Karl Hermann Kraus
Karl Hermann Kraus (born August 21, 1941 in Darmstadt ; † March 6, 1997 ibid) was a German painter , graphic artist and object artist .
Life
After completing an apprenticeship as a machine fitter, Karl Hermann Kraus attended the State Drawing Academy in Hanau in 1966 . From 1970 to 1975 he studied with Rudolf Haegele at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . In 1971 he became a member of the “New Darmstadt Secession” and in 1974 a member of the “Group Seven”.
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The artist's work is determined by three themes: man and the technological world, the combination of calligraphy and computer drawing and the so-called shaman's pictures .
In 1978 the color film Calligraphy Computer was made .
literature
Margarete Dierks / Roland Held: Karl Hermann Kraus. Shaman's Pictures , Darmstadt 2000; Kunstszene Darmstadt, p. 210 f.
Individual evidence
- ^ Stadtlexikon Darmstadt, Konrad Theiss Verlag, Stuttgart 2006, p. 520
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| SURNAME | Kraus, Karl Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, graphic artist and object artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1941 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Darmstadt |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 1997 |
| Place of death | Darmstadt |