Henning von Gierke

Henning von Gierke, born December 22, 1947, in Karlsruhe, is a German Painting, painter, set designer, production designer and art director. He has collaborated with director Werner Herzog on a number of projects. Among his many collaborations with other film, theatre and opera directors, Gierke is most notable as a painter.

Significant collaborations

With Werner Herzog

Gierke collaborated with Herzog on seven films and several operas. He was Production Designer during ''The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser'', ''Nosferatu the Vampyre'' and ''Fitzcarraldo''. As a Set Decorator he worked on ''Heart of Glass (film), Heart of Glass'' and ''Woyzeck (1979 film), Woyzeck'', as Stage Designer on operas: ''Lohengrin (opera), Lohengrin'' and ''Giovanna d'Arco'' and as Costume Designer on film ''The Transformation of the World Into Music''. Gierke shot additional still photographs on ''Stroszeks set. He appeared twice in Herzog's film ''The Transformation of the World Into Music'' as himself and in Herzog's TV realisation of opera ''Giovanna d'Arco''.

Awards

Von Gierke won Film Award in Gold for ''The Enigma of Kaspar Hauser'' during German Film Awards and Silver Bear, Silver Bear for an outstanding single achievement for ''Nosferatu'', at the 29th Berlin International Film Festival.

Books

*''Henning Von Gierke: Goldener Strom Flowing Gold'' (2009)
*''Bilder von Bildern'' (2000)
*''Der innere Schlaf'' (1999)

See also

* List of German painters

References

External links

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20th-century German painters
20th-century German male artists
German male painters
21st-century German painters
21st-century German male artists
German art directors
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
German production designers
Artists from Karlsruhe
Film people from Baden-Württemberg