Wilhelm Holderied
Wilhelm L. Holderied (born April 11, 1940 in Kaufbeuren ) is a German painter and sculptor. He was best known for the Land Art work of art at Munich Airport, the earth symbol "An island for time" .
Life
As a child, Holderied was fascinated by flying, influenced by the Second World War, which was strengthened during his youth with his interest in space travel. His travels later took him to Greece, Cameroon, Ecuador, Spain and Mexico, which he visited most often in search of his roots. In 1965 he began his art studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, which he completed in 1971 under Josef Oberberger's master class. Holderied initially worked as a painter in the two-dimensional picture plane, later then in the three-dimensional plane with object boxes in which he gathered everyday finds into icons critical of civilization. Later he mainly worked in sculpture and land art projects, the most famous of which is perhaps the twelve hectare earth symbol "An island for time" at the new Munich Airport (in collaboration with Karl Schlamminger). Holderied dealt with signs and traces, with weights and shadows and masks, from which sculptural waymarks are created - earth signs, moon signs, watermarks, stone signs. His works mainly deal with such symbols, as he sees in them a deeper effect on humanity and therefore chooses them as a pictorial means of expression.
Holderied lives and works in Munich and Geretsried. He has been married to the architect Ruth Bölle since 2000.
Exhibitions
His first major solo exhibition was organized in 1975 by the Heseler Gallery in Munich. Internationally, Holderied exhibited in 1987 and 1989 at Stephen Haller Gallery in New York, 1990 and 1991 at Lloyd Shin Gallery in Chicago, 1991 at Victor Fischer Galleries in San Francisco and 1995 at Lloyd Shin Gallery and Soomock Gallery in Seoul.
Further exhibitions in recent years
- 2013: Stadthalle Germering ("Earthy and Light")
- 2012: Supreme Building Authority, Munich ("... of signs and traces ...")
- 2011: Upstairs Gallery, Oldenburg ("The magnetic companion shadow")
- 2010: Gunzenhauser Gallery, Munich
- 2010: Galerie Neuendorf, Memmingen
- 2010: Münchner Künstlerhaus ("The silent play of shadows")
- 2009: District gallery at Neuburg am Inn Castle ("The hidden light")
- 2008: Kronacher Kunstverein eV, City of Kronach ("... time fields ...")
- 2004: Bayern LB Gallery, Munich ("The Weight of Signs")
- 2003: Landesmuseum Natur und Mensch, Oldenburg ("Drawn into the earth")
- 1992: Palais Preysing, Vereinsbank Munich
- 1990: Michael Schultz Gallery, Berlin
- 1981: Kunstkreis Kaufbeuren
- 1981: Kunstverein Kronach
- 1975: Städtische Galerie im Lenbachhaus, Kunstforum Munich
Country Art
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In the Land Art projects, Holderied realized the earth symbol "An island for time" at Munich Airport and the stone symbol "The stone magnet" in Kronach. He plans the moon sign "The Roots of Silence" in the Sinus Iridum of the earth-leaning side of the moon. The traces left by people there were the trigger for planning an earthly sign for the non-functional and unknown on the moon. In order to be able to recognize it from the earth, an extension of about 125 × 60 kilometers is planned for the moon sign.
Sculptures
Holderied realized the sculptures such as "The Gate of the Wind" in Lauingen ad Donau as well as "The patient roots" in Memmingen and the flight sculpture "The patient journey" in Munich.
Scenic actions
Since the late 1970s, Wilhelm Holderied himself has performed or staged many scenic actions for his exhibitions and projects. His best-known representations include playing the flute from above and wearing masks. The parallelism of his imagery between reality and appearance is an expression of his intensive search for the meaning of our being.
Graphic editions
A total of 8 graphic editions have been published since 1970, with which he accompanies his land art and sculpture projects. It was particularly important to Holderied to combine visual language with poetic language. So z. For example, the bibliophile print, “Sworn with moss and stone”, which he underlined with passages of poetry by the poet Wolf-Peter Schnetz, as well as the graphic edition “In the rhythm of the waves” for the watermark project for Hannover-Langenhagen Airport.
literature
- The magnet of the roots . 2015, ISBN 978-3-00-049676-9
- Preserve an Island in Time. 2011, ISBN 978-3-00-034770-2 .
- The silent play of shadows. 2010, ISBN 978-3-00-031088-1 .
- The hidden light. District gallery, Neuburg Castle a. Inn. 2009, ISBN 978-3-939723-15-8 .
- … Fields of time… Kronacher Kunstverein eV / City of Kronach. 2008, ISBN 978-3-922162-39-1 .
- The weight of the characters. Bayern LB Gallery, Munich. 2004, ISBN 3-7774-2525-7 .
- Drawn in the earth. State Museum for Nature and Man, Oldenburg. 2003, ISBN 3-89995-033-X .
- Intermediate fields. Workshop book 5. 2002, ISBN 3-7774-9640-5 .
- Magnetic banks. Workshop book 4. 1999, ISBN 3-7774-8900-X .
- An island for time - an earth sign is created. An Island in Time - Genesis of a Landmark. 1995, ISBN 3-7774-6680-8 .
- With shadow and wind. Workshop book 3. 1993, ISBN 3-922645-17-8 .
- The roots, the echo, the banks. Workshop book 2. 1989, ISBN 3-922645-13-5 .
- 1978-1986. Workshop book 1. 1986.
Awards
- 1982: Awardee of the City of Munich
- 1998: Water Lily Prize of the City of Munich
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ memmingen.de: Opening of the mile exhibition "The silent game of shadows" by Wilhelm Holderied in the Kreuzherrnsaal. Retrieved May 2, 2014 .
- ↑ kunstverein-kronach.de: "... Zeitfelder ..." Retrieved on May 2, 2014 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Holderied, Wilhelm |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Holderied, Wilhelm L. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 11, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kaufbeuren |