Karl Manfred Rennertz

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Karl Manfred Rennertz (born January 25, 1952 in Eschweiler , Rhineland) is a German sculptor and university professor . He lives in Baden-Baden .

Life

Karl Manfred Rennertz comes from a Rhenish pottery family . After graduating from high school, he first studied architecture for one semester at RWTH Aachen University before he began studying sculpture under Professor Alfonso Hüppi at the Düsseldorf Art Academy in 1972 , which he completed in 1976 with the master class and the state examination for art education at grammar schools. Since then he has been working as a freelance artist. Numerous longer and shorter work stays followed, etc. a. in Basel , New York , New Delhi , Luxor , Zurich , Berlin ( Künstlerhaus Bethanien ), Rome ( Villa Massimo ). In 1995 he received a visiting professorship at the Bremen Art Academy . Since 1996 he has been the first chairman of the Society of Friends of Young Art in Baden-Baden . From 1999–2000 he was a visiting lecturer in sculpture at the Pforzheim University of Applied Sciences , and since 2004 he has been Professor of Sculpture at the OWL University in Detmold . In 2005 he founded the summer academy on Florentinerberg in Baden-Baden.

Karl Manfred Rennertz is a member of the German Association of Artists .

Artistic creation

Wood is Karl Manfred Rennertz's most important material, the chainsaw is the main tool, and has been since he was a student in the 1970s. Other materials have been added such as concrete , bronze , ceramics , plaster and, as part of his exhibition series in the LWL industrial museums in North Rhine-Westphalia , glass , textiles and slate clay . In addition, an extensive graphic and painting work was created. This work is represented in many exhibitions and museums. These include Kunsthalle Bremen, Museum Wolfsburg, Museum Marl, Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum Duisburg, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf, Leopold-Hoesch-Museum Düren, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Kunstmuseum Heilbronn, State Gallery Stuttgart, City Gallery Stuttgart, Museum Ulm, City Gallery Karlsruhe , Museum Schwäbisch Hall, LWL Museum Dortmund, Glass Museum Gernheim, Textile Museum Bocholt and the Märkisches Museum Witten.

Rennertz is also represented abroad, e.g. B. in the Strasbourg Museum, FRAC Alsace, Museum Center Georges Pompidou Paris, Museum Nimes, Japan Foundation Tokyo, Foreign Art Museum Riga, MKC National Museum of Art Kaunas, Collection of the German-speaking Community Eupen and in the collection of the European Commission Beralaymont Brussels.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 1978 Gallery “Der Kunstraum”, Duisburg
  • 1979 Electoral gardener's house, Bonn
  • 1980 Leopold Hoesch Museum, Düren
  • 1981 Rainer Wehr Gallery, Stuttgart
  • 1982 Municipal Gallery, Nordhorn; Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart
  • 1983 Alfred Schmela Gallery, Düsseldorf; Suzanne Fischer Gallery, Baden-Baden; Glaskasten Sculpture Museum, Marl; Municipal collection of Duisburg-Rheinhausen
  • 1984 Museum Haus Löwenberg, Gengenbach
  • 1985 Galerie Heinz Holtmann, Cologne; Galerie R. Thomas, Munich
  • 1986 VI. Triennale India, New Delhi; Art Museum Düsseldorf; Galleria Juana de Aizpuru, Madrid-Seville-Granada; Kestner Society, Hanover
  • 1987 Mannheim Art Association
  • 1988 Art Forum A11, Munich
  • 1989 E. Schneider Gallery, Freiburg; Art Association Haus Salmegg, Rheinfelden
  • 1990 Gallery of the City of Stuttgart; Society of Friends of Young Art, Baden-Baden; Dominican Church, Art History Museum, Osnabrück
  • 1991 Berowergut, CH-Riehen
  • 1992 Ludwig Forum for International Art, Aachen; Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania cultural center, Torgelow
  • 1993 Municipal Gallery in the Marstall, Rastatt; Kunstverein Konstanz
  • 1994 Galerie Fahlbusch, Mannheim; Museum Hamm
  • 1995 Hällisch Franconian Museum, Schwäbisch Hall
  • 1996 Werner Bommer Gallery, Zurich; Sassen Gallery, Verviers, Belgium
  • 1997 Rotloff Gallery, Karlsruhe
  • 1998 Kunsthaus Richterswil, Switzerland
  • 1999 Barbara von Stechow Gallery, Frankfurt; Bad Krozingen Heart Center
  • 2000 Wilhelmshöhe Circle of Friends, Ettlingen; Galleria Turchi, Montalcino, Italy; Wenk Gallery, Essen
  • 2001 Art Association Offenburg
  • 2002 Forum d'Art Franco-Allemand, Vaudremont, France
  • 2003 Museum Schwäbisch Gmünd; MKC National Museum of Art, Kaunas, Lithuania; Foreign Art Museum, Riga, Latvia
  • 2004 Leopold Hoesch Museum, Düren; Art Association Heidelberg; Hospitalhof Stuttgart; Märkisches Museum Witten
  • 2005 Peenemünde Museum; Konstnärernas gallerie, Algarden, Sweden; University of Witten / Herdecke
  • 2006 NÖ-Art Allentsteig, Lower Austria; Chateau de Gigondas, South of France
  • 2007 Chobot Gallery, Vienna; Meersburg New Castle; Osnabrück Museum; Atelier.Industry: Zeche Zollverein, Dortmund
  • 2008 Beaugrand Kulturkonzepte Bielefeld; Atelier.Indindustrie: Textile Museum Bocholt; Atelier.Industry: Henrichenburg ship lift; Le Camp d'Art, Oberroedern, Alsace
  • 2009 Art Association Offenburg-Mittelbaden; LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche Nachtigall, Witten
  • 2010 LWL-Industriemuseum Zeche Hannover, Bochum
  • 2011 Kunstverein Oberhausen
  • 2012 Hurrle Collection , Durbach; Ruppert Gallery, Landau; Kunstverein Werfen, Austria
  • 2013 Industry Museum Henrichshütte Hattingen, Chobot Gallery Vienna
  • 2014 Cultuurcentrum Hasselt, Belgium; La Serpara Sculpture Park, Italy

Awards

  • 1977 Bernhard Hoetger Prize
  • 1977 1st prize of the Lions Club Düsseldorf for the promotion of young art
  • 1981 1st Prize Forum for Young Art, Württembergischer Kunstverein, Stuttgart
  • 1982 Art Prize of the City of Nordhorn
  • 1989 Villa Massimo scholarship holder
  • 1989 Prize for Artists in Baden-Baden from the Society of Friends of Young Art Baden-Baden

Web links

Commons : Karl Manfred Rennertz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ hs-owl.de. Retrieved July 28, 2012 .
  2. ↑ Detmold School for Architecture and Interior Design Graphics: Vita. Retrieved July 28, 2012 .
  3. ↑ baden-baden.de Summer Academy on the Florentinerberg. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on November 30, 2012 ; Retrieved July 28, 2012 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.baden-baden.de
  4. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Members "R" / Karl Manfred Rennertz (accessed on December 16, 2015)
personal data
SURNAME Rennertz, Karl Manfred
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Eschweiler