Jo Niemeyer

Jo Niemeyer ( born June 16, 1946 in Alf (Mosel) ) is a German graphic designer, painter and a representative of the concrete art.

Biography

After training in the graphic profession Jo Niemeyer studied visual design and architecture at the University of Art and Industrial Design in Helsinki (now part of Aalto University ). In 1989 he started with the design of land art project 20 Steps around the world, which is the mid-90s was realized in Lapland. Since 1970 he has his own studio in Germany and Finland. Besides his work as a painter and designer Jo Niemeyer is especially devoted to the research to the scientific approach of the golden section.

Work

In his artistic work Jo Niemeyer sets since the early 1970s to the basic design principles of concrete art. Niemeyer's works, deal consistently composed of proportions and divisions in the golden section. In the classic panel Jo Niemeyer varies the golden section as a surface phenomenon, but used the classical relationship between two sizes also for art projects outside the painting. For the exhibition, curated by Eugen Gomringer concrete art, the Kunsthalle Villa Kobe has built and designed by Niemeyer a sculpture for the foyer.

At Jo Niemeyer's most famous works include the " Modulon " a harmonious, the golden section, split dice. Another well-known work is the award-winning design table lamp Tubo for the " International Collection " from the Swiss company Belux.