Karlheinz Bux (born 1952 in
Ulm, West Germany) is a German artist concentrating on drawing and sculpture works.
Career
The central pictorial theme of Karlheinz Bux's artistic practice is the line. Clarity, complexity and emblematic quality define his
sculptures and
mural reliefs which are made out of steel,
bronze
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and wood.
His drawings are executed on
transparent materials such as glass and
polymer foils, with photographic templates constituting the basis of his glass and foil works, that are altered by superimposition and linear treatment. Thereby, a multi-layered image reality is created, that allows numerous interpretations from the viewer, with the exploration of the
peripheral
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areas of reality being central to his artistic practice.
Karlheinz Bux started his artistic career at
State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe
The State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe () is an art school located in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
The Academy was founded in 1854 by Frederick I, Grand Duke of Baden, with the landscape painter Johann Wilhelm Schirmer a ...
(1972–1977). Various scholarships brought him to Paris (1986/87 and 1992) and
Basel (2004/05). He created art-in-architecture projects among others in the cities of
Radolfzell
Radolfzell am Bodensee is a town in Germany at the western end of Lake Constance approximately 18 km northwest of Konstanz. It is the third largest town, after Constance and Singen, in the district of Konstanz, in Baden-Württemberg.
Rado ...
(1995, mural relief, steel 780/110/5 cm) and in
Karlsruhe (2005, Lineamento Verticale, steel sculpture, 18m height). At the invitation of
Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, he and the artist
Michaela Kölmel produced a room installation dedicated to the topic of light (Multimediale 2, 1991).
As visiting professor, Karlheinz Bux taught drawing at the University of Pforzheim (1994–95) and principles of design at
University of Mainz (2007–08). His works can be found in many notable European
museums and private
collections
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, among others at
Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
The Staatliche Kunsthalle (State Art Gallery) is an art museum in Karlsruhe, Germany.
The museum, created by architect Heinrich Hübsch, opened in 1846 after nine years of work in a neoclassical building next to the Karlsruhe Castle and the ...
and the
Würth Collection.
Works
File:01 Städische Galerie Tuttlingen 2018 (OG) Karlheinz Bux.png, Städische Galerie Tuttlingen 2018
File:02 Städtische Galerie Tuttlingen 2018 (EG) Karlheinz Bux.jpg, Städtische Galerie Tuttlingen 2018
File:03 Galerie Rottloff 2018 Karlheinz Bux.png, Galerie Rottloff Karlsruhe, 2018
File:Lineamento Verticale, 2005, steel, 18x1.5x1.5m.jpg, Lineamento Verticale, Karlsruhe, 2005
File:WO 1-95, 1995, mural relief, steel, 780x110x5cm.jpg, Stahlrelief Radolfzell, 1995
Solo exhibitions
*2018 - Linie, Galerie Rottloff Karlsruhe
*2018 - FUX, Luis Leu Karlsruhe (w.
Sabine Funke
Sabine Funke (born 1955, in Bochum) is a German painter who lives and works since 1987 in Karlsruhe.
Biography
Funke studied art history in Bochum, Germany free graphics at the University of Essen Folkwang University and painting as well as art th ...
)
*2018 - über Linie..., Städtische Galerie Tuttlingen
*2017 - Museum für aktuelle Kunst - Sammlung Hurrle Durbach (w. R.Nepita)
*2016 - Tiefe Gründe, Galerie Rottloff Karlsruhe
*2014 - Schläfer, Galerie Rottloff Karlsruhe
*2010 - Der Radar des Zeichners, Kunstverein Rastatt
*2005 - Ississippi, Fondation Bartels Basel
*1992 - Gesellschaft der Freunde junger Kunst, Baden-Baden
*1985 - studio f, Ulm
*1984 - Institut Unzeit, Berlin
*1978 - Ulmer Museum (Studio), Ulm
*1977 - Werkstatt Galerie, Vienna
Group exhibitions
*2019 - die erde und ihre schraffur im prioritätenstreit, Kunstverein Pforzheim
*2018 - Vertikal, GKG Bonn
*2011 - Waldeslust, Kunsthalle Würth Schwäbisch Hall
*2008 - Modelle – Materialisierung von Konzepten, Deutscher Künstlerbund Berlin
*2004 - Kunst seit 1960, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
*2001 - Retour de Paris, Schloss Solitude Stuttgart
*1996 - Zeichnen, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg
*1993 - Kunst der Neunziger Jahre, Badischer Kunstverein Karlsruhe
*1991 - MultiMediale 2, ZKM Karlsruhe
*1987 - Divergences-Convergences, Goethe Institute Paris und Lyon
Publications
*Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg (ed.), Was bleibt, Freiburg, 2015
*Kei Müller-Jensen, Schläfer, Galerie Rottloff, Karlsruhe, 2014
*Fondation Bartels (ed.), Der Fluss unbekümmert, Basel, 2014
*Kunsthalle Würth (ed.), Waldeslust, Schwäbisch Hall, 2011
*Michael Hübl, Der Radar des Zeichners, Karlsruhe, 2011
*Karlheinz Bux (ed.), Lineamento Verticale, Karlsruhe, 2006
*Fondation Bartels (ed.), Ississippi – Baselzeichnungen, Basel, 2005
*Staatliche Kunsthalle (ed.), Kunst seit 1960, Karlsruhe, 2004
*Dirk Teuber, Werke im öffentlichen Raum, Karlsruhe, 1996
*Dirk Teuber, Skulptur-Zeichnung, Galerie Rottloff, Karlsruhe, 1995
*Nike Bätzner, Gesellschaft der Freunde junger Kunst, Baden-Baden, 1992
*Michael Hübl, Rauminstallation/Waschstände, MultiMediale 2, Karlsruhe, 1992
*ZKM (ed.), MultiMediale 2, Karlsruhe, 1991
*Goethe Institut (ed.), Divergences-Convergences, Paris, 1986
*Thomas Wulffen, Kunstforum International, Band 77/78, 1985
References
External links
Official Website*http://www.kuenstlerbund-bawue.de/kuenstler/portrait/bux.html
*http://www.kuenstlerbund.de/kab/index.php?viewid=269
*http://www.discogs.com/artist/2607709-Karlheinz-Bux
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German sculptors
German male sculptors
1952 births
Living people