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Armin Schanz

painter, sculpteur, media artist and art historian

MA phil. Armin Schanz

I´m painting bodies standing in contemplation, enjoying a psychic experience ..... (Armin Schanz)

Biography

1960 born in Mannheim (Germany)

1981 university-entrance diploma

1981 first individuel exhibition

1982-1988 study of fine arts and history of art

1983 first multimedia working process (Movie “Les sentiments secret”, first appearance: Klapsmühl’ at the city hall Mannheim)

1986/87 scholarship from the Academy Of Fine Arts in Amsterdam

Professional career

1989-2005 Leading position in the branch of movie and multimedia. Also substantial discussion with photoart and using the posibilities of photoart.

2006 Focus on the using art with new inspirations, new motives and techniques.

Working process of art

In the working process of his art are used the different modern multimedia technologies. Objets trouvée, i.e. accidentaly foundes or consciously searched objects like underwear, postcards, magazine-cuttings or clothes and other pieces, which should stand in relationship to the persons going to act in the pantings, are scanned or stick of and distanced.

Later at the process the objets trouvées will be painted over. Photos are involved and also videograbbings from videoperformances.

Affected to the new added paintings some levels are arising and others are dissapearing. The artist likes to add sheets taken from old scetch-books of his own. The paintings over are done in different techniques.

He sets high value on an expressive stroke of the brush, the free modeling of the figures, the bursting of the colors under releasing the original form.

Exhibitions

exhibitions of his own

2019 Art Association Großkarlbach

2018 Art Association Göllheim

2017 Löhr Center Art Koblenz

2017 Grünstadt Altes Rathaus

2016 Grünstadt Art

2015 “and in the meanwhile I’m still thinking ...” paintings, skulptures and media art, Lautsark records, Mannheim

2015”media sign” paintings, skulptures and media art, Rockenhausen

2014 “walk of sense” paintings and media art, public house Eisenberg (Pfalz)

2011 “sense reloaded” Mischtechniken, Radiologenpraxis Dr. Hoerst Dr. Pilch, Frankenthal

2010 “2nd reality” Malerei u. Mischtechniken, Rheingoldhalle Mannheim

2010 “Kalligraphic Signs”  präsentiert vom Kunsthaus Oggersheim in der Kreissparkasse Rhein Pfalz in den Geschäftsstellen Dannstadt und Rödersheim

2009 “Kalligraphic Signs” Physiotherapie am Römer, Eisenberg(Pfalz)

2008 “art²” Ausstellung mit der Bildhauerin Cony Welcker im Café Zeilfelder, Mannheim

2007 “Scarlet Prestige” Linde Buch u. Kunst / Verlagsbuchhandlung Waldkich, Mannheim

1988 Art Association Mannheim

1988 Videoperformance Galerie und Kreathek, Mannheim

1987 Galerie im Künstlerkeller Treffpunkt Gutenberg, Mannheim (Bilder & Videoperformance)

1986 Pakhuis de Schottenburch, Amsterdam

1984 Café Melange, Mannheim

1984 Klapsmühl’ am Rathaus, Mannheim

1982 Deutsch-Amerikanisches-Institut, Heidelberg

1981 Freizeithaus Luisenpark, Mannheim

exhibition involvements

2007 Ausstellung “Les artistes contemporains” Colmar Frankreich

2007 Ausstellung “Galerie Kleiner Prinz”,   Baden-Baden

1988 Weihnachtsausstellung Art Association Mannheim

1988 Galerietage Art Association Mannheim (Bilder & Videoinstallation)

1986 Bildende Künstler der Gegenwart, Radschlägersaal, Düsseldorf

1986 Forum Art Galerie Caféteria, Mannheim

1985 Bildende Künstler der Gegenwart, Konrad-Adenauer-Haus, Bonn

1985 Bildende Künstler der Gegenwart, Kongresshaus Wien, Österreich

1984 1.Mannheimer Communale Kunstauktion,

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