Gabriele L. Berndt

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Gabriele L. Berndt in her studio.

Gabriele L. Berndt (born April 7, 1954 in Lübeck ) is a German visual artist .

Life

At the age of eleven, Gabriele L. Berndt was already experimenting with oil paints. “The constant confrontation with her art teachers, however, kept her away from studying art.” She confirmed this in later discussions with the art scene. After graduating from high school in Lübeck in 1974 and training as a medical-technical assistant, she worked at Kiel University Hospital until 2009. The whole time she continued to educate herself in painting. Gabriele L. Berndt has lived and worked in Kiel since 1976.

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Spaces 5, 90 × 120 cm, acrylic and resin oil on linen, 2010.

As a painter, Gabriele L. Berndt created more than 800 paintings, which can be divided into two thematic groups. In the years of her collaboration with the Artwork Walter Holl agency from 1990 to 2013, numerous fantasy and fairy tale scenes as well as pictures with animals were created. At the same time, “the main theme of> Nature and Man <came to the fore, in which she contrasted the cosmic creation untouched by man with its destructive actions on our world.” These works - which the artist called “critical painting” - can thematically der Category Space Art can be assigned. “Space-Art shows us the cosmic future of humanity. This art movement is a kind of visual futurology, a glimpse into tomorrow, “because in this art movement the future is already depicted today, as it were visualized.

“Space Art from Germany is counted among the best in the world. So far, however, that has not changed the fact that it is barely noticed by the established art business in Germany. ”The International Association of Astronomical Artists (IAAA), of which Gabriele L. Berndt was temporarily a member, has been trying for years to change this and the influence of art and to highlight the artist's space efforts and programs to explore the solar system. Berndt's colleague Arthur Woods, a prominent member of the IAAA from Embrach in the Canton of Zurich, puts it this way: “In fact, there has always been a very close relationship between artists and scientists, especially in the field of space research. It starts with the first astronomers who drew what they saw through their telescopes. They used an artistic medium to explain what they were seeing. On the other hand, artists had dreamed of space flights and trips to the moon long before scientists and engineers got involved. In a way, artists invented the space program in the first place. "

Universal Ecstasy, 120 × 70 cm, acrylic and resin oil on linen, 1997.

For Gabriele L. Berndt, the space programs of the 20th century are far back in the distant past. The protagonists of her pictures have long since conquered space behind them and are already people of the future. Berndt calls these people "space people". “These are heavenly creatures with the most flashy complementary contrast on their faces: green-red flashes on their cheeks or a purple complexion and yellow-blonde hair. They are the guides who accompany the viewer into the distant worlds of extraterrestrial imagination and salutary hope, sometimes also subtle disquiet. "" These space people, mostly depicted as male beings, are more like sensual angels than material citizens of the earth. A visitor to Berndt's imaginary worlds likes to stick to these friendly companions. Because too much irritation lurks in strange sculptures, in dark seas or behind mysterious gates through dimensions that surprisingly question the harmonic structure of Berndt's universe. Involuntarily, the fear creeps up that these gates could lead into abysses that find their bottom in the inner life of the viewer. (…) Berndt's paintings draw the viewer into a tension between micro- and macrocosm. (...) Clearly and irrefutably, the contrast between the very nature of man with his inner dream life and the external reality (...) comes to light. "

Despite being represented by an agency, Gabriele L. Berndt never allowed herself to be committed to the production of certain topics. "Her troubled conscience in view of the destruction of creation by humans, as well as exploitation and global grievances that threaten our existence, triggered a restlessness in her that she realized artistically in her own creative period outside of Space Art." Hans-Ulrich Keller , Director of the Planetarium Stuttgart from 1976 to 2008, wrote about her: “Gabriele L. Berndt is an unusual artist. It cannot be pressed into any scheme. She paints out of passion, out of a deep inner drive, a demand on a society that is ripe for rethinking. Her imagination knows no bounds, her urge to create is insatiable. "

Working method

Silence, 120 × 90 cm, acrylic and resin oil on linen, 2009.

Gabriele L. Berndt's meticulously designed working method is based on classic painting techniques . “She rarely works with airbrush . She achieves the completely smooth surface of the pigment application through the thinnest possible layers of paint, which she traditionally applies with brushes . ”Although“ the representational representation and the most photographic reproduction possible are in your preferred interest ”, she gives priority to spontaneous ideas and imaginations Painting technique. In one of her illustrated books she notes: “I don't mind working completely photorealistic , but I always prefer the fantastic remodeling of an image.” Her goal is “to make worlds visible to others that were previously only in theirs Imagination existed. "

Exhibitions (selection)

Television broadcasts

Path of Life, 70 × 50 cm, acrylic and resin oil on linen, 2006.

