Gerhard Raab

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Gerhard Raab in the studio (2016)

Gerhard Raab (* 1956 in Graz ) is an Austrian graphic artist , painter and sculptor as well as an art teacher and lecturer.

Life

Gerhard Raab: nude study , steel (Graz, 2016)

Gerhard Raab grew up in his native Graz. After completing his school education, he first studied art history at the Karl-Franzens-University in Graz, recognized his interest in design and then decided to actively work as an artist. From 1993 to 1997 he studied graphics and painting at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Professor Gunter Damisch and graduated with a diploma in graphics and painting. He then studied sculpture at the Vienna Art Academy from 1997 to 2001 under Professor Bruno Gironcoli , which he completed in 2001 with a diploma in sculpture.

Raab works as a freelance artist . In addition, he works in Graz as a teacher in the field of art at the Bundes- and Bundesrealgymnasium Kirchengasse and also holds teaching assignments at the University of Education in Styria and the Church University of Education .

Raab is a minimalist in his artistic work . According to the Graz culture journalist Barbara Jernej (including Kulturzeitung 80 , Graz), he tries to achieve “maximum tension with minimal form” ; the task of art for him is reduction. Raab approaches his subject in two different approaches: while his graphics and gestural drawings  - objects made of iron wire - " follow the principle of informal art ", especially in his more recent works, "a tendency towards formal conceptions can be recognized ". During his creative process, Raab is about “not imagining anything for as long as possible and remaining open to anything”. According to Jernej, this results in a “special contrast” - his “works appear spontaneous, although they are the result of a long and often exhausting creation process”.

According to von Raab, he believes that art should irritate people, change habitual thought patterns and enrich awareness. He justifies its importance for people with the idea that art is the only possibility "to tear the ground away from under people's feet in a world where everything already exists". His art should therefore “not provide answers, but rather raise new questions”.

Since 1976 Raab has taken part in numerous solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad. His work has been awarded several prizes. He is a member of the IG Bildende Kunst .

Gerhard Raab lives and works in Graz.

Awards

Gerhard Raab: Crossing the view 1 (Graz, 2009)
Gerhard Raab: Untitled (gesture) (2015)
  • 1985: Art Prize of the Carneri Gallery, Graz
  • 1994: Writing Prize from the Academy of Fine Arts , Vienna
  • 2001: Master School Prize for Sculpture from the Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna

Works (selection)

  • 2008: Foundations , painted iron, aluminum signs (contribution to the open space exhibition Denk: Fundamente // Payer-Weyrecht-Insel III , kunstGarten Graz 2008, Graz)
  • 2009: Crossing the view , Stahl (contribution to the open space exhibition Payer-Weyrecht-Insel IV // Posito casu: out of (my) mind , kunstGarten Graz 2009, Graz)
  • 2011: Nude study on a base , metal composition (contribution to the open space exhibition Herbstgewucher , kunstGarten Graz 2011, Graz)
  • 2014: Satellite , iron wire, three-dimensional object (contribution to the art exhibition Eisenerz… auf Draht!) Of the art and culture project eisenerZ * ART , Eisenerz , Styria
  • 2014: Monotype study (3)

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions

Participation in exhibitions

  • 1988: Art Prize Exhibition , Neue Galerie , Graz
  • 2001: Kupferstichkabinett, Academy of Fine Arts , Vienna
  • 2003: 4th Egyptian International Triennial of printmaking (English. 4th Egyptian International Print Triennial '),
    parallel exhibitions in two art museums in Egypt :
    National Center of Fine Arts, Cairo ; Museum of Fine Arts, Alexandria
  • 2003: Heimspiel 1 , Galerie Schafschetzy, Graz
  • 2006: Laiptai Gallery Cultural Center, Šiauliai ( Lithuania )
  • 2008: Denk: Fundamente // Payer-Weyrecht-Insel III , kunstGarten Graz , Graz
  • 2009: Posito casu: out of (my) mind , KunstGarten Graz
  • 2009/10: About happiness , KunstGarten Graz
  • 2011: Herbstgewucher , KunstGarten Graz
  • 2014: Globesighting , KunstGarten Graz
  • 2014: iron ore ... on wire! , Exhibition of the art and culture project eisenerZ * ART , Eisenerz , Styria
  • 2015: Friendship Without Borders - International Printmaking
     Project 2015/10 Years of Cooperation Austria-Argentina (Spanish: Amistad sin fronteras ),
    Austrian-Argentine joint and traveling exhibition:

literature

Magazines

  • Sabine Rößl-Schögler: Gerhard Raab. Away from the usual currents . In: Steiermarkmagazin Klipp . May issue. Graz 2005, p. 49 .
  • Barbara Jernej: artist portrait. “I want to achieve maximum tension with a minimal shape” . In: "Achtzig" - the culture newspaper . November edition. Graz 2014, p. 8 .
  • Saza Schröder: A melodrama . In: Sterz - magazine for literature, art and cultural policy . Edition December, 2014, ZDB -ID 556569-8 , p. 44 .

Exhibition catalogs

Web links

Commons : S  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Barbara Jernej: Maximum tension with minimum form. In: kultur.steiermark.at. Culture portal of the Office of the Styrian Provincial Government , November 2014, accessed on January 28, 2016 .
  2. ↑ Gerhard Raab. In: eisenerz-art.at. Art and culture project eisenerZ * ART , Graz, accessed on January 28, 2016 .
  3. ↑ a b c See biography of Gerhard Raab / exhibitions since 1976. Homepage. In: raabweb1.bplaced.net. Retrieved February 17, 2016 .
  4. ↑ Cf. BG / BRG Kirchengasse Graz: Teachers' College >> StR. Prof. Mag. Gerhard Raab. In: gym-kirchengasse.at. Bundes- und Bundesrealgymnasium (BG / BRG) Kirchengasse Graz, accessed on January 28, 2016 .
  5. ↑ Cf. PHSt: Visiting card from Raab, Gerhard; MMag. In: ph-online.ac.at. Pedagogical University of Styria (PHSt), Graz, April 15, 2013, accessed on January 28, 2016 .
  6. ↑ See KPH Graz: Business card from Raab, Gerhard, Mag. In: ph-online.ac.at. Kirchliche Pädagogische Hochschule Graz (KPH Graz), accessed on January 28, 2016 .
  7. ↑ Quoted from: Barbara Jernej: Maximum tension with minimal form. In: kultur.steiermark.at. Culture portal of the Office of the Styrian Provincial Government, November 2014, accessed on January 28, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Raab, Gerhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian graphic artist, painter and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Graz , Austria