Peter Zimmermann (painter)

Peter Zimmermann (* 1941 in Bremen ; † October 17, 2007 in Osterholz-Scharmbeck ) was a German painter and etcher .

life and work

Peter Zimmermann, born in the Hanseatic city of Bremen and raised in Alfeld an der Leine, completed an apprenticeship as a commercial artist at the Bremen art school . Sobered by the everyday life of an advertising agency in Düsseldorf, the artists' village Worpswede with its lively cosmos became the decisive stop on his way to becoming a freelance painter and etcher. As such, he lived in nearby Osterholz-Scharmbeck from 1984 .

The paintings initially followed the example of his father Erich Zimmermann, who created typical regional landscapes in the tradition of the Worpswede founding generation. After completing this group of works, painting stood in the context of the meticulous, technically brilliant color etchings that were Peter Zimmermann's real passion and that make up his main work.

Zimmermann's art is shaped by the awakening environmental awareness of his time. The continuous theme of the figurative as well as surreal and ultimately abstractly formulated works is the critical examination of the relationship between man, nature and the environment.

Superficial aesthetics are mixed with conscious partisanship for the demand for natural habitats and protected areas for the local Teufelsmoor landscape.

In addition to his own artistic activity, Peter Zimmermann was involved in the head of the Kunstverein Osterholz e. V., of which he was a co-founder. The historic ambience of the gallery rooms at Gut Sandbeck also provided him with a stage for various individual and group exhibitions.

Exhibitions (selection)

• 1977: The longest gallery through Osterholz-Scharmbeck . Peter Zimmermann as initiator and artist for the campaign: 120 shop windows in 80 shops
• 1986: Galerie am Jungfernstieg, Berlin-Lichterfelde
• 1987: Anifer Kulturkreis, Anif near Salzburg
• 1987: Galeria PP Sztuka Polska, Gdańsk / Danzig, Poland
• 1991: Monastery of our Dear Women, Magdeburg
• 1997: Gallery of Artists, Bratislava, Slovakia
• 2006: Peter Zimmermann for his 65th birthday, Worpsweder Kunsthalle Friedrich Netzel
• 2006: Overbeck Museum , Bremen-Vegesack
• 2007: Great art show Worpswede , cultural foundation of the district of Osterholz
• 2007: Schönebeck Palace, North Bremen
• 2009: Memorial exhibition, Kunstverein Osterholz, Gut Sandbeck
• 2013: Palais Rastede, Oldenburg i. O.

Awards

• 1980: Prize for Culture of the District of Osterholz (2 purchases)
• 1986: Prize for Culture of the District of Osterholz (1 purchase)
• 1993: Culture Prize of the Volksbank Osterholz, Osterholz-Scharmbeck
• 1997: Prize for Culture of the District of Osterholz (1 purchase)
• 1998: Medal of Merit of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
• 2010: Posthumous honor by assigning a street name in Osterholz-Scharmbeck

literature

• Peter Elze u. Klaus v. Düring (Ed.) Artist in the district of Osterholz. Lilienthal 1981.
• Karl-Robert Schütze: Peter Zimmermann, oil paintings and etchings, an overview. Lilienthal 1991.
• Donata Holz: In the flow of time, history of painting - Worpswede, Fischerhude, Lilienthal. Lilienthal Art Foundation Monika u. Adolf Cordes (ed.). Lilienthal 2006.
• Birgit Nachtwey: clear - ambiguous, Peter Zimmermann painting and graphics. Kunstverein Osterholz (ed.). Osterholz-Scharmbeck 2009.
• Exhibition catalog The longest gallery, art in the streets of Osterholz-Scharmbeck. Interest group e. VCD Janßen u. Kunstverein Osterholz (ed.). Osterholz-Scharmbeck 1977.
• Exhibition catalog Worpswede, artists' colony in Northern Germany. District of Osterholz (ed.). Lilienthal 1991.
• Exhibition catalog Longing for landscape, art and culture in Worpswede. Arbeitsgemeinschaft Worpsweder Kultureinrichtungen (Ed.), Worpswede 2000.