Flavio Apel

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Flavio Apel (born September 7, 1988 in Rome , Italy ) is a German-Italian artist. He lives and works in Kassel and Marburg .

Life

Flavio Apel grew up in Tolfa , 50 kilometers from Rome , until he was six , before moving to Kassel with his family in 1994 . After graduating from the Friedrichsgymnasium (Kassel ), he studied French and Spanish as well as business romance and art at the University of Kassel . Apel has been studying visual arts and Romance cultures at the Philipps University of Marburg since 2017 .

Artistic work

Despite his penchant for technical perfectionism, Apel's picture compositions go beyond mere imitation of the outside world, also because complex picture compositions and their protagonists offer the viewer numerous approaches to interpretation. The lifeless actors in his works, such as bent forks and spoons or half-full soup plates, come to life in his figurative world, as do partially fragmented insects or lying on their backs. The stag beetle in particular is a recurring motif in Apel's works, which, in interaction with lifeless, everyday objects, shows the contrast between liveliness and thinginess. The high-contrast representations of Apel are also evident in the expansion of his still lifes, in which he increasingly places female figures opposite the stag beetle.

But in addition to the unusual encounters between his protagonists, their placement itself is a special feature in Apels' reduced direction. The empty center of the picture directs the viewer's gaze to the edges of the picture, where the fine shades of the protagonists appear.

Apel has been represented by Galerie Rasch from Kassel since 2014 and has since presented his works in numerous solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad. In addition, his drawings appear regularly in international publications. In 2018, the Marburger Kunstverein showed works by Apel for the first time in a group exhibition. In the same year the documenta Forum Kassel , which can be traced back to Arnold Bode , bought autographed prints from Apels. In 2019 he took part in NordArt 2019 with two of his works and is also a member of the Künstleronderbund in Deutschland eV Realismus der Gegenwart.

Exhibitions / awards

2020

  • INTERCONNESSIONI II, Civitavecchia / Rome, under the patronage of the Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • Grand Salon Villa Berberich, cultural center of the city of Bad Säckingen, curated by Elena Romanzin, Bad Säckingen

2019

  • "Not without", south wing Kassel, Kuratoren-Verbund 387, Kassel
  • Flavio Apel / Brooks Salzwedel, Galerie Benjamin Eck, Munich
  • NordArt, artwork Carlshütte, Büdelsdorf
  • Museum Night Kassel, Allia Abou Khaddor / Flavio Apel, Galerie Rasch, Kassel
  • Graphite, Rasch Gallery, Kassel
  • Apel / Mauro, interconnessioni, Forte Michelangelo, Civitavecchia, Rome (Italy)
  • Kassel studio tour 2019
  • 2nd audience award, donated by the city of Bad Säckingen
  • Grand Salon Villa Berberich, cultural center of the city of Bad Säckingen, curated by Elena Romanzin, Bad Säckingen
  • "Moments", ECKD Kassel

2018

  • 23rd Kuboshow art fair, Flottmann-Hallen, Herne
  • "arteInsieme", Cittadella della musica, Civitavecchia (Roma)
  • Art Coburg - Special Prize 2018, Güterbahnhof, Coburg
  • Art fair Kassel, documenta-Halle, cabinet of the Südstadtgalerien
  • Art in Marburg, Marburg Art Association
  • Michael Stalherm & Flavio Apel, "Pencil Duo" Galerie Rasch, Kassel

2017

  • "Thomas Wunsch, Angelika Summa, Flavio Apel, TheStupidAlex, Sven Krolczik - New Year's Reception", Galerie Rasch, Kassel
  • “Devotion to the insignificant”, introduction by the art historian Anjelika Spöth MA, Galerie Rasch, Kassel
  • "Between here and there: Apel, Wassermann, Sinemus" ECKD Kassel
  • "Realismo, iperrealismo, arte figurativa", Rome (Italy)
  • "Premio internazionale i Dauni", Vieste (Italy)
  • “Artlab Munich”, Benjamin Eck Gallery, Munich
  • 22nd KUBOSHOW art fair, Flottmann-Hallen, Herne
  • GREWENIG / SUMMA / ERNELE / APEL / STANGE - Christmas waiting ", Galerie Rasch, Kassel

2016

  • “Apel, Kadillari, Stange”, Galerie Rasch, Kassel
  • 2. Kassel Art Fair, documenta-Halle, Kassel
  • 1st prize "Realismo, iperrealismo, arte figurativa" Rome (Italy)
  • “Circe”, Rasch Gallery, Kassel

2015

  • “Imperfect Perception”, Museum Night Kassel, Galerie Rasch, Kassel
  • "Centro aggregazione culturale", Ragusa (Italy)

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Vita. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  2. ↑ Author unknown: NordArt2019. In: Nordart.de. Accessed June 12, 2020 (English, German).
  3. ↑ Vita. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Angelika Froh: Lifted out of the flow of time, studio visit: Art of drawing Flavio Apel . In: (k) KulturMagazin . No. 259 . PRINTEC OFFSET Verlag M. Faste, Kassel April 2020, p. 32-34 .
  5. ↑ Author unknown: NordArt2019. In: Norart.de. Accessed June 12, 2020 (English, German).
  6. ↑ Artist of the Month - Flavio Apel. In: EKD Institute for Church Construction and Church Art of the Present at the Philipps University of Marburg. August 16, 2018, accessed June 13, 2020 (German).
  7. ↑ Artist of the Month - Flavio Apel. In: EKD Institute for Church Construction and Church Art of the Present at the Philipps University of Marburg. August 16, 2018, accessed June 13, 2020 (German).
  8. ↑ Author unknown: NordArt 2019. In: Nordart.de. Retrieved June 12, 2020 .
  9. ↑ MANIFEST International Drawing Annual. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  10. ↑ ArtFacts: Flavio Apel | Artist. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  11. ↑ documenta forum buys hand-signed prints of the work “Freibad” by Flavio Apel. Retrieved June 13, 2020 (German).
  12. ↑ Author unknown: NordArt 2019. In: Nordart.de. Accessed June 12, 2020 (English, German).
  13. ↑ ArtFacts: Flavio Apel | Artist. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  14. ↑ Vita. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
  15. ^ Künstleronderbund in Germany 1990 eV members. Retrieved June 13, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Apel, Flavio
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German-Italian artist
DATE OF BIRTH September 7, 1988
PLACE OF BIRTH Rome , Italy