Janus Kadel

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Janus Kadel in his studio

Janus Kadel (born May 24, 1936 in Berlin as Joachim Kurt Kadel; † February 5, 2006 there ) was a German painter and object artist.

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Janus Kadel first studied applied painting from 1953 to 1960, then at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin, today Berlin University of the Arts , with Professor Hans Orlowski . After graduating as a master class student, he designed church windows in Britz and Schmargendorf (art in architecture) and took part in the Berlin artist emergency program. In the 1950s, Kadel painted tachistically - informal art was the answer to art under National Socialism and Socialist Realism . Later he painted abstract, representational and abstracting-representational, the focus of his pictures was the human figure, especially the portrait. His figurative, expressive painting was also influenced by Berlin neo-expressionism .

From 1967 he had his first exhibitions and took part in the Great Berlin Art Exhibition. From 1975 to 1996 he ran a Janus shop with junk and antiques, but continued to work as an artist. Since 1997 he has received permanent funding from the Office of the Federal President. He died of cancer. The Berlin author Gabriele Schmelz has been looking after Janus Kadel's artistic estate since 2006 and curating exhibitions of his works.

Exhibitions (selection)

Janus Kadel at his exhibition opening, May 2002
  • Natubs Gallery, Berlin
  • Galerie Kleber, Berlin
  • Gallery Nalepa, Berlin
  • Villa Oppenheim, Berlin
  • Ubu Gallery, Berlin
  • Aue Gallery, Berlin
  • Fort Knox Gallery, Berlin
  • Gallery Zone F, Berlin
  • Gallery Lea, Berlin
  • Munich, Art McCann Frankfurt / Main (2000)
  • Salzgitter Art Association (2002)
  • Kunsthalle Wittenberge (2004)

Posthumous exhibitions

  • Gallery Fort Knox (aip gallery), Berlin (2006)
  • Galerie Aue, Berlin (2007)
  • Buchhändlerkeller, Berlin (2008)
  • Weidmannsheil , group exhibition at wiensalonberlin, Berlin (2009), Buchhändlerkeller, Berlin (2010)
  • black gold , group exhibition, Beesenstedt Castle near Halle ad Saale (2010)
  • shadowy , group exhibition in the Austrian cultural forum (embassy), Berlin (2010)
  • Kunsthalle Brennabor , Brandenburg an der Havel (2011)
  • Hall LinX, Goerz-Höfe, Berlin (2012)

Catalogs

  • Janus Kadel. Objects and pictures , catalog, Kunstverein Salzgitter, 2002
  • Janus Kadel - painter and object artist , catalog of works, Verlag Art In Flow, Berlin, 2010, ISBN 978-3-938457-10-8 .


Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Social artist funding Berlin
  2. ↑ Catalog of works by Janus Kadel
personal data
SURNAME Kadel, Janus
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kadel, Joachim Kurt (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German visual artist
DATE OF BIRTH May 24, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin
DATE OF DEATH February 5, 2006
Place of death Berlin