Johanna K. Eichhorn

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Johanna K. Eichhorn , b. Philipp (born February 13, 1945 in Frankenthal ; † March 20, 2017 ) was a German costume painter , painter and draftsman .

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Johanna K. Eichhorn, b. After finishing school, Philipp completed a commercial apprenticeship as an art dealer at the Meister Galerie in Koblenz . During this time, she made her first drawings and paintings. At the same time she received a painting training from Alfred Kiehl .

From 1974 to 1979 she created artistic works largely using textile technology. With these pictures she received an invitation to participate in the group exhibition "Grisia" in the Croatian town of Rovinj in 1978 and has since been a member of the local artists' colony.

From 1980 to 1981 she attended evening school at the Städelsche Kunstinstitut in Frankfurt am Main with Peter Engel .

From 1983 to 2005 she was a costume painter for opera and drama in Frankfurt, at the same time she created her first themed works. During this time she exhibited her works at various individual and group exhibitions at home and abroad, as well as at several individual exhibitions in the Schamretta Gallery in Frankfurt.

In the years 1995 to 2006, the partly large-format works for the picture cycles “Connections”, “Encounters”, “Winterwege”, “Dancer and King”, “House, Table, Bed, Chair”, “My Village”, “Little Monsters” were created "And" Couples "and others. From 2006 the pictorial themes “My City”, “Traces” and “Landscapes” were added, some of them as large-format works.

From 2009 Johanna K. Eichhorn also devoted herself to photography, in which she proceeded self-taught and created pictures whose contents, colors and structures document a clear relationship to her painting.

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In her predominantly informal or abstract painting, the thematic cycles are predominant and complement each other to form a painterly unit. The flair of the Frankfurt opera and theater stage is not only recognizable in the figurative works, which also have subliminal eroticism : images that exude an expressive and impetuous power and document personal experiences. Her paintings , gouaches or mixed- media pictures reveal interesting techniques such as letting colors flow, hatching, scribbling and scratching, which leaves traces in the application of paint. The surfaces are crossed by notches, folds, lettering and signs contain puzzling messages.

The symbols and signs such as crosses and ladders that appear again and again in almost all works, especially in the landscapes, correspond to the mysticism that surrounds us. Johanna K. Eichhorn saw ladders not only as a graphic element, but also used them as bridges. Their ladders are signposts that have grown into the landscape. The viewer needs time to decipher the multitude of symbols. As with all works, different interpretations are possible.

Her photographic picture cycle “Language of Trees”, which she has created in recent years, shows the relationship between nature and art. Ambiguous landscapes with figural signs, which also appear in her painting, allow the viewer to understand the language that is meant here. These photographs clearly show that art has models in the wealth of forms found in nature. A formal resemblance to her painting can be seen in the photographs.

Outside of her painting, twenty-two pictures were created between 1998 and 2016 that depict powerful angels that convey a clear political message to the viewer. This angel cycle was exhibited as a complete work in 2015 in the Trinity Church in Frankfurt.

family

Johanna K. Eichhorn married the photographer , photo designer and author Gotthart A. Eichhorn in Frankfurt in 1968 . 1972 their daughter was Anna Carina Eichhorn born, since 2012 CEO ( CEO of) humatrix AG is, she founded the 2,001th Since 2006 she lived with Gotthart Eichhorn in Geiselbach - Omersbach in Lower Franconia , between Aschaffenburg and Frankfurt.

Exhibitions

  • Grisia, outdoor exhibition of the artists' colony in Rovinj , 1982.
  • “Connections” Gallery Schamretta, Frankfurt, February 16, 1991 to March 29, 1991.
  • Hessian Institute for Teacher Training , Friedberg , September 1993.
  • Galerie Schamretta, Frankfurt, March 1994.
  • “Encounters” works on paper, Galerie Schamretta, Frankfurt, 12 May to 18 June 1996.
  • Picture cycles “Meine Stadt” and “Mein Dorf” Kleiner Kunstraum 21 in Omersbach .
  • Rumpenheim Art Days, 19. – 21. September 2014. Offenbach-Rumpenheim .
  • "Angels" cycle, Trinity Church in Frankfurt, 2015.
  • Works on the subjects of "landscape" and "traces". Small art room 21 in Omersbach.
  • “Landscapes” and “Traces” cycle. Frankfurter Künstlerclub e. V., Nebbiensches Gartenhaus , Frankfurt .
  • Works from the “Couples” cycle. Small art room 21 in Omersbach.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Johanna Katharina Eichhorn's world of images.
  2. ↑ picture cycles at www.johanna-k-eichhorn.de .
  3. ↑ Reinhold Gries: Rumpenheimer Kunsttage: material for discoverers. Offenbach-Post, September 19, 2014 ( digitized version ).
  4. ^ A b Rainer Claus: Johanna Eichhorn in the Schamretta Gallery: Encounters - Works on Paper , May 12th to June 18th, 1996.
  5. ↑ a b Jule Reiner: Landscapes and Traces.
  6. ^ Johanna K. Eichhorn - Vita.
  7. ↑ German Biotechnology Days 2013: Dr. Anna C. Eichhorn. ( Memento from July 13, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  8. ↑ Gallery Schamretta - Artist * inside the gallery.
  9. ^ Andreas Morshäuser: The breakout from the dungeon. Johanna Eichhorn exhibits in the Schamretta Gallery. Frankfurter Rundschau, March 10, 1994.
  10. ↑ "My City" and "My Village": picture cycles in Omersbach. Main echo. 15th July 2013.
  11. ↑ Rumpenheim Art Days, 19. – 21. September 2014.
  12. ↑ Wolfgang Uhl: Memories of the Rumpenheim Art Days 2014. (PDF; 374 kB)
  13. ↑ Angels land in the church. The angels of the painter Johanna Katharina Eichhorn are proud beings, warning women who stand in the middle of the misery of the world and hide hopes under their wings. Frankfurter Neue Presse, March 21, 2015.
  14. Jump through the seasons of life. Main echo. 4th November 2015.
  15. ↑ Karin Nedela: Landscapes / Traces. Painting by Johanna K. Eichhorn.
  16. ↑ "The exciting breath of the opera stage". Main echo. June 21, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Eichhorn, Johanna K.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Eichhorn, Johanna Katharina (full name); Philipp, Johanna Katharina (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German costume painter, painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH February 13, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Frankenthal
DATE OF DEATH 20th March 2017