Harald-Alexander Klimek
Harald-Alexander Klimek (born October 3, 1959 in Frankenthal (Pfalz) ) is a German painter , draftsman , graphic artist , illustrator and collageur .
Live and act
After his apprenticeship as a draftsman in 1979–1982, he studied communication design and graphics at the University of Applied Sciences in Darmstadt -Mathildenhöhe from 1983–1988, received a scholarship in the Fulbright program in the United States in 1988 and studied in 1988– 1990 painting and printmaking at the Pratt Institute in New York City . In 1990 he completed his Master of Fine Arts (MFA) studies , returned home, applied for funding from the Kulturfonds der neue Bundesländer foundation in Berlin in 2000 and from then on lived as a freelance artist in Berlin, Speyer and now in his native Frankenthal .
Works of art (selection)
painting
- 1999: The unicorn
- 2002: Stars of Desire
- 2002: Royal Car Crash
- 2006: Atomic Child
- 2007: Vanitas red
- 2009: Seer
- 2011: mother and child
- 2012: Chinese Mailorder
graphic
- 1995: In the blue duck
- 1999: Madame
- 1999: The snail cook
- 2000: The water beggars
- 2000: Maremma bull lying
- 2000: The Deer, Il Cervo, Italy
- 2006: Dying Spartan
- 2010: Deerhound
- 2012: Aunt Sofie Charlotte
Printmaking
- 1989: Crak, NY
- 1989: Transvestite, NY
- 2000: Achilles
- 2000: Sabine loves spinach
- 2001: I wanna be your dog
- 2004: flowers of love
- 2012: Heinrich and Henriette
Illustrations
- 2004: The reporter
- 2005: At night
- 2005: Twist and shout
- 2009: King Rudolf in Aachen
- 2013: The Lüppler's drum
Books (selection)
- IMAGES - retrospective of works USA - Germany. Catalog for an exhibition with the Kunstverein e. V. “Die Treidler Frankenthal” in the premises of Dresdner Bank AG . Self-published, Frankenthal 1992.
- with Jürgen K. Hultenreich , Thomas Günther (ed.): I lift a leg and suddenly I'm a dog . Edition temporary gallery, Berlin 2000.
- with Thomas Günther: Iggy and the great Ben . Edition Savod Progress, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-938457-01-5 .
- with Thomas Günther: Klimek. Selected Works 1993-2002 . Edition Galerie auf Zeit, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-00-008911-X .
- with Hans-Hendrik Grimmling , translator MS Jones: Argonauts . Corvinus Presse, Berlin 2002, ISBN 3-910172-88-1 .
- with Wilfried Menghin , Otto Dix : head vessels. Face to face . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2007, ISBN 3-422-06727-2 .
- with Walter Stephan Laux (eds.), Jürgen K. Hultenreich, Wilfried Menghin, Heino Neumayer, Wolfgang Sauré, Armin Schlechter , Peter-Klaus Schuster , John Sillevis: Harald Alexander Klimek. Catalog raisonné 1959–2010 . Deutscher Kunstverlag, Munich 2010, ISBN 978-3-422-06942-8 .
- as publisher: Lichtgestalten, hero pictures, bomb rubble. A catalog for the exhibition of the Protestant Dean's Office in Frankenthal (Pfalz), 01.05.2015–10.07.2015 in Frankenthal . Schnell und Steiner publishing house, Regensburg 2015, ISBN 978-3-7954-3019-1 .
Works and artist books in public collections (selection)
- Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Kupferstichkabinett, Neues Museum; Boston, USA, Public Library
- San Francisco, Public Library of San Francisco
- Paris, France, Bibliotheque nationale de France, Prints and Drawings Collection
- London, England, Victoria and Albert Museum, Dublin, Ireland, National Art Library of Ireland
- The Hague, Netherlands, Rijksbureau voor kunsthistorisch dokumentatie
- New York, Columbia University, Special Collections, Public Library NY, Metropolitan Museum, Morgan Library, MoMA, Graphic Department
- Cologne, Museum Ludwig, graphic collection
- Berlin, Akademie der Künste, Kupferstichkabinett, Neues Museum; Nuremberg, Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Graphic Collection
- Marbach / Neckar, German Literature Archive, Schiller National Museum
- Mainz, Gutenberg Museum, art collection of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, State Museum, Museum Pachen, Rockenhausen, State Chancellery Rhineland-Palatinate
- Munich, Bavarian State and University Library
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1989: Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires
- 1989: MoMA PS1 Museum New York City
- 1992: Frankenthal town hall, Die Treidler art association
- 1994: Hambacher Schloss , Neustadt an der Weinstrasse
- 1998: Kulturbrauerei Berlin
- 1999: Musée Municipal, Colombes
- 2000: Kulturhaus in Ernst-Thälmann-Park , Berlin
- 2000: Gutenberg Book Guild , Frankfurt am Main
- 2001: Goethe Institute, Saint Petersburg
- 2003: Städtische Galerie Kulturhof Flachsgasse, Speyer
- 2004: Dean Clough Galleries, Halifax (West Yorkshire) , England
- 2005: University of Waikato , New Zealand
- 2007: Museum of Prehistory and Early History (Berlin) of the National Museums in Berlin
- 2008: Art Association Eisenturm (Mainz)
- 2011: St. Marienkirche Frankfurt (Oder)
- 2012: Municipal Gallery, Speyer
- 2012: Art fair KUNST direkt 2012, Mainz
- 2015: "Lichtgestalten - Heldenbilder - Bombenschutt" in Frankenthal (Palatinate) (curation and own works)
Web links
- Literature by and about Harald-Alexander Klimek in the catalog of the German National Library
- Entry on Harald-Alexander Klimek in the Rhineland-Palatinate personal database
- Literature by and about Harald-Alexander Klimek in the bibliographic database WorldCat
- Vita Harald-Alexander Klimek at : Kunsthaus Oggersheim. Retrieved August 1, 2013
- Harald-Alexander Klimek's artistic career. Retrieved August 1, 2013
personal data | |
---|---|
SURNAME | Klimek, Harald-Alexander |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, draftsman, graphic artist, illustrator and collageur |
DATE OF BIRTH | 3rd October 1959 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Frankenthal (Palatinate) |