Hans Graeder

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Hans Graeder

Hans Graeder (born July 15, 1919 in Mannheim ; † February 26, 1998 ibid) was a painter , graphic artist and sculptor .

life and work

Hans Graeder grew up in Mannheim and began studying at the Free Academy in Mannheim with Carl Trummer in 1943, which he continued in 1946 as a scholarship holder at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich with Hans Gött .

Testimony from Hans Graeder from the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich

In 1953 he emigrated to the USA , where he combined study visits to various states as well as Mexico. Henry Miller was one of his close friends there . In 1958, Hans Graeder became an American citizen, but returned to Mannheim in 1964. As early as 1965 he had a major exhibition in the Kunsthalle Mannheim .

In 1973 he was commissioned by Sherwood Atelier Inc. NY for a portfolio from New York. A light happening “The Mannheim Water Tower became a lighthouse” took place in 1981 in which Hans Graeder hand-made slides (original works of art ) were projected onto the water tower .

In 1982 he took part in the exhibition accompanying documenta 7 with the painting “The Last Supper in Contemporary Art” .

In 1988, SWR3 broadcast the television documentary "Sculptural Painting" (called Clapage) and in 1990 a documentary on the exhibition "Re-Visions" in the Kunsthalle Mannheim. In 1995 RNF produced a documentation for the exhibition “Re-Visions II” in the Rathaus Galerie: graphic painting and sculpture .

As a trained lithographer , he was familiar with the printing processes of the time. An essential feature of his painterly work is a marked willingness to experiment in the field of technology. Graeder's work mainly revolved around the human figure; This resulted in nudes, pictures with portrait character, pictures that tell of incorporeal, shadowy figures or pictures that show figures embodied almost according to a naturalistic view.

Over the years, Graeder has repeatedly received public contracts at home and abroad. Mention should be made:

  • 15 murals 2 × 3 m (mosaic) f. Del. E. Webb Building, Phoenix, Arizona
  • Concrete mural, 30 m long, for the Ocean House, San Diego, California.
  • Installation made of wood, stones, etc. Steels for the BTZ of the Mannheim Chamber of Crafts.
  • Fountain sculpture f. the Süddt. Iron u. Stahl Berufsgenossenschaft Mannheim.

  • 1986, "Apparition", Hans Graeder, mixed media, 200x150

  • Catalog Re-Visionen, Hans Graeder, Städtische Kunsthalle July 14 - September 9, 1990

  • Image “Universum” from catalog Re-Visionen, Hans Graeder, Städtische Kunsthalle July 14th - September 9th 1990

Honors

  • 1978: Bronze medal from the Polish UNESCO Commission for Fine Arts
  • 1980: Medal from the Polish Ministry of Culture

literature

  • Hans Graeder, Re-Visionen: Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim, July 14 to September 9, 1990
  • Hans Graeder exhibition catalog Kunsthalle Mannheim 1965
  • Hans Graeder exhibition catalog 1975 with VW by Manfred Fath
  • Hans Graeder painting 1947–1979 with VW by Joachim Heusinger von Waldegg
  • Exhibition catalog 1988 / Daimler-Benz AG, Mannheim
  • Hans Graeder RE-VISIONS 1990 Städt. Kunsthalle Mannheim with VW Manfred Fath
  • Contributions by Helmut Striffler : Working with Graeder as well

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personal data
SURNAME Graeder, Hans
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Graeder, Hans (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 15, 1919
PLACE OF BIRTH Mannheim
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 1998
Place of death Mannheim