Frank-Joachim Grossmann

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Frank-Joachim Grossmann (born June 7, 1958 in Jena ) is a German artist and graphic designer . He lives in Römerberg near Speyer .

Frank-Joachim Grossmann, 2009

Life

Grossmann studied graphic design from 1978 to 1983 at the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences with Wolf Magin and Hubert Gems together with Armin Liebscher . In 1980 he completed an internship with Bernd Benedix and Paul In den Eicken . From 1995 to 1998 he studied communication design at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart with Manfred Kröplien and Günter Jacki .

From 1983 to 1984 Frank-Joachim Grossmann was the workshop manager of the printing workshop in the cultural center of the old main fire station in Mannheim . From 1992 to 1999 he taught as a lecturer at the Mannheim University of Applied Sciences, from 1993 to 2001 at the Karlsruhe University of Design with Gunter Rambow and from 2005 to 2008. From 2001 to 2002, Grossmann was professor for the basics of media design at the Ulm University of Applied Sciences . From 2002 to 2012 he held a professorship for typography and computer graphics at the Schwäbisch Hall University of Applied Sciences . Grossmann has been a lecturer for media design and interface design at the University of Worms since 1998 and for typography for online media at the DHBW Mosbach since 2008 .

In 2002, Grossmann was visiting professor at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore (USA), in 2007 visiting professor at the Tbilisi Academy of the Arts in Georgia and in 2011 reviewer of the accreditation procedure IB-Hochschule Berlin communication courses. Grossmann also lectured as a lecturer at the Mannheim Evening Academy (1982–1992), the Kulturzentrum Feuerwache Mannheim (1984–1992, since 2014), the art school Villa Wieser Herxheim (1991–1993, since 2014), BASF's after-work center (1992 –1994), the Metzingen University of Applied Sciences (2000), the International Association of Stuttgart (2006) and the Faber-Castell Academy (2014–2016).

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Two directions should be emphasized in Grossmann's artistic work. On the one hand are his graphic works, which include watercolors and charcoal drawings as well as printmaking techniques. On the other hand, he deals with communication design, including book and poster design, web design and the design of logos. Grossmann moves within two frameworks: the regional activities in the Upper Palatinate and Electoral Palatinate, with a studio, teaching and commissioned work, as well as in an international horizon of thought, including study trips and exhibition activities in the South Caucasus, visiting professorships and international memberships.

Frank-Joachim Grossmann, Underground, 2017, woodcut on handmade paper, 76 x 56 cm

Artistic work

Frank-Joachim Grossmann, Gniezno, 1999, photography

Grossmann was particularly interested in the art of drawing in the early creative phase up to around 1995. In it he especially tried to capture what he had seen with a pen or charcoal pencil. The art historian Clemens Jöckle describes how Grossmann, in his large-format drawings in delicate colors, allows the image of man to appear as an archaic face on a monochrome surface. Similarly, for the art scholar Jürgen Linde, Grossmann's lines in particular provide access to his early works. At the same time, he manages to create a tension between the photo-realistic accuracy of an object and its sfumato- like blurring on the surface of the picture. For the cultural scientist Uli Rothfuss , Grossmann's works are filigree. You strive for perfection without wanting to impress. A joint study trip to Georgia and a book project with literature by Uli Rothfuss and watercolors by Grossmann testify to his appreciation.

Graphic work

Frank-Joachim Grossmann, Pacific 231, 2017, digital print on handmade paper, 80 x 60 cm

Since 1995 Grossmann has been increasingly concerned with typography and the relationship between colors and shapes in his graphic works. He tries to show the areas of tension within the dynamically placed colored letters. His works vary from large-format woodblock prints to smaller digital prints. In addition, Grossmann has illustrated a range of possibilities for poster and book design as well as logos in several orders. This also shows his interest in the relationship between the colored forms, which he depicts in different ways. For Jürgen Linde from the art portal Baden-Württemberg, the design skills are particularly evident in the various media: from posters, web design and logos to graphic printing processes such as lithography, wood and lino printing and etchings. At the same time, Thomas Angelou recognizes an exciting contrast in the use of older and current printing techniques in Grossmann's work, in that digital printing is used alongside wood and lino printing. This opens up several approaches to approach Grossmann's work. Looking at these graphic works by Grossmann, Uli Rothfuss again emphasizes the artist's awareness of the arrangement of colors and shapes, so that they can be remembered, so that they have an effect. At the same time, Johannes Meinhardt observed at Grossmann that letters or numbers are the starting point for his prints. These are then put into one another in such a way that new surface elements and thus complex, ambiguous print graphics are created.

