Bernd Wachtmeister's Artist Profile
Bernd Wachtmeister from Leverkusen, French Polynesia
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Artist's Statement
My appointment I belong to humans, who concern themselves intensively with itself and their environment. Many of my feelings, impressions and thoughts find their expression in my artistic work. They come in such a way to say about form and color to the light. Art is my passion and my task. One may not regard so directly it to mine pictures perhaps that they developed under certain efforts. It is also possible that they work at first sight young, unbekuemmert and perhaps playful naively. Under view of their statements, over which, one states picture titles however surely that some possesses nicely and friendly working work an ironical, critical depth. Graphic symbols have their firm place in visual communication of my works with the viewer. My occupation I used up myself with body and soul of visual communication. Since 1990 I work free lance successfully as a diagram designer mainly in the range advertisement/graduation/publishing trade. My hobby is the illustration in addition, sketching Signets (Corporate Identity), posters Web Design, packing, brochures and many further graphic means of communication. Already during the study it succeeded to me to receive honors with organization competitions. I possess a special talent in the composition of colors and forms.
Artist's Statement
My appointment I belong to humans, who concern themselves intensively with itself and their environment. Many of my feelings, impressions and thoughts find their expression in my artistic work. They come in such a way to say about form and color to the light. Art is my passion and my task. One may not regard so directly it to mine pictures perhaps that they developed under certain efforts. It is also possible that they work at first sight young, unbekuemmert and perhaps playful naively. Under view of their statements, over which, one states picture titles however surely that some possesses nicely and friendly working work an ironical, critical depth. Graphic symbols have their firm place in visual communication of my works with the viewer. My occupation I used up myself with body and soul of visual communication. Since 1990 I work free lance successfully as a diagram designer mainly in the range advertisement/graduation/publishing trade. My hobby is the illustration in addition, sketching Signets (Corporate Identity), posters Web Design, packing, brochures and many further graphic means of communication. Already during the study it succeeded to me to receive honors with organization competitions. I possess a special talent in the composition of colors and forms.
1964 - born in Leverkusen, Germany 1983 - Abitur / examination (school-leaving) 1986 - 1991 - Study of visual communication at FH Cologne (FB Design) with excellent diploma thesis 1989 - Successful participation in design competitions: - contest awardee of `Telegrammwettbewerb´ / German Telekom (Bonn) - Prize in a poster competition of `Foerdergemeinschaft Gutes Licht´ (Darmstadt) since 1990 - Free cooperation with advertising agencies and support and consultation of own customers - Creation of congratulation cards and calendars for a publishing house 1991 - Individual exhibition in the head office of Sparkasse Leverkusen (savings bank) since 2000 - Creation, presentation and sale of individual fine art graphic works. Different exhibition participations in the area Cologne 2005 - Founder of two associations within the scope of art and culture: `menschenmensch ' (Essen) "the network of creative people with social commitment" - `LEVart, e. V. ' (Leverkusen) Community of Artists, Leverkusen Assembly exhibitions: - Jazz, Art, Calligraphy - Leverkusen - Opart, Leverkusen - 3. Kunst im Carrée / Cologne - 1. Leverkusener Kunstnacht - Art In The Custom Office since 2005 numerous online-exhibitions 2006 - Solo exhibition in St. Martinus Krankenhaus (Hospital), Langenfeld - Individual exhibition in Reha Deutz (Hospital), Cologne Assembly exhibitions: - Opart, Leverkusen - Art And Kitchen, Leverkusen - 2. Leverkusener Kunstnacht 2007 Assembly exhibitions: - Art And Kitchen, Leverkusen - Opart, Leverkusen - 3. Leverkusener Kunstnacht - 5. Art In Carrée / Cologne 2008 Assembly exhibitions: - „LEVart goes Sparda-Bank“, Leverkusen - „Variety of Digital Art 2008“,´Kunstlege´/Westallgaeu - „6. Dellbrueck Art Mile“ - Cologne 2009 Assembly exhibitions - „Variety of Digital Art 2009“,´Kunstlege´/ Westallgaeu - „Download 100 - InterNetzWerkSchau“ - Berlin - „ExtraSchicht 2009“ in der Nieburhg - Oberhausen Admission to the Cornércard Art Collection 2010 - „Auf dem Weg“ - Individual exhibition in the Gallery Graf-Adolf (Cologne) - „Variety of Digital Art 2010“,´Kunstlege´(Lindau/Westallgaeu) - "ExtraSchicht 2010“ in der Niebuhrg (Oberhausen) - Participation "8. Kunst im Carrée" (Cologne) - Participance "Kuenstlergasse" (Leverkusen) - Participation 6. Leverkusener Kunstnacht Admission to AG Leverkusener Kuenstler 2011 - `3´ Assembly exhibition - Gallery Kuenstlerbunker (Leverkusen)