- Ruben Talberg
Ruben Talberg (born 1964 in
Heidelberg ) is anIsrael i – German painter, sculptor, and photographer.He initially lived in
Frankfurt , then in America and Israel. In 1986 his first solo-exhibition was presented in Heidelberg. His family is related toIrving Thalberg , founder of theIrving G. Thalberg Memorial Award , Los Angeles.Talberg ranks among the most successful Israeli-German contemporary artists. He is reputed to represent Young Jewish Art (YJA). In his oeuvre he deals with antagonistic positions like Nature & Alchemy, Asymmetry & Dynamics or Eros & Thanathos. During the last decade he intensified his interest for Jewish mysticism and magic. On extensive travels as recently to the USA and Spain he created new serials of photography that in turn shape the base for new painting cycles. Likewise the surfaces of his paintings teem with references to
aramaic letters,Voodoo orEgypt ian symbols, Chinese economic numbers. Talberg is a member of the [http://www.bbk-bundesverband.de German Association of Fine Artists (BBK)] , [http://www.bildkunst.de VG Bild-Kunst] , [http://www.us.mensa.org MENSA International] , [http://www.anny.org New York Artists Equity Association, Inc. (NYAEA)] .Talberg lives and works in [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liste_der_Pers%C3%B6nlichkeiten_der_Stadt_Offenbach_am_Main Offenbach] and
Southern France .Auctions
Price: 23.400 € (34,500 $), «Prehistoric Fire», 2007, Oil/canvas, 220x170cm (87x67in), Date sold: 05-Apr-08, Auction Ketterer Kunst, Hamburg
Price: 13.500 € (20,000 $), «Blue Sheep’s Bones», 2007, Oil/canvas, 150x230cm (59x91in), Date sold: 15-Jun-07, Auction Yoga Centre, London
elected Exhibitions
2008 Talberg Factory, Offenbach --- Jewish Community Center, Offenbach --- Film-House, Stuttgart 2007 Salon Gallery, London --- Yoga Centre, London --- Gare Maritime, Cannes 2006 Artoz Gallery, Fürth --- B’nai B’rith Lodge, Frankfurt --- Schwan–Stabilo, Nuremberg --- Agora Gallery, New York 2005 Villa Obsession, Offenbach --- Image-House (B. v. Stechow), Frankfurt 2004 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg 2003 Castle Kronberg, Kronberg/Taunus --- McCann-Erickson Art Gallery, Frankfurt 2002 Gallery Picasso, Tel-Aviv 2001 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg 1999 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg --- Campaign: Art against Racism, Paris 1998 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg 1995 Producer Gallery, Canvas-House, Frankfurt 1994 McCann-Erickson Art Gallery, Frankfurt 1993 Gallery d’Art, Amsterdam 1992 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg 1991 Gallery Graf, Heidelberg 1990 Co-Founder of "Studio East-Side", Frankfurt 1989 Gallery Goldberg, Tel-Aviv 1988 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg 1987 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg 1986 Gallery Schwarzkopf, Heidelberg
External links
* [http://www.artnet.de/artist/425462457/ruben-talberg.html artnet.com]
* [http://web.artprice.com/artistdetails.aspx?src=0&idarti=MTA1NjIwMzcwNTY1ODUzLQ=&artist=Ruben+TALBERG artprice.com]
* [http://www.artfacts.net/index.php/pageType/artistInfo/artist/118323/lang/2 arfacts.net]
* [http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mensa_International Mensa International]
* [http://www.rubentalberg.com Ruben Talberg website]Bibliography
2007, "Malchut", ISBN 978-3-00-023341-8
2007, "Obsession", ISBN 978-0-9555408-0-6
2006, "Eros & Thanathos", ISBN 978-3-00-020407-4
2000, "Alchemy", ISBN 978-3-00-021478-3
1995, "Asymmetry", ISBN 978-3-00-021477-6
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