Nicola Klemz

Klemz: les chemins de vie

ways of life
"Lebenswege"

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to my galleries ➥ 1 , ➥ 2 , ➥ 3 , ➥ 4 , ➥ 5 , ➥ 6 , ➥ 7 , or ➥ 8

➥ Exhibition in Höchstädt Castle autumn 2016 ➥ Exhibition in Pyramid Berlin spring 2014

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My pictures show both symbolist and surreal tendencies. The symbolist pictures represent problems of our existence such as proximity and distance in human relations, love, longing, isolation and aggression, among other things. Just as in mime and modern dance, the subjects express an idea or a mood through gestures and movement. This gives a symbolic character to parts of the picture. My landscape pictures can also be interpreted metaphorically, as expressions of mental moods.

The surrealist work developed by chance from the structure of a picture (as for instance the Surrealists did through decalcomania - a method which was used for example by Max Ernst already in the 20s). The encoded meaning of the picture can reflect mental experiences. These seem like messages from the personal or collective subconscious. Sometimes this makes the pictures ambiguous. Their interpretation depends on the associations of the observer. The title of the picture may provide an added stimulus.

My painting techniques (usually oil on canvas) are mostly based on the late-medieval layer painting, which among other things has been developed from the innovative approaches towards the handling and manipulating of oil paint by Jan van Eyck. There several transparent oil layers are painted one above the other, so that the often unusual colours of my pictures develop a special depth and luminosity.

Nicola Klemz
	16.12.1953	born (Knop) in Freiburg/Breisgau/Germany
	1973·1978	Art student at the Nuremberg College of Art, with Prof. G.Dollhopf and Prof. G.Wendland
	1980·2003	Art teacher at the Theodor-Heuss High School in Nördlingen
	since 1978	exhibitions in Aalen, Amberg, Augsburg, Berlin, Buttenwiesen, Castle Höchstädt/Danube, Donauwörth, Freiburg/Breisgau, Gröbenzell/Munich, Harburg/Schwaben, Honhardt Castle, Ingolstadt, Kaisheim, Kempten, Lindenberg, Neuburg/Danube, Nördlingen, Nuremberg, Rain/Lech, Wedel/Hamburg, Wertingen, Würzburg, Águilas (Murcia/Spain),...
	since 2003	independent artist in Donauwörth
	19.1.2016	† in Nördlingen

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permanent exhibition in the doctor's centre in Buttenwiesen (Schulplatz 16, D-86647 Buttenwiesen)

since June 2013 with more than 50 works in the rooms of the doctor's centre in Buttenwiesen during office hours
Article "Der Tanz des Lebens" in the diary Augsburger Allgemeine/Wertinger Zeitung from 15.6.2013 by Bärbel Schoen

➥ How to drive to Buttenwiesen

Autumn 2016: exhibition "(Day)dreams - magical landscapes"
in D-89420 Höchstädt an der Donau (in the castle chapel, Herzogin-Anna-Straße 52)

from 3 September to 9 October 2016
(opening hours of the castle)

Article "Dramen einer ungeduldigen Seele in Bildern" from Augsburger Allgemeine/Rieser Nachrichten (Dillingen)
by HOrst von Weitershausen from 5.9.2016.
Laudatory by Dr. Sabine Heilig at the inauguration in the castle chapel of Höchstädt on 5.9.2016.
overview titles in the Höchstädt Castle exhibition.

➥ How to drive to Höchstädt

➥ all titles in alphabetical order
➥ overview thumbnails(645)

Autumn/Winter 2015: participation in exhibition of the
artist association Augsburg "Die Ecke" - theme: "Das Kleine Format 2015"
in D-86150 Augsburg (in the gallery "Die Ecke", Elias-Holl-Platz 6)

exhibition theme: "Das Kleine Format 2015"
from 20 November to 23 December 2015

exhibition period: 20.11. to 23.12.2015

Autumn 2015: participation in exhibition for competition/arts award of Sparkasse Nördlingen 2015
in the exhibition halls of the art association Nördlingen in D-86720 Nördlingen, Bürgermeister-Reiger-Str. 3 (1st floor)

exhibition theme: "hidden - encrypted"
from 23 October to 22 November 2015

organizer: art association Nördlingen e.V. and Sparkasse Nördlingen
exhibition period: 23.10. to 22.11.2015

exposition Autumn 2014 at the gate house in D-86687 Kaisheim, Abteistrasse 1:
Nicola Klemz (Donauwörth) and Maria Dorwarth (Freiburg im Breisgau)
Organizer: Kulturförderkreis Kaisheim

