Stephan Geisler

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Stephan Geisler (born March 14, 1968 in Bergkamen ) is a contemporary German painter and graphic artist .

Life

After studying graphic design at the Münster / Westphalia University of Applied Sciences and graduating in illustration with Professor Rolf Escher (1990–1995), Stephan Geisler taught graphics at the University of Dortmund for five years (1995–2000). In 1998 he was one of the founding members of the artist workshop sole 1 . Since 1998 he has also been a lecturer in painting and drawing at the Bad Reichenhall Academy .

In 2000 Stephan Geisler received the first prize of the Blesel Fine Art for his work, in 2009 he was a finalist of the 4th DEW21 art prize. His works are represented at exhibitions and trade fairs , and many of them are in private collections . Today the freelance artist works primarily in his studio in Bergkamen .

art

Stephan Geisler's work alternates between the focus on small-format drawing on paper and large-format painting. It is not uncommon for both areas to merge. For example, many of his works on wooden objects contain elements from both directions.

As a base for his drawings, Stephan Geisler primarily uses everyday paper, such as exercise books, admission tickets or traffic tickets, in addition to the classic drawing pad.

His painting is in the tension between objectivity and abstraction and is constantly characterized by strong colors. It is supplemented on the one hand by collage techniques based on fabric samples , photos and drawings, on the other hand by elements, numbers and texts that are inserted using templates . There are also often handwritten words or additions. In addition to the size and gradation of reality, the variety of levels increases the visual demands on the viewer and also offers room for interpretation.

A frequently varied motif in Stephan Geisler's work are cows. There are also numerous portraits and nudes , oversized male poses but also pictures of a pregnant woman. In addition, everyday objects and situations are often processed, as in the works lüster-n (representation of a chandelier) or onalds (representation of a urinating dog).

literature

  • Stephan Geisler: cows and boys (catalog), 2006
  • Stephan Geisler: viewing chair (catalog), 2009
  • Heinrich Peuckmann : Summer is falling . Poetry book. With graphics by Stephan Geisler, Bochumer Universitätsverlag, Bochum 2007

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Artist Stephan Geisler. In: Singulart. Retrieved February 11, 2020 .
  2. ^ Stephan Geisler. In: galerie-bengelstraeter.de. 2014, accessed February 11, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Geisler, Stephan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter
DATE OF BIRTH March 14, 1968
PLACE OF BIRTH Bergkamen