Jo Niemeyer

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Jo Niemeyer (born June 16, 1946 in Alf (Mosel) ) is a German graphic artist , designer , painter and representative of concrete art .

biography

After training in the graphic profession, Jo Niemeyer studied visual design and architecture at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Helsinki (now part of Aalto University ). In 1989 he began to design the land art project 20 Steps around the world , which was realized in Lapland in the mid-1990s. He has had his own studios in Germany and Finland since 1970 . In addition to his work as a painter and designer, Jo Niemeyer primarily devotes himself to research into the scientific approach to the golden section.

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Sculpture in the art gallery Villa Kobe , 2003
Sculpture in the art gallery Villa Kobe , 2003

Jo Niemeyer has been implementing the elementary design principles of concrete art in his artistic work since the early 1970s. Niemeyer's works consistently consist of proportions and divisions in the golden section. In the classic panel painting, Jo Niemeyer varies the golden ratio as a surface phenomenon, but also uses the classic relationship between two sizes for art projects outside of painting. For the exhibition concrete art curated by Eugen Gomringer , the Kunsthalle Villa Kobe had a sculpture built according to the design by Niemeyer for the foyer.

One of Jo Niemeyer's most famous works is the modulon , a game cube that is harmoniously divided in a golden ratio . Another well-known design work is the award-winning Tubo table lamp for the “Collection International” by the Swiss company Belux.

Important exhibitions

  • 1983 Artek Gallery, Helsinki (Finland).
  • 1984 Alvar Aalto Museum, Jyväskylä (Finland).
  • 2002 Hans Thoma Museum, Bernau in the Black Forest.
  • 2003 Participation in concrete art in the art gallery Villa Kobe , Halle.
  • 2004 concrete art from Baden-Württemberg , state representation BW, Warsaw (Poland).
  • 2005 Experiment concrete 2005 , Museum for Concrete Art , Ingolstadt.
  • 2006 Galeria Sztuki Rogatka , Radom.
  • 2007 Jo Niemeyer - Concrete Proportions , Vordemberge-Gildewart-Initiative, Osnabrück.
  • 2008 Homage à Vordemberge-Gildewart , Kunsthalle Osnabrück .
  • 2008 Pure Abstract Art Mondriaanhuis, Amersfoort / Netherlands.
  • 2009 Jo Niemeyer at the Arithmeum Bonn
  • 2013 Jo Niemeyer - Modern Mathematical Art , Mathematikum eV, Giessen.
  • 2013–14 “The graphic work”, Arithmeum, Bonn.

Collections (selection)

  • Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), New York
  • Pinakothek der Moderne , Munich
  • Tel Aviv University
  • Museum Pécs (Hungary)
  • Concrete Art Forum (Erfurt)
  • Bauhaus Archive (Berlin)
  • Museum for Concrete Art (Ingolstadt)
  • Foundation for Concrete Art (Reutlingen)
  • Ushiroyama Museum (Higashiawakura, Japan)
  • Finnish National Gallery (Helsinki)
  • Mondriaanhuis (Amersfoort / Netherlands)
  • Nickle Arts Museum - University of Calgary
  • Institute for Concrete Art (Rehau)

literature

  • Matthias Diets: Lights , Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1993
  • Bernhard Holeczek: From two squares , Wilhelm-Hack-Museum, Ludwigshafen, 1987
  • Dietmar Guderian: Mathematics in Art of the Last 30 Years, Ehaben / Br. 1990.
  • Alvar Aalto Museum: Graphica Creativa , Jyväskylä, 1990
  • Kurt Naef: The Toy Maker / The Toymaker , Basel, 2006
  • Arthur Ruegg: Swiss Furniture and Interiors in the 20th Century , Birkhäuser, 2002

Web links

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Niemeyer, Jo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German graphic artist, designer and painter
DATE OF BIRTH June 16, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Alf (Moselle)