Galerie

Georg Nothelfer

Gerhard Hoehme

Mediator zwischen Ding und Raum
1973, acrylic, collage on damask, plasticine, acrylic glass, 
115 x 112 x 12 cm (WV 73-05). Photo: Katrin Rother
Mediator zwischen Ding und Raum,
1973, acrylic, collage on damask, plasticine, acrylic glass, 
115 x 112 x 12 cm (WV 73-05). Photo: Katrin Rother
Hoehme_Mediator
Ogni pensiero volat larth vel anies
1978, Canvas and pvc-strings, ca 150 x 60cm, WVZ 78-23
Ogni pensiero volat larth vel anies,
1978, Canvas and pvc-strings, ca 150 x 60cm, WVZ 78-23
HoehmeGerhard_OgniPensiero_Koeln
Landmessung
1961, Mixed media, tape (Tesa) on Japanese paper, 60,5 x 43,3cm
Landmessung,
1961, Mixed media, tape (Tesa) on Japanese paper, 60,5 x 43,3cm
Hoehme, Landmessung, 1961, Mischtechnik, Tesafilm auf Japanpapier, 60,5 x 43,3 cm
Das Peitschenbild
1977, Acrylic on wood, PE-cords, photograph, 200 x 190 cm
Photo: Katrin Rother 
Das Peitschenbild,
1977, Acrylic on wood, PE-cords, photograph, 200 x 190 cm
Photo: Katrin Rother 
bearbHoehme_Das Peitschenbild_1977_Acryl auf Holz,PE-Schnüre, Fotografie_ca. 200 x 190 cm (2)
Fire God
1982, Acrylic on Canvas/PE-Stings, 160 x 120 cm
Fire God,
1982, Acrylic on Canvas/PE-Stings, 160 x 120 cm
Feuergott Hoehme_Einladung
Damast mit Schattenstuhl
1968, Acrylic on damask, nylon cords, 180 x 150 cm
Damast mit Schattenstuhl,
1968, Acrylic on damask, nylon cords, 180 x 150 cm
Hoehme, Damast mit Schattenstuhl, 1968, Acryl auf Damast, Nylonschnüre, ca. 180 x 150
mori-mori
1985, Acrylic/Canvas/PVC-Sensors, 240 x 120 cm
mori-mori,
1985, Acrylic/Canvas/PVC-Sensors, 240 x 120 cm
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Um her ("around")
1964/75, Acrylic, string on pattern, 57,4 x 74 cm
Um her ("around"),
1964/75, Acrylic, string on pattern, 57,4 x 74 cm
Hoehme_um her_1964-75_Acryl-Cordel auf Schnittmuster_57,4 x 74 cm
Uninterruptible the not interruptible
1958, Oil/Canvas, 100 x 80 cm, WV 58-13
Uninterruptible the not interruptible,
1958, Oil/Canvas, 100 x 80 cm, WV 58-13
Hoehme_Ununterbrechbar das Nichtunterbrechbare
Fautries Echo
1986, Acrylic on Canvas/PE-Strings, 100  x 80cm, WV 86-10
Fautries Echo,
1986, Acrylic on Canvas/PE-Strings, 100  x 80cm, WV 86-10
Gerhard Hoehme, Fautriers Echo, 1986, Acryl, Leinwand, PE Schnur, 100 x 80 cm
Bedrohliche Schatten
1963, oil on canvas, 160 x 140 cm. Photo: Katrin Rother
Bedrohliche Schatten,
1963, oil on canvas, 160 x 140 cm. Photo: Katrin Rother
Gerhard Hoehme, 1963, Bedrohliche Schatten, Öl auf Leinwand, 160 x 140 cm
Untitled
1981, pencil, watercolor, paper, 50 x 65,5 cm. Photo: Katrin Rother
Untitled,
1981, pencil, watercolor, paper, 50 x 65,5 cm. Photo: Katrin Rother
Gerhard Hoehme, 1981, O.T., Bleistift, Aquarell, Papier, 50 x 65,5 cm
Sammi
1962, Oil/Canvas, 170 x 130 cm, WV 62-15
Sammi,
1962, Oil/Canvas, 170 x 130 cm, WV 62-15
Gerhard Hoehme_Sammi_1962_120131
Untitled
1963, Mixed Media/Collage/Paper, 64 x 49,5 cm
Untitled,
1963, Mixed Media/Collage/Paper, 64 x 49,5 cm
Hoehme_OT_1963_MTCollPap_64 x 49,5 cm

Biography

Born 1920 Greppin near Dessau 
1951-53 Studied at the Düsseldorf Art Academy under Otto Coester
1954 Cornelius Prize of the City of Düsseldorf 
1954-57 Chairman of the artists' association Gruppe 53. 
1957 Promotion Prize of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia.
1959 Participates in documenta II in Kassel
1960 Scholarship from the German Academy Villa Massimo, Rome
1965-1984 Professor of free painting at the State Academy of Art in Düsseldorf 
1977 First solo exhibition at Galerie Georg Nothelfer
1984 Paul Klee Professorship for Fine Arts at the University of Gießen
Died 1989 in Neuss

Gerhard Hoehme is one of the most important representatives of German post-war art. While his art was initially strongly associated with gestural and informal painting, he soon sought new creative possibilities. Hoehme was preoccupied with the material qualities of his painting media. He layered clods of paint, which he scraped off old canvases, to create haptic space-occupying objects (Borkenbilder). In relation to the traditional format of the panel painting, Hoehme sought new freedom and independence: he regarded the painting as an open, energetic field that expands towards its surroundings. As a result, he developed irregularly contoured canvases - an early anticipation of the "shaped canvases". He was already working with plastic in the 1950s and is considered a pioneer in the use of polyethylene tubing in painting and sculpture. To this day, he stands out with his expansive paintings and string sculptures.

Exhibitions

Editions

  • Montepulciano, 1987, Colour etching, signed by the artist, 79,5 x 64,5 cm, Copies: 100

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  • O.T./Untitled, 1986, Serigraphy, signed by the artist, 89,5 x 70 cm, Copies: 25

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  • Poseidonius, 1977, Serigraphy, signed and dated recto lower left, 76 × 64 cm, Copies: 50

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Publications

  • Catalogue Raisonné, 1998, Catalogue raisonné, text by Gottfried Boehm, 552 pages, 611 illustrations, 404 of them in colour, German, Verlag Gerd Hatje, EUR 350

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  • NEMI, 1994, Edited by Roman Zenner, German/English, 30 pages, 9 illustrations, 8 in colour, EUR 22

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  • Begegnung mit Gerhard Hoehme, 1992, Catalogue on the occasion of the exhibition in Düsseldorf from 2 April to 5 May 1992 with many portraits of the artist in his studio and elsewhere, 135 pages, numerous colour illustrations., EUR 18

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