanity to send him inspiration , which was projected synchronously onto a screen via a projector . With this performance , Nienhaus reached thousands of people worldwide.

Solo exhibitions

  • "Time Coding", Gelsenkirchen
  • "Sensation phases", Volksbank Ruhr Mitte
  • »Sensation phases«, Switzerland / Zurich
  • "Erdscheinsonate", Messe München-Riem
  • "Palm branches", Canada / Toronto.
  • "Project Moonsuite", Dorsten
  • »Villa-Rosa«, Spain / Mallorca.
  • "Art meets science," Dorsten.
  • »Bang at the blue hour« in the European Capital of Culture, Essen.
  • "Evolution", Gelsenkirchen.
  • "Home run" industry club, Gelsenkirchen
  • »Blickwinkel« Steigerhaus, Oberhausen.
  • »Pirouettes« Gelsenkirchen-Buer.

Working in public space (selection)

  • Art in the city »auf-GE-fenced«, terra equus 2000
  • »Project Westerholter Strasse 28« Gelsenkirchen 2002
  • Joint exhibition »24 Hours of Schwerte« 2002
  • incolumis ExtraSchicht »Sympathy Magic «  Nordsternpark Gelsenkirchen 2003
  • Art project »Atelier« - installation of an art hall, Spain / Mallorca 2004
  • »Machines & Motors«, Marl- Hüls 2004
  • Earthlessness , kinetic sculpture, Soccer World Cup 2006 Gelsenkirchen-Buer 2006
  • »MOSTLY MOVING« ARTORT Gladbeck 2006
  • Film presentation »ErdSein«, USA SoHo (Manhattan) 2006
  • "Art meets science" project, PraxisKlinik Dr. Schlotmann Dorsten 2007
  • Broadcast LIVE streaming inspire me , Worldwide Live Performance, first World-Wide-Internet-Stream Live Performance 2009
  • Project »Ras al Khaimah«, United Arab Emirates 2009
  • Exhibition "Art meets Aquavitae", Essen 2010
  • "Four for many" project, Zeche Zollverein, Essen 2011
  • Exhibition »Annual Show Gelsenkirchen Artists«, Art Museum, Gelsenkirchen 2011
  • Inclusion in the public art collection, Kinetike's object “Hannes and the Artists 2005”, Art Museum, Gelsenkirchen-Buer. 2011
  • Exhibition "Estrella" Bulthaup, Munich. 2012
  • BMW art advent calendar "Artists for Kids", Munich, Frankfurt, Berlin. 2012
  • Exhibition "My Tamer" Barcelona, ​​Spain. 2013
  • Winner of the H&D Award for "Art meets kitchen" 2014
  • Tour "Evolution", Barcelona and Mallorca / Spain, Switzerland / Zurich. 2015
  • Exhibition "Aqua" LUXE PACK, Monaco. 2015
  • Exhibition "Pirouettes" L'Horizon Deck, Fairmont Monte Carlo. 2016
  • Exhibition "September in Monaco", PCD, Paris. 2017
  • Exhibition »Pirouettes«, USA SoHo (Manhattan) 2017

performance

  • Performance "Painting for Children, UNICEF". "WDR Local Time Ruhr".
  • In 2009 Christian Nienhaus started his new project "World-Wide-Internet Stream Live Performance".

On March 22, 2009 he arranged the interactive live video stream session “Inspire me” from a white screen, a webcam and other materials . Users from all over the world sent "inspirations" in the form of images, text and music. These elements were passed to an operator and media designer "Maik Breilmann" by the artist and projected onto the screen. The art action lasted 3½ hours and integrated over 200 different "inspirations" into a work of art.

Charity

  • Member of the board of trustees of the Manuel Neuer Kids Foundation.

swell

  • Can.vas magazine (March 2003 issue)
  • Exhibition catalog PREVIOUSLY MOVING 2006
  • Artist catalog BACK TO THE FUTURE, ISBN 978-3-00-032390-4
  • Artist catalog "IN TIME" 2015

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Nienhaus, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1976
PLACE OF BIRTH Gelsenkirchen