Gerhard Heisler

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Gerhard Heisler

Gerhard Heisler (born July 9, 1941 in Ostrau , Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia ) is a German photographer .

Life

Heisler at work in the photo studio

After his pharmacy exam in 1959, Gerhard Heisler successfully passed his journeyman's examination in the photography trade in 1963 and immediately became a photographer for the federal government. From 1966 he began studying basic training with Oskar Holweck at the Werkkunstschule in Saarbrücken . 1967 Master's examination in the photography trade at the HWK Hamburg. He also founded the company Foto Heisler in 1967. Just two years later, he became a lecturer at the Werkkunstschule / Fachhochschule Saarbrücken in the design department . Until his appointment as a sworn expert in 1982, many photographic projects were carried out for the Saarland core economy of mining, steel and media. In his trade, he was involved from 1986 to 1989 as chairman of the journeyman's examination committee for the photography trade and in 1990 was appointed to the CV's vocational training committee (BBA). From 1999 to 2006 he was chairman of the journeyman's examination committee for the photography trade, and from 2003 to 2006 he was a board member of the Saarland photography guild .

He had a decisive influence on the national and Saarland photography scene and is considered one of the outstanding Saarland artistic personalities. Globally active companies sent him around the globe. In 2002 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit, which is due in particular to his documentary commitment to the Ludwigskirche (Saarbrücken) and the Schlosskirche in Saarbrücken, whose famous windows were partly destroyed by Georg Meistermann in a bomb attack on the neighboring Wehrmacht exhibition on March 10, 1999 and could only be reconstructed with the help of photos by Gerhard Heisler.

Exhibitions

  • 1987 "20 years of Photo Heisler" Saarländischer Rundfunk , Saarbrücken
  • 1989 Participation in the photo exhibition "Aspects of Contemporary Photography in Germany" at the Coburg Art Association
  • 1990 “Drawing with Light” Saarland University , President's Office
  • 1990 Exhibition on the occasion of the world congress “SCOS” under the title “Corporate Culture and Innovation”, Saarbrücken University
  • 1990 “Innovative Saarland ”, exhibition on the occasion of the opening of the “Haus des Saarlandes” in Paris
  • 1991 “Traces of Light”, exhibition in the Museum Schloss Ettlingen
  • 1999 "Dimensions - Medium Photography" in the Herzogschloss, Zweibrücken
  • 2000 art scene Saar VISIONS 2000 -Figurine-
  • 2001 Participation in the competition "Representation of Saarland at the federal level"
  • 2004 Saar Art Scene IN MOMENT - Instances-
  • 2005 FOCUS u. VFA “Images of Research” Munich and as a traveling exhibition
  • 2007/08 Participation in the special exhibition "Images of People - The Portrait through the Ages" in the city museum of the city of Zweibrücken with the first publication of a new visual language: "KAPILARE" (sic.)
  • 2012 VETA, a stele installation measuring 5 m × 12 m × 2.50 m on the SENDA D´ART (art trail) in Trun / Switzerland from VALSER Stein by the company Truffer / Vals
  • 2014 "Photos? - Picture experiences for the eye-opener and other curious people" Fraunhofer shows pictures by Gerhard Heisler. March 10 to May 5, 2014 in Munich

Awards

  • 1980 1st prize in the Saarland photo competition
  • 1981 Acquisition at the “Art in Architecture” competition for the BBZ-Völklingen
  • 1987 1st prize for the HOLWECK calendar "New Seeing Paper" from Scheufelen by the Baden-Württemberg State Trade Office
  • 1987 The " Ludwig Erhard 1897-1977" stamp is issued . The motif is based on a photo by Gerhard Heisler
  • 1992 Award of the " Saarbrücker Zeitung " calendar by the Baden-Württemberg State Trade Office
  • 2002 Award of the "Order of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany " ( Federal Cross of Merit )

Publications

  • 1989 Catalog on "Aspects of Contemporary Photography in Germany" at the Coburg Art Association
  • 1999 Photo - Technik international issue 3/99
  • 2000 Catalog "Art Scene Saar VISIONS 2000"
  • 2003 Catalog for the competition - Representation of the Saarland at the federal level - (Institute for Current Art, SLS)
  • 2004 Catalog "Saar Art Scene IN THE MOMENT 2004"
  • 2007 Catalog for the exhibition "MenschenBilder" - The portrait through the ages. City Museum Zweibrücken with the first publication of "KAPILARE" (sic.), A new visual language.
  • 2007 Message of the stones Monika Bugs: Medieval stone tablets and contemporary frottages in dialogue, from the Saint-Remi basilica in Reims / France, ISBN 978-3-932942-26-6 .
  • 2008 "DIE LUDWIGSKIRCHE ZU SAARBRÜCKEN" a picture book about the Ludwigskirche and Ludwigsplatz by Mag. Horst Heydt, Rev. and photographer Gerhard Heisler, ISBN 978-3-938415-38-2 .
  • 2014 PHOTOS? Picture experiences for eye people and other curious people, catalog for the exhibition at the Fraunhofer Society, Munich, ISBN 978-3-00-045075-4

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Commons : Photographs by Gerhard Heisler  - Collection of images, videos and audio files
personal data
SURNAME Heisler, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German photographer
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Ostrau , Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia