Herbert Wetterauer

Herbert Wetterau (* April 21, 1957 in Karlsruhe ) is a German painter, sculptor and author.

Life

Wetterau grew up in Karlsruhe, where he studied German after school and civil service at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe with Per Kirkeby and Albrecht of Hancke Fine Arts and at the University of Karlsruhe. From 1980 to 1983 he was a member of the Karlsruhe cultural magazine "Culture in Karlsruhe " ( KiK ), for which he wrote mainly art and literary criticism, but also critical reportage from everyday life and where many of his cartoons and illustrations were published short stories by other authors.

Since 1979 he takes part in exhibitions. Among the individual presentations and international exhibition institutions were (1983 separate room Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden- Baden). His artistic works are continuous representational art Initially, the magical realism and socially critical tendencies in painting obliged in 1987 he turned increasingly to sculpture, where the female figure was the dominant theme of his work. Of his works are in private and public collections.

2009 his first novel was published under the title Stromness, the novels Thou shalt not trust and tod.com followed. Wetterau is a member of the BBK and lives in Wörth am Rhein in Karlsruhe.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2011: BBK -windows, Karlsruhe
  • 2008: solo show in the art showcase the city of Karlsruhe
  • 2007: At the same time exhibition Federal Association of Artists, organ factory Karlsruhe
  • 2001: Artists' House Gallery Karlsruhe
  • 2000: exhibition on Henry of rein - price, Old Town Hall Wörth am Rhein
  • 1998: exhibition on Arthur Grimm Prize, Baden- Württemberg Mosbach
  • 1997: Landesgewerbeamt Baden- Württemberg
  • 1995: Collection Westermann, Städtische Galerie fruit Halle ( Rastatt )
  • 1994: Third prize in the poster competition for the 8th Artist Karlsruher Messe
  • 1993: First European Biennial of material and textile art
  • 1991: Artist in the possession of the Government Presidium Karlsruhe, Bruchsal Palace
  • 1990: First prize in the poster competition for the fourth artist Karlsruher Messe
  • 1986: Kunstverein Schwetzingen and exhibition on the art prize Sparkasse Esslingen
  • 1983: Individual presentation ( separate room) Kunsthalle Baden -Baden
  • 1981 solo exhibition showcase Baden Kunstverein Karlsruhe
  • 1979: Solo exhibition Gallery Forum Rotart Karlsruhe

Publications

  • Consumer Christmas, pferscha No. 3, Graz 1974
  • The mechanics of the comic drawing, Magazine for Art Education No. 5, 1975
  • Katchina, Ketchup Magazine No. 2, 1981
  • KiK Magazine No. 9-70, 1980-1983
  • Karlsruher change blades 7 /86 1986
  • Deployment of the art historian, artist No. 38, 1999
  • Stromness, Schardt Verlag, Oldenburg 2009, ISBN 978-3-89841-487-6
  • The white dachshund, New Karlsruher reading book, info Verlag, Karlsruhe 2010, ISBN 978-3-88190-589-3
  • You should not rely on, eBook 2013
  • ALSO - Stories from the neighborhood, eBook 2013
  • Tod.com, info Verlag, Karlsruhe, 2013, ISBN 978-3-88190-747-7

Reception (selection)

  • Badisches Tagblatt, September 22, 1983
  • Art Forum International Vol 69, 1984
  • Badische Latest News, March 30, 1989; June 26, 2010
  • The Courier, April 5, 1991 April 29, 2010 25 June, 2010
  • North Kurier, May 20, 1993
  • Nürnberger Nachrichten, May 21, 1993
  • Het Nieuwsblad ( NL), October 9, 1994
  • Eindhoven Dagblad ( NL), October 16, 1994
  • Frankish news, June 26, 1995
  • Rhein- Neckar-Zeitung, June 27, 1995
  • Official Journal Wörth am Rhein 27 January 2009; November 19, 2009
  • City newspaper Karlsruhe 28 November, 2008
  • Pfalz- Echo, December 21, 2009 November 25, 2013
  • The Rhenish Palatinate, 6 January 2010
  • Flap, May 2010 issue, January 2014
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