Thomas Wachweger

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Thomas Wachweger (born October 11, 1943 in Breslau ; † February 26, 2015 ) was a German artist.

Wachweger grew up in Hamburg, Hanover and New York. From 1963 to 1970 he studied at the Hamburg University of Fine Arts . He has been working with Ina Barfuss since 1969 . The two often used the technique of “painting in pairs”, in which the artists worked together on the same work. He also worked with Martin Kippenberger in the same way.

In 1984 he was represented at the exhibition From Here - Two Months of New German Art in Düsseldorf . Thomas Wachweger died in February 2015 of complications from cancer.

Works in public collections

  • Kiasma - Museum of Contemporary Art, Helsinki
  • Berlinische Galerie , State Museum for Modern Art, Photography and Architecture, Berlin

literature

  • Beate Stark: Contemporary painting in Germany . Craftsman House, 1994, pp. 204f
  • Thomas Wachweger . International art forum. Volume 68, 1983, p. 208

Exhibition documentation

  • Ina Barfuss, Hans Siebert, Thomas Wachweger: from Art Nouveau to Freestyle; for the exhibition at the Petersen Gallery from December 6, 1981 to January 20, 1982 / ed. from D. Galerie Petersen in collaboration with Happy-Happy, 1982
  • Thomas Wachweger: [appears on the occasion of e. Solo exhibition by Thomas Wachweger in March 1983 in d. Galerie Schneider, Constance]. Galerie Schneider, Constance; Verl. Happy-Happy, Berlin [West]
  • Thomas Wachweger, top - bottom, NGBK, Realism Studio, Berlin, 1983
  • Ina Barfuss, Thomas Wachweger. The art of the instincts. Works from 1980 to 1985. Museum am Ostwall, Dortmund; Ulmer Museum, Ulm, 1985
  • Thomas Wachweger: December 1985, Galerie Springer Berlin
  • Ina Barfuss - Thomas Wachweger: Exhibition in 2 episodes; Paintings, drawings, joint works 1978–1986; Ina Barfuss, September 19 - November 2, 1986, Thomas Wachweger, November 21, 1986 - January 11, 1987, Haus am Waldsee, Berlin / [catalog u. Exhibition: Thomas Kempas. Catalog design: Michael Lange], Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, 1986
  • Berlin: Festival of German Arts, London, April 28 to May 31, 1987, ICA; Olaf Metzel, Gerd Rohling, Ina Barfuss, Thomas Wachweger / catalog designed by John Mitchell. translations by Expression Translators, London, 1987
  • Olaf Metzel, Gerd Rohling, Ina Barfuss, Thomas Wachweger: Berlin; Festival of German Arts, London 1987
  • Thomas Wachweger: new work; February 1989. Galerie Springer Berlin
  • Ina Barfuss, Thomas Wachweger: Pictures and community work; 1991/1992; November / December 1992, Galerie Springer, Berlin, 1992

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Storm surge of images . Der Spiegel , 22/1982, p. 172ff.
  2. ↑ Death of Ina Barfuss in the Märkische Allgemeine March 7, 2015.
personal data
SURNAME Wachweger, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH October 11, 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Wroclaw
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 2015