Udo Gottfried

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Udo W. Gottfried in Sibratshofen

Udo W. Gottfried (born November 21, 1952 in Waldmichelbach ) is a German artist from the Hessian state capital Wiesbaden .

Life

Udo W. Gottfried studied communication design at the Wiesbaden University of Applied Sciences from 1976 to 1980 , then until 1985 philosophy and art history at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz . From 1993 to 1994 he taught drawing at the Mainz Art Academy . From 1989 to 2012 he was a lecturer in artistic design at the Institute for Artistic Ceramics and Glass (Koblenz University) in Höhr-Grenzhausen. Gottfried has been running the cultural workshop at the Johannesstift youth welfare center in Wiesbaden since the end of 2012.

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Peter Forster introduces Udo W. Gottfried's work with the following words:

“The dominant element in Udo W. Gottfried's work is the human figure. That's his message, nothing else. That sounds little, but it is a lot, yes it is everything, because the human figure is the basic principle of our being. "

and

“As a multi-instrumentalist, he uses painting, sculpture, graphics, ceramics, installations and the new media. The human figure meanders through all of these genres. In painting, the silhouette or the silhouette dominates, in the case of wood sculptures, the rough cut. The notches dig deep into the figures. The course of the lines has something "rough", from which the facial features expressively peel out. "

- Peter Forster : Opening speech 2009

From Peter Forster's point of view, Gottfried's work is characterized above all by his attitude:

“It's an art that doesn't want to change the world and thus brings the world straight to its point. His art is not political, demanding, accusing, but also not harmonious, strategically balancing, structured and certainly not calculating. His art has its roots deep inside him, it follows his wonder of the world and his joy in it. His art cannot be anything other than posture. His attitude lies in the middle of life and is therefore deeply human. "

- Peter Forster : Foreword to GO. Little Instants in the Life of an Artist, 2017

In the words of Udo W. Gottfried himself on the occasion of his installation "cheerful to slightly cloudy":

"The element of free play is still the" background noise "of my artistic thinking and acting and not only determines my artistic life."

and

“All of my artistic formulations are approaches to the world, often playful and mostly beyond conceptual formulations. I play, therefore I am! An emotional state of being seeks its visual equivalent. It is a constant, joyful approach to yourself, even if you get in your own way from time to time. "

- Udo W. Gottfried : Introduction to the exhibition “In the beginning was the game”, in the artists' association Walkmühle, Wiesbaden, 2014

gallery

  • Rooted. Acrylic on canvas

  • If I remember. Room installation. Mixed media

  • 12 + 1. Installation with 13 wooden figures

  • Blind trust. Acrylic on wood

  • When I touch the earth Wooden object

  • Who am I? Wooden object

Awards

  • Winner of the Art Prize of the City of Kirn for Painting, 1985
  • Winner of the ESWE Art Prize of Stadtwerke Wiesbaden AG for painting, 1987
  • Project and work grant from Vitos Rheingau, Eltville, 2011

