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Renate Hoffleit (born 1950 in
Renate Hoffleit studied graphics, free graphic art and sculpture at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart. From 1979 onwards, she developed her marble and light sculptures, and since 1987 she has created square design, sculptures and fountains in public spaces. She started her site-specific audio-visual installation ''Vertonungen'' in 1992. Since 1993, she has been working with Michael Bach Bachtischa creating site-specific
* ''Skulpturenfeld'', Amts- und Landessozialgericht, Stuttgart
* ''Stufenanlange mit 8 Wasser / Klang-Säulen'',
In collaboration with Michael Bach Bachtischa
* ''One8 and 15 Strings'', Donaueschinger Musiktage, 1994
* ''Notrepos'', Schloss Monrepos, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1995
* ''Achill Strings'', Achill Island, Irland, 1996
* ''Traffic Tubes and Soloists'', Treffpunkt Rotebühlplatz, Stuttgart, 1997
* ''EFeu-Klänge'', Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, 1997
* ''Strings of Kaukab Spring'', Misgav Festival, Israel, 1998
* ''... die Leere zwischen den Steinen klingt ...'', ''Skulpturenfeld'', Stuttgart, 1999
* ''Le Chien Noir'', Abey in Murbach, France, Festival Printemps Rhénan, 2000
* ''Schloss Kapfenburg besaitet ...'', Opening Ceremony of the Internationale Musikschulakademie Kulturzentrum Schloss Kapfenburg, Germany, 2000 (Guinness-Buch der Rekorde
* ''Strings and Pillars'', Opening Ceremony of the Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo, 2000
* ''Jungfernfahrt'', Festival Berlin Biennale 2001, Berlin
* ''Habichtswaldsaiten'', Festival Tonale 2011, Kassel
* ''genius loci gehört'' und ''genius loci concertante'', Domnick Foundation, Nürtingen, 2014 (Project ''Garten Eden'' of the KulturRegion Stuttgart)
* ''(zwischen e und f)²'', Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart, 2015
For her artistic work, Renate Hoffleit obtained scholarships from the Kunstfonds e.V., Bonn foundation and Kunststiftung Baden-Wuerttemberg as well as scholarships for study visits at the Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo Casa Baldi, Olevano, Italy, and the Djerassi Foundation, USA, among others. She received the Utsukushi-ga-hara Museum Award, Japan, for her Konvex-Konkav sculpture made of light-reflecting, polished bronze. For their audio projects, Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa obtained support from the Irish Arts Council, Ireland, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the Innovationsfonds Kunst Baden-Wuerttemberg, among others.
Renate Hoffleit
VIER-SÄULEN-BRUNNEN.jpg, ''Vier-Säulen-Brunnen'', Klinik Löwenstein, Germany
SCHLOSS KAPFENBURG BESAITET 0001.jpg, ''Schloss Kapfenburg besaitet...'' a project by Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa, 2000
Heilbronn-skulptur-konkav.JPG, Sculpture ''Konvex / Konkav'' in Heilbronn, 1989/93
Schloß Kapfenburg besaitet.jpg, Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa, ''Schloss Kapfenburg besaitet...'' by night, 2000
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1950 births
Living people
Actresses from Stuttgart
Renate Hoffleit (born 1950 in Stuttgart
Stuttgart (; Swabian: ; ) is the capital and largest city of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. It is located on the Neckar river in a fertile valley known as the ''Stuttgarter Kessel'' (Stuttgart Cauldron) and lies an hour from the ...
) is a German sculptor and artist. She lives and works mainly in Stuttgart, Germany.
Biography
Renate Hoffleit studied graphics, free graphic art and sculpture at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart. From 1979 onwards, she developed her marble and light sculptures, and since 1987 she has created square design, sculptures and fountains in public spaces. She started her site-specific audio-visual installation ''Vertonungen'' in 1992. Since 1993, she has been working with Michael Bach Bachtischa creating site-specific sound installations
Sound art is an artistic activity in which sound is utilized as a primary medium or material. Like many genres of contemporary art, sound art may be interdisciplinary in nature, or be used in hybrid forms. According to Brandon LaBelle, sound art ...
and string installations, accompanied by performances.Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000,
Exhibitions
Renate Hoffleit's works are on display at home and abroad.
Works exhibited in museums and public collections
* WürttembergischeStaatsgalerie Stuttgart
The Staatsgalerie Stuttgart (, "State Gallery") is an art museum in Stuttgart, Germany, it opened in 1843. In 1984, the opening of the Neue Staatsgalerie (''New State Gallery'') designed by James Stirling transformed the once provincial gallery ...
* Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Stuttgart
* Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo
Villa Massimo, short for Deutsche Akademie Rom Villa Massimo ( it, Accademia Tedesca Roma Villa Massimo), is a German cultural institution in Rome, established in 1910 and located in the Villa Massimo.
The fellowship of the German Academy in Rom ...
