Florian Pelka
Florian Pelka (* 1971 in Berlin ) is a German artist .
Life
Florian Pelka studied philosophy and literature from 1991 to 1997 at the Free University of Berlin (with Michael Theunissen ) and at the Université Paris VIII (with Jacques Derrida ) with a degree in philosophy and the first state examination in German. From 1994 to 2000 he studied fine arts at the University of the Arts in Berlin under Georg Baselitz , also with the completion of the 1st state examination. In 2001 he also became a master student of Baselitz.
Pelka's pictures have been shown in numerous exhibitions in galleries and art associations in Germany, Europe and South Korea, as well as at Art Cologne , Art Karlsruhe , KIAF (Korea International Art Fair) and Positions Berlin Art Fair
Florian Pelka lives and works in Berlin.
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In his colorful and large-format pictures, Pelka combines a variety of elements from flora and fauna, from mythology and art-historical iconography and combines them in a collage-like manner with perspectives of modern architecture, the symbolic language of pictograms, comics and advertising images. In his highly associative figure ensembles, he draws on the fundus of Western art history, such as that of antiquity or the Middle Ages. and puts the quotes in the light of an urban environment and media colourfulness. Fantastic productions are created that hover between fiction , allegorical fables and surrealistic dream images. Above all, the depictions of animals become symbolic carriers of meaning. The frequently recurring gorilla appears in the panoramas as a tragicomically lost governor of man, just as other heroic figures are counteracted with the set pieces of modern life.
With the dissolved composition and only fragmentary - figurative representation, the specific application of material with liquid and solid textures of poured, pounded or peeled paint comes to the fore. Many parts of the picture are created using random techniques and are of an informal nature. The meaning network is often only revealed after a long period of consideration.
In addition to dealing with art history in terms of content, Pelka also makes methodological recourse to linguistics and philosophy. Theories of signs of neostructuralism and strategies of deconstructivism can be read in the diverse, fragmented and newly assembled visual language.
Pelka's pictures are in the collections of the Investitionsbank Berlin, the Neuer Berliner Kunstverein, the Willy-Brandt-Haus in Berlin, the collections of the IG Metall (Frankfurt), the America Memorial Library in Berlin and the SØR-Rusche Collection in Oelde.
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 2019 "open source", Galerie Tammen, Berlin
- 2018 "Figures", Lachenmann Gallery, Constance
- 2018 “Dream and Trauma”, Busche-Kunst, Berlin
- 2016 “terra incognita”, Association for Contemporary Art, Flensburg
- 2016 “Brandmale” Gallery Tobias Schrade, Ulm
- 2016 “The animals are restless”, Kaponier Art Association, Vechta
- 2015 “Raubzug”, Municipal Gallery and Art Association Wesseling, Cologne
- 2014 “LoveMeOrHateMe”, Tammen Gallery, Berlin
- 2014 “Klippo”, Kunstverein Schloss Altranft, Freienwalde
- 2013 “Doubt and Wonder”, City Gallery Wollhalle, Güstrow
- 2013 “Love Lights”, Kramer Gallery, Bremen
- 2012 “Bestiarium”, Tammen Gallery, Berlin
- 2012 “The King's Faun”, Kunsthalle Schloss Seefeld, Munich
- 2012 “Noises in the Garden”, Tobias Schrade Gallery, Ulm
- 2012 “ist zwîfel herzen nâchgebûr”, Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt
- 2011 "Similis -Affe sein", Galerie Souterrain, Berlin
- 2010 “edel.hilphia.gut.”, Gallery in Tulla, Mannheim
- 2010 “When leaving the level”, Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt
- 2009 “The Seven Deadly Sins”, Tammen Gallery, Berlin
- 2009 “Schmelz, Schaum und Schande”, Schrade Gallery, Ulm
- 2008 "Florian Pelka", arthea & lauth gallery, Mannheim
- 2008 “The Seven Deadly Sins”, Gallery Artbank, Seoul, Korea
- 2008 “Trug und Trophäe”, Kunsthalle am Ammersee, Stegen
- 2008 “The Shaman”, Greulich Gallery, Frankfurt
- 2006 "Florian Pelka", Tammen Gallery, Berlin
- 2006 "Florian Pelka", Mainforum, headquarters of IG Metall, Frankfurt
- 2006 "Interference", Cottbus Art Association
- 2006 “Landscapes”, Noack Gallery, Mönchengladbach
- 2004 “Colorado”, Tammen & Busch Gallery, Berlin
literature
- Florian Pelka , Berlin 2005. ISBN 3-923475-96-9
- Corona . Berlin 2007. ISBN 3-923475-02-0
- Florian Pelka, Michael Ramsauer , Kunsthaus Lübeck, Berlin 200. ISBN 3-923475-27-6
- Parzival . Galerie Greulich, Frankfurt 2012. ISBN 978-3-9814828-0-5
- New German Painting , Prestel Verlag, Munich 2007, Ed. Christoph Tannert, ISBN 3-7913-3666-5
Web links
- Website Florian Pelka
- Literature by and about Florian Pelka in the catalog of the German National Library
- Interview in the Tulla, Mannheim (video)
- Interview on the action in Hamburg churches in 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Pelka, Florian |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1971 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |