Wolf Magin

Wolf Magin (born September 21, 1927 in Mutterstadt ; † May 15, 2009 in Mannheim ) was a German graphic artist and painter .

biography

1951–56 he took a course at the free academy in Mannheim. In 1957 he was a lecturer in graphic design at the Free Academy in Mannheim. In 1967 he became head of the graphic design department at the Werkkunstschule Mannheim. In 1968 he moved to the school management. In 1974 he received a position as a lecturer for graphic design at the FHG Mannheim. In 1975 he created the Experimenta litera. In 1986 he got a bronze medal at the 12th Intern. Poster Biennale, Brno, CSSR. In 1988 he was appointed professor. From 1991 to 2009 he dealt with painting. The painting is divided into the following subject areas: landscapes, night pictures, signposts, reflections, sandpipers, on the move.

Publications (posters)

• 1957/58, 1958/59, 1960/61, 1961/62, 1962/63, 1964/65, 1967/68, 1969/70: "International Poster Annual" (Switzerland)
• 1967/68: "Graphis Annual" (Switzerland)
• 1968: "Graphis" (Switzerland)
• 1958 and 1966: "Usage graphics"
• 1970: Catalog of the 4th International Biennale of Graphic Design in Brno, CSSR
• 1973: "Modern Publicity" (London)
• 1974: Catalog of the 6th International Biennial for Graphic Design in Brno, Czech Republic (then CSSR)

Exhibitions (posters)

• 1959: Poster exhibition in Mannheim
• 1962: represented at the representative exhibition "German commercial graphics after 1945" in Berlin
• 1965: Poster exhibition in Toulon, France
• 1974: 4th International Biennial for Graphic Design in Brno, CSSR
• 1970: represented at the poster exhibition “Theaterplakate” in the Triton Gallery, New York
• 1974: 6th International Biennial for Graphic Design in Brno, CSSR
• 1974: Klingspormuseum Offenbach "Experimenta litera"
• 1975: Städt. Art collections Ludwigshafen am Rhein "Experimenta Litera"
• 2001: Xiling Museum in Hang Zhou, China with "Experimenta Litera"

Exhibitions (painting) - selection

• 2004: Ludwigshafen Clinic
• 2008: Mannheim Clinic

Posters owned by the following museums and galleries (selection)

• State Museums prussia. Cultural property of the Berlin Art Library
• the Library of Congress, Washington
• the Triton Gallery, New York
• Muzeum Narodowe, Warsaw
• Moravian Gallery, Brno, CSSR

literature

• CW Fennel (Author), Wolf Magin (Illustrator): City Map Heidelberg. Heidelberg.
• Peter Mertz, Wolf Magin: The Nationaltheater Mannheim 1779-1970. Compiled by Peter Mertz and Wolf Magin.
• Wolf Magin: Experimenta Litera - Serigraphs. Mannheim 1975.
• Wolf Magin: Wolf Magin. Posters 1958 to 1988. Mannheim 1988.

Web links

• Official homepage of the Experimenta Litera
• Wolf Magin at Art and Cosmos
• Wolf Magin in the Rhein Neckar Wiki
• Wolf Magin at the Kunsthaus Oggersheim
• Literature by and about Wolf Magin in the catalog of the German National Library