Gerhard Merz
| Gerhard Merz | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1947 Mammendorf, Germany |
| 🏳️ Nationality | German |
| 🏫 Education | Academy of Fine Arts, Munich |
| 💼 Occupation | |
| 🏅 Awards | Arnold-Bode-Preis |
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Gerhard Merz (1947, Mammendorf) is a German artist known for his installations combining painting and architecture. He lives and works in Munich, Germany, and in Pesca, Italy.
Life and work[edit]
Gerhard Merz studied at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich under Rudi Tröger from 1969 to 1973. Before attending the Academy, from 1964 to 1969, he created numerous paintings inspired by Francis Bacon and Uwe Lausen. In the late 1960s, Merz produced metal sculptures reminiscent of Walter de Maria's work.[1]:3
In the early 1970s, Merz created large monochromatic paintings and works covered with line grids. These monochromes were painted on unprepared canvas with a matte finish, using earth tones, grey tones, and later brighter colors. He also incorporated silk-screen printed photographs into his monochromes.[1]:3-4[2]
Concurrently, Merz produced gridworks drawn by pencil or ink, aiming for transparency in the creative process. These works balance the tension between the sought perfection and inevitable manual imperfections.[1]:5-6
In the 1980s, Merz began creating site-specific installations, mounting large works in massive frames on colored walls. His exploration of art's relation to architecture continued, inspired by Mies van der Rohe's work. Merz's installations, termed Archipittura, aim to fuse art and architecture, exemplified by his contribution to the Venice Biennale of 1997.[3][4]
Career[edit]
Merz participated in documenta in Kassel, winning the Arnold-Bode-Preis in 1983. In 1998/1999, he collaborated with architect Hans Kollhoff to renovate the Federal Foreign Office in Berlin with monochromatic wall paintings.[5]
Merz became a professor at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf in 1991 and later at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich in 2004.
Exhibitions[edit]
- 1977: documenta 6, Kassel
- 1978: Lenbachhaus, Munich
- 1981: Westkunst, Cologne
- 1982: documenta 7, Kassel
- 1984: Von hier aus - Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf
- 1986: Chambres d'Amis, Ghent
- 1987: documenta 8, Kassel
- 1992: Venice Biennale, Venice
- 1997: Kunstverein Bozen
- 2000: Kunstverein Hannover, Hanover
- 2002: Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf
- 2003: Kunsthaus Bregenz, Bregenz
Awards[edit]
- 1983: Arnold-Bode-Preis
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Gerhard Merz (in German). Hermann Kern. München: Kunstraum München. 1975. ISBN 978-3-923874-11-8.CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link) Search this book on
- ↑ Dictionary of artists. 9. Emmanuel Bénézit. Paris: Gründ. 2006. p. 815. ISBN 2-7000-3079-6. Search this book on
- ↑ Art at the turn of the millennium. Uta Grosenick, Burkhard Riemschneider, Lars Bang Larsen. Köln: Taschen. 1999. p. 342. ISBN 3-8228-7393-4. Search this book on
- ↑ Gardner, Colin (1992). "Los Angeles: Gerhard Merz; Los Angeles County Museum of Art". Artforum. 30 (10): 116.
- ↑ "Architektur". Auswärtiges Amt (in Deutsch). Retrieved 2021-11-11. Unknown parameter
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