Hajo Drott

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Hajo Drott

Hans Joachim "Hajo" Drott (born November 29, 1929 in Halle (Saale) ) is a German multimedia artist . He works in the fields of material images, electronic objects, computer graphics and computer animation .

Life

After studying chemistry and physics at the Martin Luther University Halle (Saale) (1952–1957), Hajo Drott worked in the chemical (1957–1964) and electronic semiconductor industry (1964–1989) in Munich , from 1970 to 1974 in Pakistan . He began his artistic activity in 1973.

From 1989 to 1994 Drott completed a degree in art history and philosophy at the Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich , which he completed with a doctorate. phil. completed (dissertation: The image in the field of tension between reality and fiction - aspects of computer-generated image worlds ). Hajo Drott lives in Taufkirchen near Munich .

Artistic activity

In 1973 Drott's first light kinetic objects were created. His material paintings of the 1970s as well as the lighting and electronic objects from the 1970s to the 1990s, in addition to the light art and the kinetic art are assigned. In his electronic objects, which were created from the 1970s, Drott tried to use modern technology to design and make visible the influences and effects that science and technology exert on people's lives in today's world.

In 1985 Drott started computer screen printing and laser projection. In 1986 computer-controlled microprocessors were used in kinetic objects. In 1988 he also worked with ultraviolet light and ultraviolet color. In strict, grid-like picture structures, programmed light sequences run, which are created by electronic circuits designed by the artist and which constantly generate new light geometries.

Since 1990 Drott has concentrated on artistic work on the computer, the creation of computer graphics and computer animations, with acoustic elements also playing an important role in the latter. The computer animations created from 1996 onwards were usually generated entirely on the computer.

The trained scientist wants to make the commonalities between art and science visible in his artistic works. In his material pictures, computer screen prints and computer graphics, geometrical-mathematical relationships largely determine the aesthetics of the picture.

The total number of his works is over 600.

Exhibitions

Works by Drott are present in the following collections: City of Munich, Siemens Museum Munich , City Museum Gladbeck , Centrum Kunstlicht in de Kunst Eindhoven (11 works), Neckarwerke Esslingen, BMW Museum Munich, City Museum Kuovola Finland, Riedel-de Haën Hanover, Dr. Borsi Werke Offenburg, Kunsthaus Frederijkswaerk Denmark, Galerie Layher Stuttgart-Freiberg.

Drott was involved in around 190 group and solo exhibitions, including a .: 1983 Augsburg, Zeughaus; 1986 Munich, Drazek Art Gallery; 1982 Berlin BMW Pavilion; 1982 + 1990 Munich, House of Art; 1987 Munich, Gasteig cultural center; 1990 Nice / F, Musée d'Art Moderne; 1995 Prague / CS, Technical Museum; 1996 Warsaw / PL, National Gallery; 1997 Koblenz, Electoral Palace; London / GB, School of Fine Art; 1997 Minsk / Belarus, National Museum; 2007 + 2008 Athens / GR, Video Festival; 2009 New York / US, Museum of Computer Art.

Publications

  • H. Drott: Computer Image - Reality and Fiction. Frankfurt / M. 1995, ISBN 3-930617-06-4 . (publ. diss.)
  • H. Drott: Computer and Reception. In: Catalog Computer Art. 1996, Gladbeck 1996.
  • H. Drott: Computer Image - Reality and Fiction. Lecture at the Photokina Cologne. In: Computer Art Fascination. Frankfurt / M. 1999.
  • H. Drott: Thoughts on Computer Art. In: Computer Art Fascination. Frankfurt / M. 2002.
  • H. Drott: A look back at 40 years of computer graphics. In: Catalog Computer Art. Gladbeck 2004.
  • H. Drott: 40 years of computer graphics. In: Computer Art Fascination. Frankfurt / M. 2004.
  • H. Drott: Visual models in science - thought models in art. In: Computer Art Fascination. Frankfurt / M. 2005.
  • H. Drott: The sign in concrete art. In: Computer Art Fascination. Frankfurt / M. 2006.
  • H. Drott: Art and Astronomy. In: Catalog Computer Art. 2008, Gladbeck 2008.

Honors

Hajo Drott received the Bavarian State Prize for the Elderly in September 2011 .

literature

  • W. Blobel: Artist and art mediator in the electronic art field. A manual. Klartext Verlag, Essen 1992.
  • G. Meißner (Ed.): Guide International des Arts Electroniques. Chaos Verlag, Paris 1992.
  • General artist lexicon. Volume 29, Munich / Leipzig 1991 ff.
  • Art journal UND, Munich 9/1985.
  • Computer world. Munich 10/1985, pp. 105-112.
  • City of Gladbeck (Hrsg.): Catalogs Computerkunst. 1988, '90, '92, '94, '96, 2002, '04, '06, '08.
  • Art & Lumière. Nice 1990. (catalog)
  • Minolta directly. Munich 7/1990.
  • RB Heer: Electronic Art = Concrete Art? In: dot20 - Computer Art Fascination. Frankfurt / M. 2009, ISBN 978-3-930617-21-0 , p. 26 f.
  • Canon shots. Krefeld 2/1998.
  • W. Schneider: Creative amplifier computer - For Hajo Drott's 75th birthday. In: Computer Art Fascination. Frankfurt / M. 2004.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Honor for Hajo Drott merkur-online.de, September 15, 2011, accessed on July 3, 2012
personal data
SURNAME Drott, Hajo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Drott, Hans Joachim (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German multimedia artist
DATE OF BIRTH November 29, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Halle (Saale)