Stephan Widera
Stephan Widera (born March 14, 1962 in Bremen , artist name also Stephan von Vegesack ) is a Düsseldorf painter , photographer and mixed media artist. Thematically he is close to surrealism .
Artistic career
He studied graphic and object design at the Niederrhein / Krefeld University of Applied Sciences (with Günther Dohr and Rolf Sachsse, among others). Since graduating, he has been working as a freelance artist in Düsseldorf.
His works have been shown in numerous solo and group exhibitions at home and abroad in galleries, museums and at art fairs.
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Stephan Widera's techniques are painting, photography, collage, photomontage and media installation. In his works, Stephan Widera deals with the tension between people, nature and technology, the disorientation of beings in an increasingly technical environment.
“Stephan Widera's painted collages put the world back together. In doing so, he does not omit anything that constitutes social reality. Whether advertising, consumption and merchandise management, pharmaceutical industry, politics and propaganda, porn and erotic. Whether celebrity lust and star airs, fashions and the so-called zeitgeist [.] [...] Stephan Widera also dedicates himself to art history with the same abysmal humorous consideration. He counteracts the affirmative spirit of Pop Art, for example, with its explosive social connections, and Warhol's soup cans are charged with political jostling. Constructivism, which after all was also a social utopia, is performed in a light-footed, virtuoso dance of joy. "( Dr. Stefanie Lucci, art historian :)
In contrast to the classic surrealists of the 20s around André Breton and Max Ernst , who used the “subconscious” and dreams as a creative source, Stephan Widera draws his ideas from chance, the media and the environment. But here too, as with the historical surrealists, through changes and new compositions, realism should be overcome and a reality of its own achieved.
In addition to private collectors, many companies have acquired or commissioned works by Stephan Widera with graphics. He is also known by the stage name Stephan von Vegesack (after his birthplace Bremen- Vegesack ).
Exhibitions (excerpt)
- Brühl, Augustusburg Castle, 1993, winner of the ODOL art competition
- Bremen, Überseemuseum, 1994
- Krefeld, Alte Post, 1995
- St. Pölten (Austria), Central Station, 1997
- Prize winner 8 × 4 art competition, 2002
- Bremen, Gustav-Heinemann-Haus, 2003
- Düsseldorf, Great Art Exhibition, 2005
- Knokke (Belgium), Kunstraum Knokke, 2007
- Miami (USA), Art Center South Beach, 2008
- Waregem (Belgium), Art Salon, 2008
- Düsseldorf, Young German Art Gallery, 2008
- Essen, Zollverein colliery, 2008
- Krefeld, Art Gallery, 2009
- Düsseldorf, Young German Art Gallery, 2009
- Krefeld, Surrealism Museum, 2009
- Knokke (Belgium), Young German Art Gallery, 2009
- Berlin, Galerie am Gierkeplatz, 2009
- Düsseldorf, Anna Klinkhammer Gallery, 2009
- Krefeld, Kunsthaus NRW, 2010
- Duisburg, Cubus Kunsthalle, 2010
- Düsseldorf, Kunstraum NRW, 2010
- Krefeld, Kunsthaus NRW, 2011
- Aachen, Kunsthaus NRW, 2012
- Krefeld, Surrealism Museum, 2013
- Munich, ponyhof artclub, 2013
- New York, Artifact, 2014
- Düsseldorf, Loft 2 Gallery, 2014
- Venice, Palazzo Dolfin Bollani, 2014
- Cologne, Kunsthaus Rhenania, 2015
- Düsseldorf, Kalkum Castle, 2015
- Düsseldorf, Fusion Gallery, 2016
- Rome, Museo Nazionale - Palazzo Massimo, 2016
- Paris, Cité Internationale des Arts, 2017
- Nuremberg, Slow Art Gallery, 2017
- Various BBK exhibitions (Düsseldorf, Cologne, Niederrhein)
Individual evidence
Web links
- Widera.com - Homepage of the artist
- Kunstraum NRW - gallery of the artist
- Neuer-Surrealismus.de - New Surrealism from Düsseldorf
- Fusion-Gallery - Gallery of the artist (photography)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Widera, Stephan |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vegesack, Stephan von (stage name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German artist, painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1962 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bremen |