Horst Reinsdorf

Horst Reinsdorf (* 1947 in Zwenkau ) is a German painter.

Life

Reinsdorf spent his childhood and school days in Völklingen . He started painting in 1974 as an autodidact.

Professional background

Since 1995 Reinsdorf has had his own studio with a gallery in Luisenthal with a constantly changing exhibition and various workshop offers.

In January 2003, a cultural meeting point was set up in the expanded rooms of the studio in cooperation with the VHS Völklingen. The focus is on readings by Saarland and Lorraine authors and exhibitions by Saarland artists.

education

1974 started painting as an autodidact
from 1977 further education at the VHS Saarbrücken
Student at:
- Hein Bender
- Manfred Güthler
- Viktor Fontaine
- Leo Erb

Participation in exhibitions

At home and abroad and a. in Sarreguemines , Modern Gallery Saarbrücken, Nantes , Husum Castle, “Lat di Tied” gallery on Nordstrand , “Brunne” gallery in Luxembourg (city) , “Schmidt” gallery in Lebach , Saarbrücken Castle , Mönchehaus Museum Goslar , museum in Bad Pyrmont Castle , Les Lilas near Paris and Kunsthalle Dominikanerkirche Osnabrück , cultural center Villa Fuchs ( Merzig ) "Artists of the region".

Solo exhibitions

At home and abroad and a. in gallery “Brunne” Luxembourg, town hall Völklingen, old monastery in Großrosseln , Volksbank Völklingen, old town hall Saarwellingen , cloth factory (cultural center) Trier , museum for contemporary art “Amüseum” in Saarburg , gallery room of the VHS old town hall Völklingen, Schlößchen Püttlingen , Médiathèque von Forbach , gallery in the Beaumarais court house , state parliament of Saarland , gallery in the town hall Riegelsberg , UTZ St. Wendel , gallery Neuheisel Saarbrücken, Niederweis castle, (Region Luxembourg-Germany).

Study trips

to France , Switzerland , Italy , Norway , Spain

Projects

various workshop offers
Design of project weeks at schools (e.g. Vogelsang school / Saarlouis, secondary school / Siersburg, elementary school / Rehlingen, rainbow school / Wehrden)
Lecturer in the youth and adult sector at the Schwalbach painting school, VHS Völklingen and in his own studio
Planning, organization and implementation of the "Southwest German Watercolor Prize" 2002 & 2004
Employee of the “MUS-E” project for the Yehudi Menuhin Foundation in Düsseldorf
2005 Design and execution (with the help of high school students) of the set for “Zar u. Zimmermann “(11.5 × 5.20 meters) for the Theater am Ring Saarlouis on behalf of the city of Saarlouis
2008 Design of the entrance and the dining room of the Franco-German kindergarten in Lauterbach (art in architecture)
2011 Kunst am Bau Community House Geislautern 5 pictures on the history of Geislautern (1.25x1.25 each)
2015 Design of Reconciliation Square at the Evangelical Church in Völklingen with 7 steel figures, each 3.00 meters high
2016–2019 design of the interior of the Rastpfuhl elementary school as part of the school culture together with the children.
2019 Design of the school yard of the elementary school Folsterhöhe (sponsored by ZF)

Book illustrations

"The Bird King of Beenshallig" by Georg Kullik
“Angry, tender time” by Martina Merks-Krahforst
"Monsieur Gruyère's wonderful supermarket" by Norbert Breuer
"Water being - Firewoman" by Martina Merks-Krahforst
“Danse des frontières” (Dance of Borders) by Martina Merks-Krahforst
"Am Liebesrand" from Etaina Verlag in Tholey
“Rasende, dormant time” (bilingual anthology) Etaina Verlag
"Blues of Life"

Focus

Techniques: oil, graphic, watercolor, print and sculpture
1990-1993 Harlequinads
from 1993 Völklingen colored pencil drawings
from 1996 "color syllables"
from 2000 "main and secondary routes"
from 2004 series "Toujours"
from 2005 series "Light" (world cultural heritage "Völklinger Hütte") and "Werksgruppe" (3D-designed figures)
from 2008 series stations
from 2009 series rooms
from 2014 series encounters

Prizes and awards

1990 1st prize watercolors at the "Biennale de Peinture" in Forbach
1992 2nd prize Aquarelle dessin professionel at the "Biennale de Peinture" in Forbach
2000 1st prize for design at the "Semaine culturelle" in Creutzwald
2003 1st prize at the Völklingen-Forbach painting festival
2009 1st Prize Painting Festival Forbach Völklingen
2010 1st Prize Prix de la Ville Creutzwald (from all categories)
2011 1st Prize Biennale de Peinture Forbach CatégoriePeinture à Eau et Dessin
2016 2nd Prize Design Salon International Du Chepal Thionville
2018 Citizen Medal of the City of Völklingen
2019 1st Prize Design Watercolor Professionell Biennale de Peinture Forbach