Gabriele L. Berndt's pictures were widely distributed on Bavarian television , "which regularly presents Space Art to a wide audience," namely as part of Space Night , the station's night program. "Up to 2003, a total of 15 Space Art episodes with pictures by Gabriele L. Berndt and other artists were created, mainly at the editing tables of BR editors Ursula Wachter and Bernd Mattheus ." The film music for the production from 2000 "comes from the film composer Matthias Junken . (…) His symphonic composition Lost in the Galaxy has already been heard in other television productions. ”In 2002, another part with pictures by Gabriele L. Berndt was broadcast. This time with the music of Terry Darp (alias Jens-Uwe Bartholomäus ). Both TV productions were broadcast across Europe via satellite, could be seen worldwide via the Internet and - if you take into account the propagation of the radio waves - reached the Milky Way at the speed of light (...). (...) Probably one of the most beautiful messages that people can send from earth into the cosmos. "

  • BR, 2000: Space Art 5: The Worlds of Gabriele L. Berndt, 27 min
  • BR, 2002: Space Art 14: Futurealism, Space-People by Gabriele L. Berndt, 5 min

literature

  • Gabriele L. Berndt, Dream and Reality, Kiel 1988.
  • Gabriele L. Berndt, Mission, Kiel 1993.
  • Alexander Seibold, Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow, in: fantastic! # 3, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, pp. 10-13.
  • Alexander Seibold, Between Chiemsee and Infinity, in: fantastic! # 14, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2004, pp. 39-40.
  • Philip Thoel, 10 years of Space Art on Bavarian television, in: phantastisch! # 25, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2007, pp. 68-70.
  • Art in space - art on earth. Utopian traces in contemporary art, in: The Science Fiction Year 2007, ed. v. Sascha Mamczak and Wolfgang Jeschke , Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, ISBN 978-3-453-52261-9 , Munich 2007, pp. 929-945.
  • Alexander Seibold, the abyss of sensuality. Gabriele L. Berndt and her "space people", in: Das Science Fiction Jahr 2008, ed. v. Sascha Mamczak and Wolfgang Jeschke, Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, ISBN 978-3-453-52436-1 , Munich 2008, pp. 1095–1102.
  • Heinz Wipperfürth, Gabriele L. Berndt, in: Exodus # 24, ed. v. Moreau R./Wipperfürth H./Kemmler O., Digital Print Group, ISSN  1860-675X , Erlangen 2008, p. 33.
  • Die Galerie - Gabriele L. Berndt, in: Exodus # 24 (2nd expanded edition), ed. v. Moreau R./Wipperfürth H./Kemmler O., Digital Print Group, ISSN  1860-675X , Erlangen 2015, pp. 48-61.

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Notes and individual references

  1. ^ Alexander Seibold: Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow in: fantastic! # 3, ed. by Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, p. 11.
  2. ^ Heinz Wipperfürth: Gabriele L. Berndt in: Exodus # 24, ed. v. R. Moreau, H. Wipperfürth, O. Kemmler, Digital Print Group, ISSN  1860-675X , Erlangen 2008, p. 33.
  3. ↑ Alexander Seibold: Between Chiemsee and Infinity in: fantastic! # 14, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2004, p. 39.
  4. ↑ See Alexander Seibold: Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow in: fantastic! # 3, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, p. 10.
  5. ^ Alexander Seibold: Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow in: fantastic! # 3, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, p. 10.
  6. ↑ Arthur Woods, quoted from: Uranus. Astronomy in Augsburg # 81, Astronomical Association Augsburg e. V., ISSN  1618-6362 , Augsburg 2008, p. 18f.
  7. ↑ Alexander Seibold: Gabriele L. Berndt and their "space-people" in: Exodus # 24, ed. v. R. Moreau, H. Wipperfürth, O. Kemmler, Digital Print Group, ISSN  1860-675X , Erlangen 2008, p. 32.
  8. ↑ Alexander Seibold: Gabriele L. Berndt and their "space-people" in: Exodus # 24, ed. v. R. Moreau, H. Wipperfürth, O. Kemmler, Digital Print Group, ISSN  1860-675X , Erlangen 2008, p. 32.
  9. ^ Alexander Seibold: Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow in: fantastic! # 3, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, p. 11.
  10. ↑ Cf. Gabriele L. Berndt: Dream and Reality. Kiel 1988, p. 5.
  11. ↑ Hans-Ulrich Keller: Gabriele L. Berndt - artist with passion in: Gabriele L. Berndt: Dream and Reality. Kiel 1988, p. 61.
  12. ^ Alexander Seibold: Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow in: fantastic! # 3, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, p. 12.
  13. ↑ See Alexander Seibold: Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow in: fantastic! # 3, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, p. 12.
  14. ↑ Cf. Gabriele L. Berndt: Mission. Kiel 1993, p. 6.
  15. ^ Alexander Seibold: Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow in: fantastic! # 3, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, p. 12.
  16. ^ Alexander Seibold: Space Artists. Artists show us tomorrow in: fantastic! # 3, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2001, p. 10.
  17. ↑ Philip Thoel: 10 years of Space Art on Bavarian television in: phantastisch! # 25, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2007, p. 69.
  18. ↑ Philip Thoel: 10 years of Space Art on Bavarian television in: phantastisch! # 25, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2007, p. 70.
  19. ↑ Philip Thoel: 10 years of Space Art on Bavarian television in: phantastisch! # 25, ed. v. Klaus Bollhöfener, Verlag Achim Havemann, ISSN  1616-8437 , Detmold 2007, p. 69.
personal data
SURNAME Berndt, Gabriele L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German visual artist
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1954
PLACE OF BIRTH Lübeck