Paul Uwe Dreyer

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Paul Uwe Dreyer (born September 22, 1939 in Osnabrück ; † September 10, 2008 in Stuttgart ) was a painter , draftsman , graphic artist of Concrete Art and university lecturer . From 1987 to 1991 and from 1998 to 2004 he was rector of the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart .

Life

From 1958 to 1961 he studied at the Werkkunstschule Hannover . In 1961 he switched to the Hochschule für Bildende Künste Berlin until 1962. In 1970 Paul Uwe Dreyer became a full member of the German Association of Artists , in whose annual exhibitions he took part a total of 25 times between 1967 and 1997. Dreyer was also chairman of the DKB board from 1992 to 1997.

A stay in Rome was associated with receiving the Villa Massimo scholarship . In the 1972 summer semester he was appointed to a professorship in painting at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart, which had been vacant since 1969 (successor to Albrecht Appelhan ). His appointment as professor "with reference to the civil service for life" took place on February 25, 1974. In 2005 he was retired.

Dreyer, who lived in one of the cavalier houses near Schloss Solitude , was buried in the local cemetery of honor.

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The art historian Alexander Tolnay commented on the work of Paul Uwe Dreyer in 1991 as follows:

“ If one speaks of the 'homage to the square' in connection with Josef Albers, then one would have to define the art of Paul Uwe Dreyer as 'homage to the diagonal'. This type of design, already described in detail by Kandinsky, in which direction and angular ridge determine the artistic expression between lyric and drama, is a recurring design element in Dreyer's works . "

To teaching

Paul Uwe Dreyer summarized his conception of teaching in 1988, at the time of his rectorate at the Stuttgart Art Academy, as follows:

“ To convey the identity with the person, expressing expression through the will to style, pictorially and sensually, is essential for me. The programmatic lack of conception through the wear and tear of known stylistic forms represents the resigned failure to a style will that points far beyond the individual image or the overall work and is therefore already based on utopian principles. To convert analytical thinking into clear thinking and a renewed return to permanence is the content of the course. "

Known students

Solo exhibitions

Works in public collections

Awards

Literature (excerpt)

  • Luigi Lambertini: Geometry di Dreyer . Roma: Edizioni della Cometa, 1982 (= Collezione del Millennio; 4)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Chairwoman of the German Association of Artists since 1950 ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) 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. (accessed on January 14, 2016) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Kermer : Data and images on the history of the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart . Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1988 (= improved reprint from: Die Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart: a self-portrayal . Stuttgart: Edition Cantz, 1988), o. P. [14].
  3. ↑ Institutions and teaching staff: Appointments . In: Akademie-Mitteilungen 5: Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste Stuttgart: for the period from November 1, 1973 to March 31, 1974. Edited by Wolfgang Kermer. Stuttgart: State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, April 1974, p. 28.
  4. ↑ Quoted from: Paul Uwe Dreyer: Line and surface constructivism . Exhibition in the Kreissparkasse Esslingen, September 28, 2010 to February 4, 2011 (fold-out brochure).
  5. ↑ Quoted from: The State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart: a self-portrayal . Ed .: State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. Editor: Bernd Rau. Stuttgart: Ed. Cantz, 1988, ISBN 3-89322-005-4 , p. 114.

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personal data
SURNAME Dreyer, Paul Uwe
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German art teacher and painter of concrete art
DATE OF BIRTH September 22, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH Osnabrück
DATE OF DEATH September 10, 2008
Place of death Stuttgart