Philipp Heckmann
Philipp Heckmann (born July 10, 1959 in Freiburg im Breisgau ) is a German painter who has been working as a freelance since 1984.
Artistic creation
Heckmann's work can be assigned to a style based on realism and surrealism , influenced by painters like Magritte and Max Ernst and naturalistic in detail. In his pictures, nature and civilization enter into irrational connections by linking different levels of reality. Heckmann often depicts grotesque conditions and fantastic scenarios that always offer an inner truth and logic. His collage novel (»Le monde parallèle«) was based on photographs from journals and magazines, which he alienated through unreal assemblies and placed in new contexts. His deliberately ambiguous picture titles often have an effect that calls reality into question.
Life and education
Philipp Heckmann is the son of the painter and sculptor Walter Heckmann .
In 1977 he obtained the advanced technical college entrance qualification in Cologne. He learned typesetter at Rombach Verlag in Freiburg. In 1978 he attended the art college in Freiburg, with Dreher. 1979/80 he learned lithography with Manfred Hügelow, Frankfurt am Main, retoucher with Paja Reprotechnik. In 1982/83 he was a photographer and editor at Salem, Tier und Naturschutz. He has been a freelance painter since 1985. In 1988 he was the founder of the "NEUE FRANKFURTER" painter group. Exhibitions until 1992. 1987–1996 Gallery of the Heckmann family in Frankfurt a. M. (Galerie an der Schirn) until 1996 1989–92 title pages and illustrations for the magazine KOMMUNE, Ffm 1998 Görbelheimer Künstlermühle near Frankfurt 1999–2002 studio in Nice 2002/2003 study visits and studios in Australia and Lanzarote 2003–2006 studio in Thailand 2006– 2010 atelier in Switzerland; 2011 moved to Vienna
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 2014 Gauermann Museum, Miesenbach, A
- 2013 International PhantastenMuseum, Vienna; ARTEFAKT Gallery, Vienna
- 2012 District Museum Meidling, Vienna; Café Restaurant Doblhoffpark, Baden; Galerie Time, Vienna; Book publication: LE MONDE PARALLÉLE
- 2010/2011 city school artist of the city of Frankfurt / Main at the HKS
- 2007 Mainzer Volksbank Forum, Mainz; 2008 Tower Gallery, Bonn; 2009 Rheinbergvilla, Eltville
- 2003–2006 ARTAO, own gallery, Koh Tao, Thailand; 2006 Chrämerhuus Gallery, Langenthal, CH
- 2000 Artemisia Gallery, Nice, F; 2003 Galeria Yaiza, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, ES
- 1992 Umschau Verlag, Medica Messe, Düsseldorf
- 1989 Rhein-Main Environment Center, Frankfurt am Main
- 1987–1994 Galerie an der Schirn, Frankfurt am Main - artist of the gallery
- 1984 Woeller-Paquet Gallery, Frankfurt am Main
Participation in exhibitions (selection)
- 2013 METROPOLITAIN ART FAIR, Le Méridian, Munich;
- 2013 PHANTASTIC ART, baroque castle Riegersburg
- 2013 Mostra d´Arte, Castello di Drena, Drena, Italy, International Art-View Vienna
- 2012 Exhibition with the Professional Association of Visual Artists Austria; Gallery Dikmeyer, Berlin;
- 2012 METROPOLITAIN ART FAIR, Le Méridian, Vienna;
- 2012 LE MONDE PARALLÉLE, multimedia projects with Marcella Kremser, Hans Theurer and Joesie Morgenstern
- 2010/2011 exhibitions with the Professional Association of Visual Artists Germany and the artist group Simplicius Hanau
- 2001 Exposition d´Artistes Européennes, Gattières, F
- 1991/1992 traveling exhibition “Alles Banana”, Frankfurt, Berlin, Barcelona a. a. places
- 1989 Otto Lilienthal exhibition, Rhein-Main airport, Frankfurt am Main
- 1988/89/90 Saalbau Frankfurt, Museumsuferfeste, Frankfurt am Main
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Heckmann, Philipp |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 10, 1959 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Freiburg in Breisgau |