Thomas Huther
Thomas Huther (* 1956 in Miltenberg / Main) is a German graphic designer, artist and photographer.
Life
education and study
After graduating from high school, he began studying at the University of Applied Sciences in Mannheim. Originally it should boil down to the art of stage design, since Huther is interested in theater and art.
During his studies he did an internship with the photographer Gerhard Vormwald . This encouraged his interest in photography.
He then studied visual communication with Floris Michael Neusüss (photography) and Gunter Rambow (graphic design) at the Kassel University of Applied Sciences .
photography
Huther discovered the artistic potential of Polaroid photos and took part in Polaroid exhibitions with his photos between 1982 and 1993. Some of his exhibits can still be seen in museums, such as the WestLicht in Vienna .
He started his career as a theater photographer with the premiere of Elektra (directed by Ruth Berghaus ) by Richard Strauss in Mannheim.
In 2017, two works by Huther appeared in the book Das Polaroidprojekt .
Theater photographer
He later moved to Kassel and initially studied at the Kassel School of Poster Art. When Manfred Beilharz came to Kassel in 1983 and began his artistic directorship at the Kassel State Theater , Huther applied as a theater photographer. After he was accepted, he also designed the posters together with Nina Steinmann, Head of Public Relations.
Graphic artist
After leaving the Staatstheater Kassel in 2004, he designed other posters with which he won many competitions. Some of his works hang in the Museum für Gestaltung Zürich , the Poster Museum Warsaw and the Musée de la Publicité Paris .
Private
He is married, has a son and lives with his family in Kassel.
Exhibitions (selection)
- The Polaroid Project, MIT Museum , Cambridge, Massachusetts , 2019/2020
- Bad Salzdetfurth Art Association , 2003
- Art Association Speyer, 2010
- Museum of Design Zurich (eMuseum)
- Polaroid Collection, Photokina ( Cologne )
- International Triennal of Poster, Toyama (Japan)
- Biennial of Commercial Graphics, Brno (CZ)
- International Poster Biennial, Warsaw ( Poland )
- Poster Biennale, Lahti ( Finland )
- Fotovision - Photography project after 150 years, Sprengel Museum Hannover
- Triennale européenne de l'affiche politique, Mons (Belgium)
- Colorado International Invitational Poster Exhibition, Fort Collins , Colorado ( USA )
- International Biennale of the Poster, Mexico
- International poster triennial »Man - Nature - Society«, Moscow (CIS)
- Mainz Art Prize Iron Tower "Element Water"
- Posters for Shakespeare's Theater, Swiss National Bank ( Zurich )
literature
- Verena Joos: The dressmaker, the photographer and the role player . (k) KulturMagazin, September 2014.
Illustrated by Huther
- Selections 1 From Polaroid Collection . Verlag Photographie, 1982, ISBN 978-3-7231-2200-6 .
- Klaus Schultz (Ed.): Aribert Reimann's ›Lear‹, Way of a New Opera . dtv, 1984, ISBN 978-3-423-10152-3 .
- Peter Iden (Ed.): Why we need the theater . 1995, ISBN 978-3-518-38983-6 .
- Like a fish in the water . Kunstverein Bad Salzdetfurth eV, 2003, ISBN 978-3-922805-81-6 , p. 195 .
- The orchestra rehearsal - eight people are looking for an author . Jenior Verlag, 2005, ISBN 978-3-934377-99-8 , pp. 112 .
- Frank-Joachim Grossmann (Ed.): Hubert Gems and 16 other positions . 2011.
- The Polaroid Project: Conquest by Art . Hirmer, 2017, ISBN 978-3-7774-2873-4 , pp. 129, 149 .
- The Polaroid Project - At the Intersection of Art and Technology . Thames & Hudson , 2017, ISBN 978-0-500-54473-0 , pp. 129, 149 .
- Christine Cerletti and Thomas Voigt (eds.): Jonas Kaufmann - A journey in pictures . Verlag für modern art Vienna , 2019, ISBN 978-3-903269-75-0 , p. 50 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Thomas Huther · Imprint. Retrieved February 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Hirmer Verlag: Das Polaroid-Projekt The conquest through art . 1st edition. Munich 2017, ISBN 978-3-7774-2873-4 .
- ↑ Neuland 9: "Cross Sensing - Hubert Gems and 16 other positions" - Review | Past exhibitions | Archive - Kunstportal-Pfalz. Retrieved January 25, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Huther, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist and photographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Miltenberg |