Wolfgang Zelmer

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Wolfgang Zelmer (born April 7, 1948 in Munich ) is a German artist. He created extraordinary paintings and original graphics that deal primarily with the subject of still life .

biography

From 1968 to 1970 Wolfgang Zelmer studied in London at the Hampstead School of Arts and then from 1971 to 1972 in Paris at the Académie Julian Art. Through his work as a study tour guide, he was able to deepen and expand his knowledge from 1972 to 1982. Wolfgang Zelmer has been a member of the New Munich Artists' Cooperative since 1976 . Long stays in Tuscany , Umbria and Veneto awakened his passion for Italy during this time and so in 1980 the Villa Barca , a historic building in the mountains of Liguria , became his second studio. In 2000 Wolfgang Zelmer moved to Ireland , where he has lived and worked in a cottage in the southwest of the island ever since . Since the same year he teaches as a guest lecturer in painting at the Art Academy of Bad Reichenhall . Since 2010 there has also been a studio on a farm in South Bohemia in the triangle between Germany , Austria and the Czech Republic .

Today Wolfgang Zelmer lives and works in Germany, Italy, Ireland and the Czech Republic. Exhibitions of his works have been held since 1978 a. a. seen in Berlin , Nuremberg , Paris , New York , Nice , Tokyo , Buenos Aires , Brussels and London .

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From the beginning, Wolfgang Zelmer was interested in still life. In 1975 the first graphics were created in the Josef Werner workshop in Munich. In color etchings and lithographs of the early work, everyday things, but also architectural forms or portrait and anatomy studies, inspired by great masters, are used as pictorial elements. From 1986 onwards, an intensive examination of classical still life painting, especially Japanese, Italian and Dutch models, became evident in the artist's work. Motifs from the world of plants and animals were increasingly selected. At the beginning of the 1990s, Wolfgang Zelmer's work developed into an original imagery with well thought-out compositions of extremely subtle colors and masterful representation. Enigmatic expression and classic symbolism refer to the discussion of the relationship between man and nature as mystical still lifes . Characteristic of Zelmer's art are also construction drawings, captions and old documents that the artist uses as picture elements in his unique pieces. Another characteristic is the elaboration of a high atmospheric density and meaning. The still life placed in a wide landscape is also a fundamental theme. The work of Wolfgang Zelmer has been looked after, documented and represented by Galerie & Edition Bode since 1989 .

Awards

  • 1982 - Monte Carlo, XVième Prix Internationale D'Art Contemporain
  • 1982 - Tokyo, Gold Award from the Ueno Royal Museum
  • 1981 - Japan, Tokyo, Nikkiten Graphic Biennale, 2nd Prize
  • 1979 - Erding, Art Prize of the Erdinger Wintertage

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2018 Solo exhibition in the Hrozen Gallery, Budweis (Czech Republic)
  • 2017 Solo exhibition at Galerie Kunst Herrmann, Neumarkt
  • 2016 Solo exhibition in the Kersten Gallery, Munich-Brunnthal
  • 2015 Arte in Campagna, Museo del Arte, Marmoreo, Italy
  • 2014 Cologne Paper Art, Cologne
  • 2013 Seoul Open Art Fair, Seoul, Korea (with Galerie Bode)
  • 2012 Solo exhibition at Galerie Tiberius in Frankfurt.
  • 2010 New works in the Bode Gallery (Nuremberg), Wolfgang Zelmer in the Municipal Gallery (Bad Wimpfen)
  • 2009 Metamorfosi - Museo Castello Costa-Del Caretto (Garlenda / Italy), Orizzonti - Museo Castello Costa-Del Caretto (Garlenda / Italy)
  • 2008 One-Man-Show - Gana Art Space with Galerie Bode (Seoul / Korea), graphic retrospective - Muzeum O. Kudrny (Netolice / Czech Republic)
  • 2007 KIAF Korean International Art Fair with Galerie Bode (Seoul / Korea)
  • 2004 Nature morte - Still - lifes (West Cork Art Center / Ireland)
  • 2003 In Cammino per la Pace - Museo Palazzo della Provincia (Savona / Italy)

Literature (selection)

  • Wolfgang Zelmer, La grande bellezza , H-sg. Edition CZ, text by Manfred Brass, Netolice 2015.
  • Wolfgang Zelmer, Nature Morte , H.sg. Galerie & Edition Bode, texts by Franz Metzger and Helmut Orpel, Nuremberg 2002, ISBN 3-9802859-9-5 .
  • Wolfgang Zelmer, catalog raisonné of prints, volume II 1995–2000 . Ed. Galerie & Edition Bode, texts by Franz Metzger and Eva Schickler, Nürnberg 2000, ISBN 3-9802859-7-9 .
  • Wolfgang Zelmer, Collected Time . Ed. Galerie & Edition Bode, texts by Franz Metzger, Walter Schuhmacher and Hans-O. Marquass, Nuremberg 1998, ISBN 3-9802859-5-2 .
  • Wolfgang Zelmer, catalog raisonné of the graphic arts 1978–1994 . Ed. Galerie & Edition Bode, with an editorial by Klaus D. Bode and an introduction by Martina Höhme. Nuremberg 1994, ISBN 3-9802859-4-4 .
  • Wolfgang Zelmer, Mystical Still Life . Ed. Art Collection, Munich, Galerie & Edition Bode , text by Wolfgang H. Runge, Munich, Nuremberg 1991, ISBN 3-9802859-0-1 .

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personal data
SURNAME Zelmer, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH April 7, 1948
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich