Wolfgang Giessler

Wolfgang Gießler (born May 29, 1945 in Wolta , today a district of Trutnov in the Czech Republic ) is a German visual artist and photographer .

Exhibition view, Wolfgang Gießler in the Fruchthalle Rastatt, 2009

Life

Gießler studied from 1967 to 1972 at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe . Since 1977 he has been involved in numerous exhibitions in art associations and galleries. In 1983 he received the Märkische Scholarship for fine arts (painting). In 1995 he received the Weldebräu Art Prize. Wolfgang Gießler lives in Karlsruhe .

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After large-format painterly works, small objects and space-related installations, Gießler has mainly turned to photography since 2006 . There are series of inconspicuous things and utensils. When viewed in series, they develop a high aesthetic appeal. With a sure eye for composition, Gießler finds something in the area of ​​inconspicuous everyday reality.

Catalogs (selection)

• 1983: West German Artists Association, Hagen
• 1983: Wolfgang Gießler. New work. Catalog for the exhibition in the Städtische Galerie Lüdenscheid
• 1987: Materialisation, Mannheimer Kunstverein
• 1988: Lüdenscheid site. 10 years Märkisches scholarship for fine arts, Städtische Galerie Lüdenscheid
• 1990: black concrete, Städtische Galerie Lüdenscheid
• 1993: Wolfgang Gießler. Catalog for the exhibition in the Kunstraum G7, Mannheim
• 1995: DIN A4 4. Kutscherhaus Recklinghausen, ISBN 3-929040-18-2
• 1998: Locations. West German Artists Association , ISBN 3-925608-52-4
• 2000: From house to house, West German Artists Association , Lüdenscheid, ISBN 3-935019-03-3
• 1997–2005 (except 2004): Large Art Exhibition NRW , Düsseldorf, ISSN  0931-0908
• 2002: Not a line too many, Städtische Galerie Lüdenscheid , ISBN 3-929614-47-2
• 2002: Crossing the border. 25 years of scholarships from the Märkische Kulturkonferenz, ISBN 3-926890-25-8
• 2007: ART MOVED. Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg, Neckarsulm, Modo-Verlag, ISBN 3-937014-74-8
• 2009: Wolfgang Gießler, ink work, small objects, photographs. Catalog for the exhibition in the Städtische Galerie Fruchthalle Rastatt, Verlag für moderne Kunst Nürnberg, ISBN 978-3-941185-33-3

Awards

• 1983: Märkisches scholarship for fine arts

literature

• Michael Hübl: Clear traces of the unpredictable. The simple is the complex in: Exhibition catalog, Wolfgang Gießler, ink works, small objects, photographs, Städtische Galerie Fruchthalle Rastatt, 2009, Verlag für moderne Kunst Nürnberg, ISBN 978-3-941185-33-3

Web links

• Personal website of Wolfgang Gießler
• Literature by and about Wolfgang Gießler in the catalog of the German National Library
• Wolfgang Gießler in the art portal Baden-Württemberg