Gotthard Graubner

Infobox Artist
name = Gotthard Graubner
birthdate = Birth date|1930|6|13
location = Saxony, Germany
field = Painter

Gotthard Graubner (born 13 June 1930) is an important contemporary German painter. His work "Black Skin" was selected as one of the "100 Great Paintings" program by the BBC in 1980.

Time Line

Style

Gotthard Graubner is an artist characterised by his unique philosophy and usage of colour in is work. He began developing his own style in 1955. Before that, his work is characterised by using colour sparingly in shapes and edges of the canvas. In between 1955 and 1957, Graubner experimented with different approaches towards colour. He experimented on watercolour and later canvas. Instead of focusing on geometric colour shapes, he focussed in using colour lavishly. In the 1960s, Graubner began to create works which he mounted picture-size colour cushions in his pictures and later cover them over with Perlon fabric. This was an attempt to enhance spatial effect of colour surfaces. These were later displayed at Alfred Schmela's gallery in Düsseldorf.Graubner's style was never interrupted by the current style or trends. He developed his own style of having colour be the medium of the work itself. It allows his work independent of connection to any kind of representation or theme. His earlier concept of colour's depth continued to evolve in his work.

List of Special Works

1960s "'Kissenbilfer"(Cushion Pictures)

1970 Fog Space

1988 commissioned to draw two large art work for Schloss Bellevue, Berlin (the seat of the president of the Federal Republic).

Awards

He was awarded the August Macke Prize of the City of Meschede and North German art Prize in 1988. In 2001, he was rewarded the Otto Ritschl Prize. His work was shown at the Wiesbaden Museum.

Source

[http://www.kettererkunst.com/bio/gotthard-graubner-1930.shtml Ketterer Kunst Website]

[http://www.artnet.com/Artists/ArtistHomePage.aspx?artist_id=7313&page_tab=Bio_and_links The Art World Online - Gotthard Graubner ]

[http://www.namenderkunst.com/e/gotthard-graubner/ Gotthard Graubner Biography]