Dieter Appelt (born 3 March 1935 in

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) is a German photographer, painter, sculptor and video artist. He studied music from 1954 to 1958 in the Mendelssohn Bartholdy Akademie in

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. There, he discovers and develops a strong interest for

Impressionism Impressionism was a 19th-century art movement characterized by relatively small, thin, yet visible brush strokes, open composition, emphasis on accurate depiction of light in its changing qualities (often accentuating the effects of the passage ...

, Fauvism, and

Russian constructivism Constructivism is an early twentieth-century art movement founded in 1915 by Vladimir Tatlin and Alexander Rodchenko. Abstract and austere, constructivist art aimed to reflect modern industrial society and urban space. The movement rejected deco ...

. In 1959, he left

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and settled in

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to study in the music school of Berlin until 1964. That same year, he decided to study fine art and he takes his first steps in

painting Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a solid surface (called the "matrix" or "support"). The medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush, but other implements, such as knives, sponges, and ai ...

photography Photography is the art, application, and practice of creating durable images by recording light, either electronically by means of an image sensor, or chemically by means of a light-sensitive material such as photographic film. It is employe ...

etching Etching is traditionally the process of using strong acid or mordant to cut into the unprotected parts of a metal surface to create a design in intaglio (incised) in the metal. In modern manufacturing, other chemicals may be used on other types ...

, and

sculpture Sculpture is the branch of the visual arts that operates in three dimensions. Sculpture is the three-dimensional art work which is physically presented in the dimensions of height, width and depth. It is one of the plastic arts. Durable ...

. In the 1970s, he debuted on the public stage, with his first exhibition at the

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in 1974. In 1976 he focused in on visual arts and his career as an artist takes off. Appelt is also known for his works on the mechanics and techniques of photography that he made in the 1980s. In 1990 and 1999, he took part in the

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. During this decade, Dieter Appelt exhibited in several major capitals of the world including:

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, New-York,

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, and

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. He lives and works in Berlin.

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, and ZKM , Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe 1935 births Living people 20th-century German painters 21st-century German painters 20th-century German sculptors 20th-century German male artists 21st-century German sculptors 21st-century German male artists Photographers from Brandenburg Members of the Academy of Arts, Berlin People from Potsdam-Mittelmark {{germany-artist-stub