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Kuno Slate (1984)

Kuno Schiefer (born May 25, 1948 in Stuttgart , † May 15, 1992 in São José dos Campos ) was a German painter and graphic artist. His oeuvre includes paintings, drawings and graphics. The works from his time in Brazil are shaped by the Brazilian landscape.

One of the most famous works by Kuno Schiefer is the painting Bunt (1987). It's a great abstract take on the Brazilian flora.

Life

Born in Stuttgart, he spent his childhood there. He came to Brazil in 1963 at the age of 14 and has since lived with his family in São José dos Campos, a city between Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo, where they settled in the countryside near the city. From 1964 to 1968 he attended the Escola de Belas Artes de São José dos Campos .

As an artist, too, his beginning was different from that of most young Brazilian artists. It is the custom in the country for young artists to submit their work to competitions and tenders, where a jury makes a selection. These take place annually in different Brazilian states. The process that an artist goes through until he is accepted by the art market was a short stage for him. He owed his discovery and promotion to a. the painter Victor Arruda . His work was soon shown in galleries in São Paulo and Rio der Janeiro and has been exhibited regularly since 1971. From 1985 he lived alternately in Berlin and Brazil.

He died at the age of 53 in São José dos Campos.

plant

The first pictures by Kuno Schiefer show enlarged sections of reality in bright, bright colors. Utensils, a corner of the dining room, furniture or utensils got a new narrative expressiveness through the different scale. Objects of everyday life were later replaced by gardens and his landscapes eventually developed into sections of leaves and flowers in the foreground. Back then, after Kuno Schiefer had remained loyal to this painting for a long time, he decided to divide his working periods between Europe and Brazil.

Typical subjects of his painting were initially flowers and vegetative forms in intense colors. Exactly at the moment of reflecting on his painting, when he decided to look for another place in Europe, the chance encounter with the artist Brigitte Heimann (* 1946) brought him to Berlin, who had her studio there in the courts of law . It took a few more months to make a definitive decision before Kuno Schiefer finally decided in favor of Berlin. This change in his rhythm of life is reflected in his work in a subjective way. In Berlin, Schiefer had the opportunity to see more painting and to think about lighting conditions and work rhythms. The change in latitude enriched the composition of his new pictures and increased his experience of intensity and color application. This disciplined activity with alternating periods between Berlin and Brazil meant a great leap in quality. His work acquired an introspective character, his pictures a musical rhythm, and the relationship to nature has become subjective. Schiefer freed itself from narrative figuration.

But now, in the current debate in Berlin - with the matter, the quality of the painting, the transparency of the brushstrokes in the overpaintings and, on the other hand, with the experience of the diversity of light and colors of Brazil, new points of reference are emerging.

The three fixed points of his production and living space with Rio de Janeiro, São Jose dos Campos and Berlin determined Schiefer's color selection. Although the work situations in the different cities are completely different, he has managed to create a harmonious color palette with its own identity. In addition to the conventional painting techniques, he also used acrylic paints in the airbrush technique, which give his pictures a hyper-realistic impression. For the album O Canto da Amazônia by Wladimir Henrique he created the cover using one of his images.

Exhibitions

Walmir Ayala's lexicon entry lists the following exhibitions:

Personal exhibitions
  • 1968 Escola de Belas Artes, São José dos Campos, SP (graduation exhibition);
  • 1976 TWS floor gallery, Stuttgart;
  • 1977 Dezon Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, RJ;
  • 1977 Galeria do Sol, Sao Paulo, SP;
  • 1977 Galeria VASP, São Paulo, SP (with catalog brochure);
  • 1979 Galeria Murilo Berardo, Recife, PE;
  • 1979 Galeria Parnaso, Brasília, DF;
  • 1982 Galeria Projecta, São Paulo, SP;
  • 1982 Galeria do Sol, São José dos Campos, SP;
  • 1983 Galeria Saramenha, Rio de Janeiro, RJ;
  • 1984 Galeria Alberto Bonfiglioli, São Paulo, SP;
  • 1985 Galeria Ida e Anita, Curitiba, PR;
  • 1985 Galerie Redmann, Berlin;
  • 1987 Saramenha Gallery, Rio de Janeiro, RJ;
  • 1987 Redmann Gallery, Berlin;
  • 1987 Elephas Gallery, Friedberg;
  • 1988 AKZO, Arnhem, Netherlands;
  • 1988 Galerie Art Forum, Hanover;
  • 1989 Galeria Saramenha, Rio de Janeiro, RJ.
Participation in exhibitions
  • 1973 Bienal de Santos, Santos, SP;
  • 1978 18. Arte e Pensamento Ecológico, Biblioteca Euclides da Cunha, Rio de Janeiro;
  • 1979 1. Salão Nacional de Artes Plásticas (SNAP), Rio de Janeiro, RJ;
  • 1979 4th Exposição de Belas Artes Brasil-Japão, with exhibitions in Tokyo, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro;
  • 1980 1st Salão Paulista de Artes Plásticas e Visuais, São Paulo, SP;
  • 1980 37. Salão Paranaense, Teatro Guaíra, Curitiba, PR;
  • 1980 4. Salão de Artes de Pelotas, Pelotas, RS;
  • 1981 34. Salão de Artes Plásticas de Pernambuco, Museu de Estado de Pernambuco (MEPE), Recife, PE;
  • 1981 5th Exposição de Belas Artes Brasil-Japão, with exhibitions in Japan, São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro;
  • 1987 5th Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea, Pinacoteca do Estado de São Paulo , São Paulo;
  • 1988 Berlim workshop, Museu de Arte de São Paulo (MASP), São Paulo, SP;
  • 1992 1. A Caminho de Niterói: Coleção João Sattamini, Paço Imperial , Rio de Janeiro, RJ;
  • 2005 Museu de Arte Brasileira da Fundação Armando Álvares Penteado (MAB), São Paulo, SP.

Publications, catalog volumes

Kuno Schiefer: painting, pintura. Interviews by Casimiro Xavier de Mendonça with Victor Andre Pinto de Arruda … Photographs Ingo Taubhorn . Galeria Saramenha, Rio de Janeiro 1989, ISBN 85-85273-01-1 . Text in German and Portuguese, bibliography pp. 115–116.

literature

  • Kuno. In: Walmir Ayala: Dicionario de pintores Brasileiros. 2nd expanded edition. Ed. UFPR, Curitiba 1997, ISBN 85-7335-021-0 , p. 122.
  • Kuno slate. In: 10 years Galerie Redmann. Text: Hans Redmann [u. a.]. Galerie Redmann, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-925568-09-3 , pp. 102-105.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Kuno. In: Walmir Ayala: Dicionario de pintores Brasileiros. 2nd expanded edition. Ed. UFPR, Curitiba 1997, ISBN 85-7335-021-0 , p. 122.
  2. ^ Kuno slate. In: 10 years Galerie Redmann. Text: Hans Redmann u. a. Galerie Redmann, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-925568-09-3 .
  3. ↑ 5. Salão Paulista de Arte Contemporânea , entry in the Enciclopédia Itaú Cultural.
  4. ↑ Mention in MAB expõe 92 peças pouco conhecidas. In: O Estado de S. Paulo , Estadão of January 11, 2005 (Portuguese, accessed September 7, 2016).

Catalog raisonné

personal data
SURNAME Slate, Kuno
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Schieffer, Kuno
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH May 25, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart
DATE OF DEATH May 15, 1992
Place of death São José dos Campos