Rainer Herbst

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Rainer Herbst (born June 2, 1945 in Sankt Andreasberg ) is a German artist in the fields of painting, printing, graphics, drawing, plastic, sculpture and objects. He has lived in Cologne since 1954 . His material images are particularly characteristic of the artistic work.

Life

Rainer Herbst studied from 1963 to 1970 at the Cologne Werkschulen with Professors Friedrich Vordemberge and Karl Marx . In 1967 he became a master student of Friedrich Vordemberge. He has been represented in exhibitions since 1965. Herbst has lived in Cologne as a freelance artist since 1970.

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Material images composed of various objets trouvée characterize his work. With his collages, in which he incorporates objects made of metal, wicker, wood and other materials, Herbst wants to give things a new meaning or symbolic content.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1965: Technical University of Aachen
  • 1966: Winter exhibition at the Kunstpalast Ehrenhof , Düsseldorf
  • 1967: Annual exhibition of Cologne artists, Kunstverein Cologne
  • 1968: Annual exhibition of Cologne artists, Kunstverein Cologne
  • 1969: Winter exhibition at the Kunstpalast Ehrenhof, Düsseldorf
  • 1984: Large art exhibition in Düsseldorf, Kunstpalast Ehrenhof
  • 1985: KölnKunst, Kunsthalle Köln
  • 1986: Large art exhibition in North Rhine-Westphalia, Kunstpalast Ehrenhof, Düsseldorf
  • 1987: Rhein-Kunst-Triennale, Frechen
  • 1987: Solo exhibition Rainer Herbst - oil paintings, material paintings, sculptures, graphics - works 1963 - 1987, BBK Professional Association of Visual Artists, Hahnentorburg, Cologne.
  • 1988: Lotte Seoul, Cheon-Sik Art Gallery, Seoul / Korea
  • 1991: JAE Ju Literary and Art Hall, Seoul / Korea
  • 1991: Seoul Metropolitan Museum of Art, Seoul, Korea
  • 1998: Kölnkunst 5, Kunsthalle Köln
  • 2009: Solo exhibition Rainer Herbst - working with different materials - a selection from 45 years. Gallery Smend, Cologne
  • 2014: Solo exhibition Rainer Herbst - Oil and material pictures - exhibition series "Master students of the Cologne factory schools", KulturRaum, Cologne
  • 2015: Solo exhibition at KunsthausGalerie in Kunsthaus 19/21, Pforzheim

Web links

literature

  • Rainer Herbst, oil paintings, material paintings, sculptures, graphics , catalog Kunsthaus 19/21, Pforzheim 2015

Individual evidence

  1. prinz.de: Vernissage Rainer Herbst . Retrieved January 29, 2015 .
  2. pforzheim.de: Rainer Herbst, oil and material paintings, sculptures, graphics . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on February 18, 2015 ; accessed on January 29, 2015 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.pforzheim.de
  3. Rainer Herbst gallery catalog.pdf, 99 pages