Moni van Rheinberg

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Facade design based on a design by Moni van Rheinberg in Essen , 2005
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Moni van Rheinberg (full name: Moni Marielen van Rheinberg; born July 28, 1952 in Salzgitter-Lebenstedt , † February 8, 2006 in Essen ) was a German visual artist . She grew up in Cologne , later in Wesel , and initially trained as a draftsman . From 1973 she studied at the Folkwang University (today “Folkwang University of the Arts”) in Essen, where she graduated in 1978. Their son Florian was born at the end of the 1970s and their daughter Medi-Marie in the 1980s. Study visits took her to Morocco , the USA and Malente . On February 8, 2006, she died in Essen after a serious illness.

Artistic focus

Moni van Rheinberg's artistic focus was painting , in which she used not only paints but also natural materials such as sand or shells - even coffee grounds . Her diverse oeuvre also includes graphics , illustration , sculpture , wall painting , art in public spaces , installation and object art .

Man, man’s violence against himself and the destruction of nature are frequent themes in her work. Her artistic engagement with womanhood was a special focus. a recurring motif are archaic -looking female figures, who - with flowing hair and in a powerful, dynamic, often dancing pose - can be understood as a symbol of courage and departure. She herself spoke of “seekers, dreamers, fighters, finders, inquirers, strong figures”. Such a figure also shows the small sculpture that she designed for the NRW Women’s Council and which the latter has been awarding since 2004 as a prize in the “Honorary Office and Civic Engagement” campaign.

Moni van Rheinberg was involved in group exhibitions in nationally important art museums (e.g. Women's Museum in Bonn , Great Art Exhibition NRW ), her work has been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions in galleries in all regions of Germany. In 1997 and 2003 catalogs of her works were published; She has received three awards for her work .

She was involved in the artistic design of public facades several times, in some cases she was the artistic director. In Essen, many of the resulting works still shape the cityscape today. In 2000, for example, as part of the international UNESCO project “ Mural Global ”, together with the artists Xholile Mtakatyka ( South Africa ) and Claudio Francia ( Chile ), she created a more than 1000 m² mural at the “Anna Bunker” in Essen-Altendorf , a cylindrical bunker from the Second World War .

  • Work examples

  • Prize sculpture for the NRW Women's Council

  • UNESCO mural at the "Anna Bunker", Essen

  • UNESCO mural on the "Anna Bunker" (detail)

  • Facade design at Zeche Zollverein, Essen

Exhibitions

Group exhibitions

(Selection)

  • Women's Museum Bonn (1982, 1983, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1995)
  • Municipal Gallery Berlin (1987)
  • Municipal Museum Engen (1989)
  • Kulturforum Essen (1989)
  • Large art exhibition NRW, Düsseldorf (1991)

Solo exhibitions

(Selection)

  • Carl Colliery , Essen (1987)
  • Grabenheinrich Gallery, Gütersloh (1994)
  • Stewner Gallery, Lübeck (1998)
  • Gallery in the courtyard, Essen (1998)
  • Gallery "Una Momenta", Essen (2003, 2004)

Façade design projects

(Selection)

  • "Widdewitt - Bumm - Bumm", wall painting project as part of the Festival of the Arts "Folkwang 87", Essen-Steele (1985)
  • "America - Europe", international mural project with Joan Cardinal-Schubert ( Canada ), Essen-Steele (1992)
  • "Show your color - Mural Global", international UNESCO project with Claudio Francia (Chile) and Xolile Mtakatya (South Africa), Essen-Altendorf (2000)
  • "From the imbalance to the lust for life", artistic director of the execution work of a facade project at Zeche Zollverein , Essen-Katernberg (2001)
  • "Storp9 - House for Education and Culture", artistic director of the facade design, Essen-Südostviertel (2005)

Prices

  • First, second and third prize for the design of the 270 m long wall at Zeche Zollverein Schacht 3/7/10 , together with Gine Selle and Claudia Terlunen, Essen (1996)
  • Recognition award from the Kroschke Foundation for children
  • First, second and third prize in the restricted competition "Art and Play", design of various playable areas, together with two other artists, Essen (2001)

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personal data
SURNAME Rheinberg, Moni van
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Rheinberg, Moni Marielen van (real name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Salzgitter-Lebenstedt
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 2006
Place of death eat