Heinrich ackermans
Heinz Ackermans[edit]
Heinz Ackermans , (born Heinrich Kleine-Klopres on 29th October 1949 ) is a contemporary German Sculptor and art Collector. He currently resides in Mallorca , Spain with his wife where he continues to work. His works explore the form of the human body in his own unique interpretation, working in multiple forms of media.
Personal life and beginnings[edit]
Born in Müllheim an der Ruhr Germany. He started his working life as a seminary in the Catholic Church , he soon realised his real passion in life lay not with the church but in the world of art. He enrolled in Folkwangschule Essen werden after impressing the admissions board with his sketches. Upon graduating from the prestigious art school he entered the world of teaching. He taught at Gesamtschule Rodenkirchen
In 1986 he married his first wife Simone Ackermans, moved to Xanten Germany. Where he began producing his own work . The couple had their first child in 1988, a daughter, followed by a son in 1991 and another daughter 1993. During their marriage he became a well known and respected art collector throughout the German art community. Together they collected art from well known artist such as Katharina Fritsch, Martin Honert, Reinhard Mucha, Thomas Ruff, and Thomas Schütte. In 1997 the family relocated to London UK, where he continued to collect art. The couple divorced in 2005.
He married his second wife, Martina Schmitlin in 2010 after many years together, becoming step father to her 3 children. Martina became a great inspiration and one of the major driving forces for his return to creating art.
Work[edit]
In the 1980s Heinz produced a number of sculptures from plastic building blocks.
In further years his inspiration became his children , creating life sized sculptures of each of them and even creating a sculpture which was donated to their kindergarten. Many of these statues can still be seen today, dotted around his home in Mallorca and all over Europe
After years of taking a back seat to creating art he made his come back with an exhibition in Istanbul Turkey, Them There in 2015. He continued to drive his work forward he created 2 exhibitions in 2017, Semana Santa in Palma Mallorca, Spain and I Still Feel Raw in Dusseldorf, Germany . In 2019 he presented his exhibition Lost Tribes in Berlin, Germany. He has sold his art around the world and he continues to gain notoriety in the art world.
- Lost Tribes2019
- I Still Feel Raw2017
- Semana Santa2017
- Them There 2015
References[edit]
https://www.kunstsammlung.de/entdecken/sammlung/schwerpunkte/gegenwartskunst.html
https://www.abebooks.com/book-search/title/sammlung-ackermans/
https://www.museumkurhaus.de/de/386.html
https://www.artrabbit.com/events/heinz-ackermans-lost-tribes
https://www.mutualart.com/Artist/Heinz-Ackermans/0336C6B8B9AFC8DF
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