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Ernst Strom (born May 13, 1929 in Munich ; † June 19, 2019 in Vaterstetten ) was a German graphic artist and painter .

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After attending grammar school, Ernst Strom completed an internship with the set designer Jo Lindinger in Regensburg and studied graphic design with Eduard Ege as well as font and typography with Georg Trump at the Graphic Academy in Munich from 1951 to 1954 . In 1948 he was accepted as the youngest member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists Niederbayern / Oberpfalz. In the period from 1948 to 1949 he had friendly contacts with the Danube Forest Group . In 1978 he was a founding member of the Association of Visual Artists, which two years later became the Ebersberg Art Association. He initiated the art exhibitions in the Vaterstetten town hall . He also frequented the Munich water lily circle.

In 1985 Strom received a scholarship from the Richard Seewald Foundation Zurich for a study visit of several weeks at the Casa del Leone in Ronco sopra Ascona in Ticino .

Strom designed numerous book covers, dust jackets, magazines, brochures, leaflets and signets, but above all posters, etc. a. for the city of Munich and the Deutsche Bundesbahn . Many posters emerged as first prizes in poster competitions and are in the collections of the German Poster Museum in Essen , the Poster Museum Emmerich, the Munich City Museum , the Kunstgewerbemuseum Zurich , the Museum of Modern Art New York , the Berlin Art Library and the New Munich Collection . There were regular publications in design yearbooks.

Strom also devoted himself to free painting and printmaking as well as art in architecture . In the period from 1984 to 2003, large wall paintings, reliefs , colored objects, over- portals , colored picture windows in or on profane buildings were created. For the sacred space, an altarpiece, a way of the cross, a mural and a colored wall design were added.

From 1989 onwards, Strom did not take on any more commissioned work and concentrated entirely on free painting. In the following years he expanded his cycle "Fields" in ever new formulations. From 2000 pictures of farms were added.

Since 1972, Strom has participated in group exhibitions with his free work. From 1976 to 2007 he only showed his works in solo exhibitions a. a. in Munich, Regensburg, Berlin, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Emmerich, Strasbourg and Bad Reichenhall.

Acquisitions were made from private and public art collections.

From 1954 until his death, Strom was married to the educator Dietlinde Strom, née Miesgang, with whom he had two sons.

Publications (selection)

Utility graphics (1956, 1957), Graphics (1966), Modern Publicity (1973), Graphis Annual (1969), Graphis Posters (1976, 1982, 1985), International Poster Annual (1965/66, 1969/79), Internationale Plakate 1871 –1971 (exhibition catalog Haus der Kunst, Munich), The most beautiful posters of the Deutsche Bundesbahn (1971), portraits of German graphic designers (1972, 1973), Das Münster (1983), Munich Mosaik (1984), documentation Kunst am Bau (1978 ), Kürschner's Graphiker-Handbuch (1967), DG Galerie-Informations 8 (1983) and 16 (1986), Artist Lexicon of the German Society for Christian Art (1995), "Mystery of Faith" (1981), "Until You Come in Glory "(1980), Great Art Exhibition Munich (1975) Catalog, Art Group of the Weltenburg Academy (1978) Catalog, BBK Anniversary Exhibition (1977) Catalog, Art Exhibition Wasserburg / Inn (1976/1977) Catalog, Exhibition" Miniatures "in the Ganserhaus Wasserburg / Inn (1977) catalog, exhibition at Kunstverein Ebersberg (1987, 1991, 1997) catalog , Ernst Strom "Felder" (1994) catalog, yearbook 1997 Kunstverein Ebersberg, Ernst Strom "Felder" new work, brochure (2000).

First prizes in poster competitions (selection)

  • Oktoberfest Munich 1957
  • Oktoberfest Munich 1958
  • Carnival in Munich 1962
  • Carnival in Munich in 1967
  • Oktoberfest Munich 1967
  • Mardi Gras in Munich 1969
  • Oktoberfest Munich 1981
  • Mardi Gras in Munich 1984

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Ernst Strom: "Fields" . Self-published, Vaterstetten 1994.
  2. ^ Ernst Strom: "Fields" . Self-published, Vaterstetten 1994.
  3. ↑ Ernst Strom has died. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung SZ.de. Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 24, 2019, accessed on February 28, 2020 (German).
  4. ^ Ernst Strom: "Fields" . Self-published, Vaterstetten 1994.
  5. ^ Walter Herdeg (Ed.): Graphis Annual 1969/70, International Yearbook of Advertising Graphics. The Graphis Press Corp., Zurich, Switzerland 1970, p. 57
  6. ^ Felix Gluck (ed. ): Modern Publicity 1973/74. Studio Vista, London 1973, British SBN: 02028970359X, p. 118
  7. ↑ Walter Herdeg (Ed.): Graphis Posters 1976-The International Annual Of Poster Art. The Graphis Press Corp., Zurich, Switzerland 1976, pp. 78 and 191
  8. ^ Walter Herdeg (Ed.): Graphis Posters 1982-The International Annual Of Poster Art. The Graphis Press Corp., Zurich, Switzerland 1982, ISBN 3-85709-382-X . P. 79
  9. ↑ Walter Herdeg (Ed.): Graphis Posters 1985-The International Annual Of Poster Art. The Graphis Press Corp., Zurich, Switzerland 1985, ISBN 3-85709-385-4 , p. 75
  10. ↑ International posters from 1871-1971. Exhibition director Haus der Kunst, Munich 1971, catalog, picture No. 680
  11. ↑ Ernst Strom has died. In: Süddeutsche Zeitung SZ.de. Süddeutsche Zeitung, June 24, 2019, accessed on February 28, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ Parish Association Vaterstetten: To the precious blood of Christ. In: Homepage. Parish Association Vaterstetten, accessed on February 28, 2020 (German).
  13. ↑ Parish Association Vaterstetten: St. Christophorus. In: Homepage. Parish Association Vaterstetten, accessed on February 28, 2020 (German).
  14. ↑ Working group 68 artist community Wasserburg / Inn e. V (ed.): Art exhibition Wasserburg / Inn 1976 . Self-published, Wasserburg 1976, catalog, p. 247
  15. ^ Professional Association of Visual Artists Munich (ed.): Anniversary exhibition 30 years of the Professional Association of Visual Artists Munich eV 1977. Self-published, Munich 1977 , catalog, p. 182
  16. ^ Kunstverein Ebersberg (ed.): Annual exhibition Kunstverein Ebersberg 1991 , self-published, Ebersberg 1991, catalog without page numbers
  17. ↑ Large Art Exhibition Munich, Haus der Kunst 1975, exhibition management Haus der Kunst, Munich 1975, catalog, picture no. 264
  18. ^ Kunstverein Ebersberg (ed.): Annual exhibition Kunstverein Ebersberg 1997 , self-published, Ebersberg 1997, catalog without page numbers
personal data
SURNAME Electricity, Ernst
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graphic artist and painter
DATE OF BIRTH May 13, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH 19th June 2019
Place of death Vaterstetten