Paul Hirsch (sculptor)

Paul Hirsch (* 1958 in Niedermohr , Palatinate ) is a German sculptor and doctor of philosophy . His artistic work includes sculptures, objects and installations. In addition, he moderates artist talks and gives art lectures. Paul Hirsch is also active on various art advisory boards.

Life

After studying computer science, Paul Hirsch was initially entrusted with various management positions . During a multi-year stay in Paris, he found inspiration in philosophy and art. Paul Hirsch graduated from the European Art Academy in Trier and then worked with the wood sculptor Michael Mbai Ngundo at the National Museum in Nairobi .

Paul Hirsch lives in Weiterstadt.

Artistic attitude

In the creation of his sculptures and objects, Paul Hirsch strives to depict the interaction between change and persistence. The viewer of his works is invited to experience new perspectives, ways of feeling and thinking. Since many of his objects consist of several basic elements that are not permanently connected to each other, they look a little different after each new construction. Even the titles of his sculptures, objects and installations are newly chosen to match the overall context of the respective exhibition. For Paul Hirsch, contextuality is very important because the viewer is more interwoven with his actions and experiences than ever with his direct and wider surroundings.

Reviews

“The artistic objects by Paul Hirsch create tension through the contrast of heaviness and lightness, stability and grace. In his sculptures and objects, curved metal rods are put together to form installations, in which the connection of the rods creates an intertwining and coexistence between chaos and order. Depending on the perspective and location of the observer, an impenetrable labyrinth or a comprehensible system is presented. "

- M the society magazine

Exhibitions (selection)

• 2015: Art Fair Frankfurt 15, Frankfurt
• 2015: NYB Sculpture Network 2015, Lorsch
• 2014: nneeeuuuunnnnnn99zig, Gallery "Atelier M", Darmstadt
• 2014: Power games, 17th Mörfelden-Walldorf Sculpture Park
• 2014: Bag Art, Art Point Darmstadt
• 2014: Back from exile, Kunstverein Montez, Frankfurt
• 2014: NYB Sculpture Network, Lorsch
• 2014: Pay far more attention to roots, Montez family, Cologne
• 2014: Nowhere? Now here? (Part 2), art factory, Darmstadt
• 2013: Pay far more attention to roots, Montez family, Weimar, Hamburg, Berlin, Leipzig
• 2013: Nowhere? Now here? (Part 1), art factory, Darmstadt
• 2013: Bagno a Ripoli Symposium, Florence
• 2013: A Sunday outdoors IV, Kunstverein Montez, Frankfurt
• 2012: close, far away, Hofgut Guntersblum
• 2012: A Sunday outdoors III, Kunstverein Montez, Frankfurt
• 2011: Crossing 3 + 4, Saarbrücken, Darmstadt
• 2010: transition 1 + 2, Kassel, Speyer
• 2009: Summer lights, Hofgut Reinheim
• 2008: Encounters with Terra, columned hall, Pfungstadt
• 2007: ein_blick, columned hall, Groß-Umstadt
• 2007: Color of Peace, Bagno a Ripoli / Florence, Italy
• 2007: Municipal Gallery, Darmstadt
• 2006: Colors and Shapes, Geibelsche Schmiede, Darmstadt
• 2006: Differences, town house, Darmstadt
• 2006: Ateliers 3rd floor, Frankfurt
• 2005: Facets in Dialog, Museum Bickenbach
• 2005: Staged, Schenckhalle, Darmstadt
• 2004: Body tension, Historic Town Hall, Main Valley
• 2004: Balance, Salle Maurice Béjart, Verneuil-sur-Seine, France
• 2003: Heads and Figures, In the Old Switching House, Darmstadt
• 2003: Looking at, looking around, portico, Pfungstadt
• 2003: art meets mechanics, Darmstadt, 2003
• 2002: 13th Art Exhibition in Weiterstadt

bibliography

• Paul Hirsch: The Creation of the Artist, the Making of the Art World - Study of Contemporary Art. Tectum Verlag, 2011, ISBN 978-3-8288-2762-2 .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Biography on: Paul Hirsch: Sculptures + Objects + Installations
2. ↑ Sculptures + Objects + Installations
3. ↑ M the society magazine . Issue 3, summer 2014, pp. 32 and 33.