Claas Gutsche
Claas Gutsche (* 1982 in Blankenburg / Harz ) is a German artist .
Life
After studying at the University of Art and Design in Halle an der Saale (2003 to 2006) and the University of Brighton (2006 to 2007), Claas Gutsche completed his art studies in Fine Art Printmaking at the Royal College of Art in London in 2009 .
Claas Gutsche lives and works in Berlin and teaches as a lecturer at the University of Art and Design in Halle an der Saale .
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Claas Gutsche's work includes graphics and sculptures. His sculptures are bronze casts of natural materials such as ears of corn, bird nests or certain flowers.
Gutsche's large-format linocuts, on the other hand, are mostly black and white and have a strong light and shadow dramaturgy. With their dark atmosphere they tie in with the classic genre of the night piece , but also represent a new interpretation or further development of the technique of linocut . They show motifs such as watchtowers, fences, housing developments, architectural details or monuments. Initially looking familiar, they only cause irritation at second glance or after researching the motif. For example, the Krumme Lanke housing estate in Berlin-Zehlendorf is part of a former Nazi colony, the half-timbered house in Wuestefeld is connected to Armin Meiwes, known as the "cannibal of Rotenburg", and the "Monument" turns out to be a memorial to the war cemetery in Halbe , where the victims of the last great battles of World War II are buried.
Solo exhibitions
- 2016
- "Cracks in Concrete", Franz Gertsch Museum , Burgdorf
- "Shadow", Gallery Wagner + Partner, Berlin
- 2015
- Constructed Utopia, Virtuell Visuell, machine halls at Zeche Fürst Leopold, Dorsten
- 2014
- Changing truth, Galerie WAGNER + PARTNER, Berlin
- 2012
- drama & romance, Galerie WAGNER + PARTNER, Berlin
- Claas Gutsche, 36th exhibition of the BAT CampusGalerie, Bayreuth
- 2011
- The golden curtain (with Karl Goerlich), house on Lützowplatz , Berlin
- 2010
- The secret garden of the nightingale (with Sebastian Nebe ), Galerie WAGNER + PARTNER, Berlin
Group exhibitions
- 2015
- MADE IN GERMANY, Highpoint Center for Printmaking, Minneapolis, USA
- TURN MY WATER INTO WINE, Kunstraum Ortloff, Leipzig
- DRUCKREIF, Municipal Gallery and Art Museum Spendhaus, Reutlingen
- BAT CampusGalerie 15 years 2000–2015, University of Bayreuth
- 2014
- Psychokiller - Qeus qeu cest, Galerie Börgmann, Mönchengladbach
- 2013
- berlin, status (2), Künstlerhaus Bethanien / Schauraum
- Visitation, Hartwich Gallery, Ruegen
- Dark matter (s), Kunstverein Ulm
- 2012
- CUTS, Galerie Maurer, Frankfurt, Germany (August 31 to October 12, 2012)
- Double Take - The Art of Printmaking, University of Kent , Canterbury, UK
- PRINTED MATTER 2012, Communal Gallery Berlin
- 2011
- Preview Art Fair Berlin with WAGNER + PARTNER
- Come Together - 5 years Galerie Maurer in Frankfurt, Galerie Maurer, Frankfurt / Main
- High pressure 2011, Museum for Printing Art , Leipzig
- LINOCUT RELOADED (with Philipp Hennevogl, Thomas Kilpper and Sebastian Speckmann), WAGNER + PARTNER, Berlin
- Borders - Linocuts & Sculptures, Galerie Maurer, Frankfurt / Main
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, London, UK
- 2010
- Preview Art Fair Berlin with WAGNER + PARTNER
- The view from here, Boulevard Parabol, Berlin
- newcontemporaries, The Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, UK
- newcontemporaries, A Foundation, Liverpool, UK
- Ready for printing, Kunsthaus Hamburg
- Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2010, Royal Academy of Arts , London, UK
- Beyond the Canal, Kunstraum Ortloff, Leipzig
- To hell with good intentions, Galerie Maurer, Frankfurt
Catalogs
- Claas Gutsche: Cracks in Concrete , publication by the Museum Franz Gertsch , modo Verlag Freiburg, 2016
- Claas Gutsche: Changing Truth , self-published with a text by Christoph Tannert , Berlin, 2014
- Claas Gutsche , catalog on the occasion of the exhibition of the CampusGalerie der British American Tobacco , Bayreuth 2012
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claas Gutsche ( Memento from July 7, 2017 in the Internet Archive ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Gutsche, Claas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Blankenburg / Harz , Germany |