Klemz/Dorwarth: exposition gate house Kaisheim Dorwarth/Klemz 2014

from September
to October 2014

Article "Malende Freundinnen" in the diary Augsburger Allgemeine/Donauwörther Zeitung
("Focus Culture" from 25.9.2014) about the exposition by Barbara Sagel

Spring/Summer 2014 participation in the exhibition
"INTERIOR views - WORLD considerations" - representational art in Germany
in the Exhibition Centre Pyramid Berlin Marzahn-Hellersdorf
curator: Dr. phil. Kuno Schumacher
(Zentrum für Kultur- und Zeitgeschichte, Risaer Str.94, D-12627 Berlin)

Klemz: Manets Freunde warten auf bessere Zeiten...

from April until July 2014
Press article from "Medienmagazin für Journalismus - Sachverhalte 1/2014" (p.16).
Flyer Exhibition INTERIOR views (downloadable as .pdf-file, about 800KB).
Articles from the exhibition catalogue to "INTERIOR views - WORLD considerations"
from Dr. Kuno Schumacher, April 2014 (p.48-49 and 128-129, downloadable as .pdf-file, about 550KB)
and an overview about the 50 exhibiting artists (p.1-20).
🎥 Laudatory to "INTERIOR views - WORLD considerations"
from Curator Dr. Kuno Schumacher at opening day (5 April 2014, mp4-Video, about 20 min).
🎥 Introduction to exhibition "INTERIOR views - WORLD considerations"
from Kulturstadträtin Juliane Witt at opening day (5 April 2014, mp4-Video, about 10 min).
And an article "Lob der gegenständlichen Kunst" from the foundation OST-WEST-BEGEGNUNGSSTÄTTE Schloss Biesdorf
from 17.4.14 by Axel Matthies.
Another article "Die Botschaft der Bilder" in the socialist diary "Neues Deutschland" from 26.6.14 by Burga Kalinowski.
A summary of the exhibition "INTERIOR views - WORLD considerations" (downloadable as pdf-file, about 12MB).

Forthcoming Exhibitions in Germany

Press Reports

Labyrinthe-Gesellschaft für phantastische und visionäre Künste e.V., München:
a Museum of Fantastic Art in the virtual world of the Internet
(Angerer der Ältere, Otfried H.Culmann, Edgar Ende († 27.12.1965), Michael Ende († 28.8.1995), Ernst Fuchs († 9.11.2015), HR Giger († 12.5.2014), Peter Gric,
Fritz Hörauf, Michael Maschka, W.M.Ohlhäuser, Tamara Ralis, Bob Venosa, Bruno Weber († 24.10.2011), and many others)

Phantastenmuseum Vienna: The Vienna School of Fantastic Realism in the Palais Palffy
(Arik Brauer, Bella Volen, Benedetto Fellin, Christian Flora, De Es Schwertberger, Ernst Fuchs († 9.11.2015), Florian Aigner,
Hanno Karlhuber, Luigi La Speranza, Michael Fuchs, Zorica Nikolic Aigner, and many others)

WikiGallery.org - the largest gallery in the world
Delacroix Reproductions: Handmade Oil Painting Reproductions - sponsor of WikiGallery.org
Frida-Kahlo-Foundation.org Frida Kahlo - the complete works
Toulouse-Lautrec-Foundation.org Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec - the complete works
Max Ernst at Artsy more about Max Ernst at Artsy - the leading resource for learning about and collecting art (The Art Genome Project)

www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk - The Saatchi Gallery : London Contemporary Art Gallery

www.licht-welten.com - Silvian Sternhagel: Pictures of Light - New Worlds...

www.artFlakes.com - Nicola Klemz: posters, prints, greeting cards

Nicola Klemz: current catalog (downloadable as .pdf-file, about 2.8MB)
or printed catalog (price 10 €) to get from bookshop Greno:
D-86609 Donauwörth, Reichsstr. 25, eMail: info@greno.de, web: www.greno.de
Article "Ausdruckskraft in einen Katalog gebannt" in the diary Augsburger Allgemeine/Donauwörther Zeitung
("Focus Culture" from 30.6.2011) presentation of the new catalog June 2011 by Barbara Sagel

Nicola Klemz: current flyer
(downloadable as .pdf-file, about 1.8MB)