VITA

1941 Born in Berlin

1958 Prohibited from studying in the GDR because of political essay written by the artist

1959–1961  Studies at the Berlin University of the Arts (painting, book and graphic art)

From 1962 Works for the GDR television — experimental films, scenography, graphic

art and advertising

1979–1985 Temporary prohibition on work

Since 1962 Independent artist (painting, graphic art, drawing, photography, digital

Technologies and cinematography)

1980–1985 Studies cybernetics, semiotics and logic

Since 1998 Actively resorts to digital and computer art, mixed media and technologies.

Works on thematic cycles addressing relations between acoustic and visual art (Ba-Ch, Strings) and human body with its expressiveness and temporality (The Human Body — Head and Body, Penthesilea, The Dream — Weightless). A large thematic complex features the problems of signs’ universality in their communicative and meditative form (The Wanderer, Runes).

SELECTED EXHIBITIONS

1962–1989 Group and solo exhibitions in the GDR

1989 Musical Theatre, Gelsenkirchen, Germany

1995 Sparkasse, Hannover, Germany

2003 Art in Public Space, Olbia, Italy

2004 Solo exhibition, Kunsthalle, Anklam, Germany

2008 Gallery Gora, Montreal, Canada

2009 Sounds of Art, Copenhagen, Denmark

Biennale, Florence, Italy

2010 Solo exhibition, Art Place Berlin, Germany

Foundation of Oberberg Clinics, Germany

Solo exhibition, Gallery Hartmut van Riesen, Berlin, Germany

Digital Art Award, Chianciano Museum of Art, Italy

Group exhibition, Urania, Berlin, Germany

2011Aviskar — East Meets West, Gallery Gold, Kolkata, India

Digital Art and Photography Award, Gagliardi Gallery, London, UK

Solo exhibition, Federal Association of Doctors of Insurance

Medicine, Berlin, Germany

International Art Fair, Utrecht, Netherlands

2012Aviskar — East Meets West, Gallery Gold, Kolkata, India

2012Solo exhibition, Russian State Museum/Museum Ludwig, St. Petersburg

Works

1960 “Hell” after Dante Alighieri „Divine Comedy”

1960er Series of paintings (large scale paintings, oil on canvas, up to 7 sqm): e.g.: “Atlas”, “Aztec Woman”, “Negroid Woman”, “Man and Woman” “Uta & Markus” “Restaurant”

1970/80er Series of hand-coloured monoprints and feather drawings “Birds – Structures of Power”, “Marathon-runner”, “Paris – Impressions” “Penthesilea – the struggle of sex”

1989 Poster series for the music theatre at Gelsenkirchen: “Faust”, “La Bohème”, “Little Shop of Horrors”, “Only who knows the longing”, “Fidelio”

Portraits of Prof. Helmut Klein, president of the Humboldt-University at Berlin, and Claudio Abbado, principal conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic

Since 1998 digital art cycles:

1998          GAVINO-VARIATIONENS

1999          THE WANDERER

2001/05     MICHELANGELO-VARIATIONS after “The Last Judgment”

2006/09     STRINGS – about the psychodynamics of a ton in the music

2006/07     SIGNUM – Portrait of a diagnostic radiologist

2008          BA-Ch - Statuettes after the “Chaconne” by J.S. Bach

2009          Iceland-Runes

2010        “MRT” – The Human Body

2011        “Dream”

2011        “Heads” – The Human Body

2011        “Penthesilea – Fragments “ after Kleist