Working in public collections

Solo exhibitions

Memberships

Works

Frank-Joachim Grossmann, Jazzman 1, 1991, pencil, chalk and watercolor on China paper, 58 x 78 cm

Paintings (selection)

  • Hiroshima, acrylic and charcoal on canvas, laminated on pressboard, 100 x 70 cm, 1984.
  • Koan in everyday life, mixed media on handmade paper, 78 x 98 cm, 1987.
  • Nevertheless (triptych), mixed media on handmade paper, 70 x 140 cm, 1987.
  • À Rebours (against the grain) 1 and 2, each mixed media on handmade paper, 80 x 60 cm, 1987.
  • Tulips on a blue surface , acrylic on handmade paper, 60 x 80 cm, 1988.
  • Figures 1, 2 and 3 (family), each acrylic and earth pigment on handmade paper, 49 x 59 cm, 1989.
  • Fractal 2, earth pigment and charcoal on handmade paper, 70 x 100 cm, 1989.
  • Sulfur 1 and 2 (diptych), pigment and chalk on canvas, 2 x 80 x 80 cm, 1990.
  • Butterfly 1 and 2 (diptych), pigment and chalk on canvas, 2 x 80 x 80 cm, 1990.
  • Jazzman 1, pencil, chalk and watercolor on handmade paper, 58 x 78 cm, 1991.

Posters (selection)

Single track

  • Sketchbook . Private print, Speyer 1994
  • Tarkovsky : The sealed time. Private print, Speyer 1995.
  • BodyTypes . Private print, Speyer 1997.
  • Kieslowski: I'm so-so . Private print, Speyer 1998.
  • Digital art . Private print, Römerberg 2016
  • Printmaking . Private print, Römerberg 2016
  • Buy . Private print, Römerberg 2017.
  • Camouflage . Private print, Römerberg 2017.
  • G reen . Private print, Römerberg 2017.
  • ABZ . Private printing, Römerberg 2018.
  • Finder . Private printing, Römerberg 2018.
  • Hackers . Private printing, Römerberg 2018.
  • Consumption . Private printing, Römerberg 2018.
  • Manifest . Private printing, Römerberg 2018.
  • Print . Private printing, Römerberg 2018.
  • 5x5 . Private printing, Römerberg 2018.
  • Places . Private printing, Römerberg 2019.

Other publications

  • Frank-Joachim Grossmann . In: Clemens Jöckle and Cornelia Vagt (eds.): Speyer contemporary artists . Speyer 1990, pp. 49-51.
  • Young art in the art association . Speyer 1993.
  • Frank-Joachim Grossmann . Speyer 1993.
  • Frank-Joachim Grossmann . In: Künstlerbund Speyer (Hrsg.): 10 years Künstlerbund Speyer eV Speyer 1994.
  • Poster . In: Günter Jacki (Ed.): Looking for Transmission - Die Form als Argument . Wasmuth Verlag, Tübingen 2006, ISBN 3-8030-3203-2 , pp. 158-159.
  • Watercolors . In: Uli Rothfuss: from breathing the stones . Pop Verlag, Ludwigsburg 2006, ISBN 3-937139-27-3 .

Book design

  • Wolfgang Dierl and Werner Ring (eds.): BLV Identification Book Insects. Central European species . BLV Verlagsgesellschaft, Munich 1988, ISBN 3-405-13054-9 . (Collaboration with illustrations on pages 207, 211 and 213)
  • Karl Häusler, Peter Pfeifer and Heribert Rampf (Hrsg.): Elements of the future: Chemistry 2. Realschule Bayern . Oldenburg / Munich 1989, ISBN 3-486-88561-8 .
  • Hans Peter Thiel, Marcus Würmli, Marcus (eds.): We protect our lives - The image environmental lexicon . Ullstein Taschenbuch Verlag, Frankfurt / Berlin 1990, ISBN 3-548-34734-7 .
  • Brockhaus Encyclopedia: Volume 11, IT-KIP . Verlag FA Brockhaus, Mannheim, 19th edition, ISBN 3-7653-1111-1 .
  • Yves Vincent Grossmann: From calling to profession: industrial designer in West Germany 1959–1990, Bielefeld 2018.
  • Volker Demuth: Bits and Bones . Verlag Ralf Liebe, Weilerswist 2001, ISBN 3-935221-03-7 .

Web design

  • ConCoquo
  • City of Speyer

typography

  • Font "Grossi" . In: Typodarium 2015 . Hermann Schmidt publishing house, Mainz 2014.
  • “Orion” font and “Takefive” font . In: Typodarium 201 6. Verlag Hermann Schmidt, Mainz 2015.
  • Font “Stealthy Font” . In: Typodarium 2017 . Hermann Schmidt Publishing House, Mainz 2016.

Archival material

Awards

literature

  • Clemens Jöckle : Grossmann, Frank-Joachim. In: General Artist Lexicon. KG Saur, Berlin / Boston 2019.
  • Kunstverein Speyer (Hrsg.): Young art in the Kunstverein Speyer - Frank-J. Grossmann, Finn Cato Gabrielsen; Exhibition June 6 to June 27, 1993, Haus des Kunstverein Speyer. Speyer 1993.
  • Jürgen Linde: Design for Conviviality. In: Kunstportal Baden-Württemberg 2015.
  • Ulrich Rothfuss: his art is like himself: frank joachim grossmann. In: Kunstportal Pfalz from December 3, 2007.
  • Saarländisches Künstlerhaus: Drawing show - drawings from the 1990s. Saarbrücken 1994.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Clemens Jöckle: Grossmann, Frank-Joachim . In: General Artist Lexicon . KG Saur, Berlin / Boston 2019.
  2. ^ Clemens Jöckle: Grossmann, Frank-Joachim . In: General Artist Lexicon . KG Saur, Berlin / Boston 2019.
  3. ^ Clemens Jöckle: Grossmann, Frank-Joachim . In: General Artist Lexicon . KG Saur, Berlin / Boston 2019.
  4. ^ Jürgen Linde: Design for Conviviality . In: Art Portal Baden-Württemberg . 2015 ( kunstportal-bw.de ).
  5. ↑ Ulrich Rothfuss: his art is like himself: frank joachim grossmann . In: Palatinate Art Portal . December 3, 2007 ( kunstportal-pfalz.de ).
  6. ↑ Ulrich Rothfuss and Frank-Joachim Grossmann: From the breath of the stones . Pop Verlag, Ludwigsburg 2006, ISBN 3-937139-27-3 .
  7. ^ Jürgen Linde: Design for Conviviality . In: Art Portal Baden-Württemberg . 2015 ( kunstportal-bw.de ).
  8. ^ Thomas Angelou: On the opening of the exhibition "abstract" at the Kunstverein Germersheim . In: Frank-Joachim Grossmann (Ed.): Places . Römerberg 2019, p. 16-19 ( fjgrossmann.de [PDF]).
  9. ↑ Ulrich Rothfuss: his art is like himself: frank joachim grossmann . In: Palatinate Art Portal . December 3, 2007 ( kunstportal-pfalz.de ).
  10. ^ Johannes Meinhardt: Simple solutions and visual ambiguities . In: Frank-Joachim Grossmann (Ed.): Places . Römerberg 2019, p. 7 ( fjgrossmann.de [PDF]).
personal data
SURNAME Grossmann, Frank-Joachim
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist and graphic designer
DATE OF BIRTH June 7, 1958
PLACE OF BIRTH Jena