Reinhold Foest
Reinhold Föst (* 1956 in Augsburg ; † 2014 in Horgau ) was a German visual artist .
life and work
From 1976 until his diploma in 1980, Föst studied at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences in the field of design and communication design with a focus on writing and typography with Prof. Beck. From 1981 to 1991 he worked in the field of applied art and design in publishing and advertising media. From 1992 to 1996 Föst had a teaching position for graphic techniques at the Augsburg University of Applied Sciences. He has been working as a freelance visual artist since 1992.
During his studies he dealt very intensively with the formal laws of letters and writing. A major inspiration for the development of his artistic language came from an art movement of the 1950s, Lettrism . Consequently, his first solo exhibition in 1993 was strictly characterized by typographical presentations with often legible messages.
Since the late 1990s, Föst has seen an increasing trend towards conceptual work and three-dimensionality . He used the available media and formats of visual arts: installation , photography and sculptures . Art in public space developed into one of his main areas of activity. With his art network, he also concentrated on art concepts in the corporate sector.
Between 2006 and 2008 Föst could be seen throughout Germany with his temporary art project “Unique”.
Föst worked with the vocabulary of the classical geometric design language and the design principle of Western writing. He intended to formulate a field of energy and tension with art.
Exhibitions
- 1991 Author Gallery, Munich / Siemens-Nixdorf, Munich
- 1992 "Gruppe 82", Cologne
- 1993 Holbeinhaus, Augsburg / District and Stadtsparkasse Schwabmünchen
- 1994 Augsburg staircase gallery / Stadtmuseum, Landsberg / Mercedes-Benz branch, Augsburg / Rathaus-Forum, Dachau
- 1997 European artists in the Stuttgart City Hall / Museum for Concrete Art, Harderbastei, Ingolstadt
- 1998 Installation Claims, Elias-Holl-Platz u. Moritzplatz, Augsburg
- 1999 Toskanische Säulenhalle, Zeughaus, Augsburg - an exhibition under the board of trustees of the Culture Department and Municipal Art Collections of the City of Augsburg
- 2000 Siemens Sculpture Park, Munich
- 2001 Art & Museum, Upper Franconian Cultural Center, Hollfeld-Bayreuth / Kusser Granitwerke, exhibition for the international ideas competition, Aicha v. Forest
- 2003 Interface, Munich
- 2004 Tanner AG, Lindau
- 2006 Syrlin Kunstverein, City Hall Stuttgart / Project Unique, Würzburg, Ulm, Stuttgart, Frankfurt, Regensburg
- 2007 Project Unique, Munich, Dresden
- 2008 Project Unique, Berlin
- 2010 Project Signs, Oculus GmbH, Wetzlar
- 2013 Networking project, Dachser GmbH, Kempten
- 2014 Project Letteration I, Schwäbisch Media, Ravensburg
Web links
- Literature by and about Reinhold Föst in the catalog of the German National Library
- "Moving Lines" - the installation at the Fraunhofer House
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Föst, Reinhold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and object artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | augsburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2014 |
| Place of death | Horgau |