, Rome
* Djerassi Foundation, Woodside (Kalifornien), USA
* The Hakone Open-Air Museum Tokyo, Japan
* Informationsbüro des Landes Baden-Württemberg, Brussels
* Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim
The Kunsthalle Mannheim is a museum of modern and contemporary art, built in 1907, established in 1909 and located in Mannheim, Germany. Since then it has housed the city's art collections as well as temporary exhibitions – and up to 1927 those ...
* Städtische Museen Heilbronn, Germany
* Städtische Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany
* Kunstsammlung Lütze Sindelfingen, Germany
* Kunstsammlung der Stadt Fellbach, Germany
* Landratsamt Böblingen, Germany
Works in public spaces
* ''Skulpturenfeld'', Amts- und Landessozialgericht, Stuttgart
* ''Stufenanlange mit 8 Wasser / Klang-Säulen'', Kornwestheim
Kornwestheim ( Swabian: ) is a town in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated about north of Stuttgart, and south of Ludwigsburg.
History
Origins and Development
Kornwestheim can look back at a history of ...
* Wasserklangbrunnen ''Magstadter Duo'', Magstadt
Magstadt is a town in the German Federal state of Baden-Württemberg, in the district (Landkreis) Böblingen. It is located between Renningen and Sindelfingen
Sindelfingen (Swabian: ''Sendlfenga'') is a city in Baden-Württemberg in south Ge ...
* ''Vier-Säulen-Brunnen'' and ''Wandbrunnen'', Klinik Löwenstein, Germany
* ''Konvex / Konkav'' (2/III), main station Heilbronn
Heilbronn () is a List of cities and towns in Germany, city in northern Baden-Württemberg, Germany, surrounded by Heilbronn (district), Heilbronn District. With over 126,000 residents, it is the sixth-largest city in the state.
From the late Mid ...
* ''Stufenanlage mit 8 Türmen'', Kornwestheim, Germany
Landscape-related works
* ''Feuer Im Sequoia'', Djerassi Foundation, California, USA * ''alb-eier'', Schwäbische Alb, „Der Grosse Alb-Gang“, Landkreis Esslingen, Germany * ''Konvex / Konkav'' (1/III), Hakone Open Air Museum, Japan * ''Mittags-Stele'' in the Exotic Garden of the University in Hohenheim, Germany * ''Convexe / Concave La Tour'', estate near Nice, France * ''Wiesen-Eier, Das Goldene Ei'' Aichtal (Sculptoura), Landkreis Böblingen, GermanyAudio-visual works
* ''Leben ist Laut – Vertonungen außen-innen-außen'', Donaueschinger Musiktage, 2000 * ''Seefelder Vertonungen'', Klangprojekt ''Hörfeld'', Schloss Seefeld, 2004 * ''Urspring'', ''Waves'', Festival KlangRaum Stuttgart, 2011String Installations
In collaboration with Michael Bach Bachtischa
* ''One8 and 15 Strings'', Donaueschinger Musiktage, 1994
* ''Notrepos'', Schloss Monrepos, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1995
* ''Achill Strings'', Achill Island, Irland, 1996
* ''Traffic Tubes and Soloists'', Treffpunkt Rotebühlplatz, Stuttgart, 1997
* ''EFeu-Klänge'', Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, 1997
* ''Strings of Kaukab Spring'', Misgav Festival, Israel, 1998
* ''... die Leere zwischen den Steinen klingt ...'', ''Skulpturenfeld'', Stuttgart, 1999
* ''Le Chien Noir'', Abey in Murbach, France, Festival Printemps Rhénan, 2000
* ''Schloss Kapfenburg besaitet ...'', Opening Ceremony of the Internationale Musikschulakademie Kulturzentrum Schloss Kapfenburg, Germany, 2000 (Guinness-Buch der Rekorde
* ''Strings and Pillars'', Opening Ceremony of the Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo, 2000
* ''Jungfernfahrt'', Festival Berlin Biennale 2001, Berlin
* ''Habichtswaldsaiten'', Festival Tonale 2011, Kassel
* ''genius loci gehört'' und ''genius loci concertante'', Domnick Foundation, Nürtingen, 2014 (Project ''Garten Eden'' of the KulturRegion Stuttgart)
* ''(zwischen e und f)²'', Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart, 2015
Awards, prizes and scholarships
For her artistic work, Renate Hoffleit obtained scholarships from the Kunstfonds e.V., Bonn foundation and Kunststiftung Baden-Wuerttemberg as well as scholarships for study visits at the Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo Casa Baldi, Olevano, Italy, and the Djerassi Foundation, USA, among others. She received the Utsukushi-ga-hara Museum Award, Japan, for her Konvex-Konkav sculpture made of light-reflecting, polished bronze. For their audio projects, Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa obtained support from the Irish Arts Council, Ireland, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the Innovationsfonds Kunst Baden-Wuerttemberg, among others.
References
External links
*Renate Hoffleit
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