Exhibitions

  • 1990 Triennale, Museum of Arts and Crafts, Frankfurt am Main (G) (K); ART Frankfurt, Galerie am Luxemburgplatz (Wiesbaden) (E) (K); ART Hamburg, Gutenberg Book Guild (G); Rebeka Gallery, Ljubiljana (G)
  • 1991 Galerie am Luxemburgplatz, Wiesbaden (E) (K); Galerie Bellevue-Saal, Wiesbaden (E) (K); ART Frankfurt, Galerie am Luxemburgplatz (Wiesbaden) (E)
  • 1992 "Intermediate time, audio-video installation", Kunsthaus Wiesbaden (G) (K)
  • 1993 Bauer Gallery, Kastellaun (G)
  • 1994 "Art in the Water Tower", Darmstadt (G); Hessiale 94, Ministry for Science and Art, Wiesbaden (G) (K)
  • 1995 "Art in the Vineyard", Wiesbaden (G) (K); »Art at Pro 7«, Munich (G) (K); "Art together", producer gallery Wiesbaden, Nassauischer Kunstverein Wiesbaden (G)
  • 1996 "Art in the Naspa", headquarters of the Nassauische Sparkasse, Wiesbaden (E); »Still-Leben«, installation and performance (with Christopher Tarnow), Kunsthaus Wiesbaden (G)
  • 1997 Museum in Wehen Castle, Taunusstein-Wehen (E); Keramion Frechen (G) (K); "Simultaneously", Hessian Ministry for Science and Art, Wiesbaden (G); Municipal gallery, Schlangenbad (E)
  • 1998 Johannisberg Monastery, Johannisberg im Rheingau (G); Ceramic surface, ceramic museum; Westerwald, Höhr-Grenzhausen (G) (K)
  • 1999 »Vogelfrei III, Staged Gardens«, Darmstadt (G) (K); Bad Schwalbach town hall (E); Hessian State Representation, Guest House Bonn (G)
  • 2001 "Head to Head", StadtRaumBegegnung (with Detlef Karsten), Wiesbaden
  • 2002 »Installations and wood sculptures« SägeWerkTage Trossingen (G); »Art in the dump«, wooden sculptures, Rhein-Main dump, Flörsheim (G); »Gangart«, sculptures and installations, Bischofsheim (G) (K)
  • 2003 »Basarland«, Vulkan-Galerie, Mainz (G); »Boden«, art campaign »espressoBAR«; Vulkan Gallery, Mainz (G); »... when women lift deer ...« Galerie C. Weber, Wiesbaden (E)
  • 2004 "Chairs", Walkmühle Artists' Association, Wiesbaden (G); "Pas de deux" (with Nabo Gass) Burgau Castle, Düren (G) (K)
  • 2005 "Art in the KlärWerk", installations, Mainz-Kostheim (G); Airport ConferenceCenter at Frankfurt Airport (with Ed Baga), Frankfurt am Main
  • 2006 »Space Gripping, Recent Work«, Rathaus-Foyer, Wiesbaden (E); "Small Worlds", Atelier & Espace Photographique, Montreux, Switzerland (E)
  • 2006 "Water", artists' association Walkmühle, Wiesbaden (G); "REISEanDENKEN", spatial works (with Katja von Puttkamer), Bellevue-Saal, Wiesbaden (G)
  • 2007 »Rhythm« Artists' Association Walkmühle, Wiesbaden (G)
  • 2008 »Fluchten«, performance, artist association Walkmühle, Wiesbaden (G); "Big Five" projections, Walkmühle Artists' Association, Wiesbaden (G)
  • 2009 "When I think of you ..." Pictures and objects, Galerie Mainzer Kunst
  • 2010 appeared: Barbara Wolfart / Udo W. Gottfried: »Liebeslaunen. 44 quatrains and drawings about an extremely moody adventure «, self-published, 96 pages
  • 2012 »GO«, Schaalseegalerie Dargow; "... when I am drifting I find", Kunstforum Mainturm, Flörsheim am Main (E);
  • Black and White, Expressionism, Art after 1945, Draheim Gallery & Art Trade, Wiesbaden; Exhibition with Klaus Lomnitzer, Galerie Cerny + Partner, Wiesbaden
  • 2013 »if I remember ...«, gallery of the city of Tuttlingen (E); Performance and exhibition "Kulturfestival im Künstlerverein Walkmühle, Wiesbaden
  • 2014 »In the beginning is the game«, artist association Walkmühle Wiesbaden, (G) (K), »KickART«, Kunsthalle Kempten, (G) (K)
  • 2015 »Natur Pur«, Galerie Mainzer Kunst, Mainz, »Landing«, performance in the Bergkirche Wiesbaden
  • 2016 »12 + 1«, installation in the Bergkirche Wiesbaden, »Nachrichten aus dem Allgäu«, Rubrechtcontemporary Gallery at Kaiser & Cream, Wiesbaden
  • 2017 Kunstverein Offenbach (together with the photographer Thomas Wunsch), (G); LITTLE INSTANTS, image-object-subject, Kunstverein Ingelheim (E)
  • 2017 GALERIE LINSE, "little instants", photography and sculpture, book presentation GO, together with the photographer Monika Houck, Wiesbaden, (G)

literature

  • Udo W. Gottfried, Monika Houck: GO. Little Instants in the Life of an Artist. Introduction by Peter Forster, photos and edition: Monika Houck, 2017, ISBN 978-3-00-056489-5 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Andrea Wagenknecht: Wiesbaden encounters in the cultural workshop in the Johannesstift. In: wiesbadener-tagblatt.de. December 15, 2016. Retrieved May 19, 2017 .
  2. ↑ Opening speech in the Mainzer Kunst gallery , exhibition "When I think of you ..." Pictures and Objects, 2009
  3. ↑ Artists' Association Walkmühle, Wasser 2006 ( Memento from January 11, 2012 in the Internet Archive )
  4. ↑ Artists' Association Walkmühle, Rhythm 2007 ( Memento from November 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Artists' Association Walkmühle, Fluchten 2008 ( Memento from November 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ Artists' Association Walkmühle, Big Five 2008 ( Memento from November 21, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Barbara Wolfart, Udo W. Gottfried: Liebeslaunen. 44 quatrains and drawings about an extremely moody adventure . ( Memento from April 29, 2013 in the web archive archive.today ) 2010
personal data
SURNAME Gottfried, Udo
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Gottfried, Udo W.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH November 21, 1952
PLACE OF BIRTH Waldmichelbach