- Wolfgang Siemens
Wolfgang Siemens (born
February 4 ,1945 inThüringen ) is a German painter.Life
In 1961, Siemens began to study painting under
Friedrich Vordemberge at theKölner Werkschulen and later under Karl Marx as a master student of Vordemberge.In 1970 his exhibition at the Kölner Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle made him more widely known. From 1969 to 1979 Siemens also taught art at a secondary school in
Cologne . In 1979 he turned exclusively to painting. In 1980 he had a solo exhibition inNew York City . Until 1984 he lived and worked with short breaks inParis , the south ofFrance andMorocco .In 1984 the Bundesverband Bildender Künstler created a retrospective display of Siemens' artwork. Then in 1986 he suffered a long-lasting personal and artistic crisis. The change in the environment and the death of his father left him doubting his painting. He destroyed all the works he still had in his possession.
In 1990 Siemens began to paint people. He currently lives and works in Cologne.
Literature
*cite book
title = Siemens Der Maler/The Painter
first = Georgios O.
last = Safiriou
publisher = WISON Verlag
city = Cologne
year = 2000
isbn = 3-87951-163-2*cite book
title = Malerei 1984
first = Siemens
last = Wolfgang
city = Cologne
year = 1984External Links
*PND|123247047
*http://www.siemensdermaler.de
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