Johannes Selbertinger
Johannes Selbertinger (born December 18, 1930 in Tegernsee ; † March 19, 2020 ) was a German painter .
Life
Johannes Selbertinger studied with Xaver Fuhr at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . Selbertinger is a contemporary of Helmut Rieger, Helmut Sturm and Lothar Fischer , who revolutionized against the dominant painting in Munich since the late 1950s.
In 1961 he took part in an exhibition by the artist group SPUR . SPUR members were: Sturm, Prem, Fischer, Kunzelmann and Zimmer, supported by Asger Jorn , the Danish painter from the tradition of the CoBrA group .
Johannes Selbertinger distanced himself from the group again because he did not want to submit to peer pressure and went his own way.
Towards the end of the 1950s, the leap into abstraction became apparent in his work. The result is pictures, expressively strong in expression, reduced to the essentials. The pictures live exclusively through color.
The palette of its colors and its spontaneous rhythm convey a certain energy that challenges the viewer and appeals to his senses - looking into the picture requires imagination, reflection and self-questioning from the viewer. At numerous exhibitions at home and abroad, at art fairs and in numerous public and private collections, Selbertinger's painting creates the ground for encounters and exchange across cultures and generations.
In 1959 Selbertinger was a founding member of the Free Munich and German Art Association, FMDK. An important motive for founding the FMDK was to represent young and avant-garde artists in public; the group SPUR was one of them. Selbertinger would like to create a cosmos with his pictures. He says: "Incidentally, the Greeks also used the cosmos as the order of heaven. It was the symbol for the beautiful par excellence". "According to Selbertinger, the creative process is ended when the work releases the artist from the picture." He is one of the most important living representatives of informal painting.
Purchases
- Municipal gallery in the Lenbachhaus in Munich
- Bavarian State Painting Collections
- Generali insurance
- Various private collections
Exhibitions
- 1947 => in the pavilion of the artists' association> Blaue Raute <on Nymphenburger Str.
- 1955 =>> Biennale die Giovani <in Gorizia, Italy
- 1956 => Universa House Nuremberg
- 1958 => Painting and graphics in the Stuttgart library on Marienplatz
- 1959 => 4th Prize> Sport in Art <in the Haus der Kunst in Munich at the 1960 Olympics
- 1960 => Düsseldorf, August Thyssen high-rise
- 1961 => with the> Spur Group <in the Darmstadt cellar gallery
- 1968 => Grohmann Gallery, Gollierstr.
- 1991 => Foundation of the> Gruppe Contraste <, first exhibition in the community center Garching
- 1991 => Gallery Schuler, Ottostr.
- 1991 =>> Art in the workplace <Aalen real estate company
- 1991 =>> Art in the workplace <Stadtsparkasse Aalen
- 1992 => As a founding member with the> Free Munich and German Art Association <in the Haus der Kunst, Munich
- 1992 => with the> Contraste Group <in Szombathely and Sarvar, Hungary
- 1992-1994 =>> Art in the workplace> Merkur Bank Munich
- 1993 => Galerie Leidel on Promenadenplatz
- 1993-1997 =>> Art at work <in Generali Versicherungs-AG, Sonnenstr.
- 1993 => with the> Contraste Group <in the European Patent Office, Landsberger Str.
- 1994 => Gallery of the Bayerische Landesbank Munich
- 1994 =>> Art Köln <with the Heseler Gallery
- 1995 => Galerie Heseler, Maximilianstr.
- 1995-1997 =>> Art in the workplace <in Generali Rechtsschutz Versicherungs-AG
- 1996 => Training facility of the Bavarian Farmers' Association in Herrsching
- 1996 => Entrance hall at Großhadern Clinic
- 1997 => Foundation to Rotary Club Ammersee for auction for children in Ukraine
Web links
- Special exhibition in the museum in the nursing home: Johannes Selbertinger - Retrospective / The Complete Works
- Literature on Johannes Selbertinger in the holdings of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ FREIE MÜNCHNER UND DEUTSCHE KÜNSTLERSCHAFT eV (No longer available online.) In: www.fmdk.de. Archived from the original on August 13, 2015 ; accessed on August 17, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ "Painting is life and life is painting". Retrieved August 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Press archive single advertisement. In: www.akademie-rs.de. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .
- ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Kartei der Not. Retrieved August 17, 2015 .
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Selbertinger, Johannes |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Trace, Cobra |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
DATE OF BIRTH | December 18, 1930 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Tegernsee |
DATE OF DEATH | March 19, 2020 |