Heiner Thiel

Heiner Thiel (born January 14, 1957) is a German sculptor and curator. He is an exponent of concrete art.

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Heiner Thiel
Born (1957-01-14) January 14, 1957
Bernkastel-Kues, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
NationalityGerman
Known forConcrete art sculpture
MovementMinimalism
Websiteheiner-thiel.de

Life

Thiel studied history of art from 1978 to 1982 at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz, and then went to the Städelschule in Frankfurt from 1983 to 1985. There he studied sculpture under Michael Croissant. In 1985 he received an award for most promising artist in visual arts of the town of Mainz. The following year he won the most promising award of the federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate. In 1998 Thiel was awarded a scholarship by the Stiftung Rheinland-Pfalz für Kultur – Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral.[1] Thiel is a member of the Darmstädter Sezession and the Arbeitsgemeinschaft bildender Künstler am Mittelrhein ("association of visual artists in the Middle Rhine").

Work
Steel-Sheet-Mural relief by Heiner Thiel, 1993

Heiner Thiel works with a variety of sculptural materials. In the 1970s he was fascinated by bronze casting, but in the 1980s he began to experiment with steel sheets, which he pretreated in a complex painting process.[2] He then formed these steel sheets into abstract wall reliefs. Depending on the angle of view, one seems to see a different object, parts of the relief appear in the foreground or disappear, bring out the illusions of perception and thus invite reflection on the theme of perspective.

Thiel designed similar works in the 1990s with his cube-like wall objects made of Metal. Here too, the perspective changes with the viewer's movement in front of the work: «You can observe how the perspective space gradually unfolds until it reaches its optimum form and depth during the shift in position« (in German: «Man kann während der Positionsverschiebung beobachten, wie sich der perspektivische Raum sukzessive entfaltet, bis er seine optimale Form und Tiefe erreicht hat.«)[3]

Cubical shaped Mural relief by Heiner Thiel, 1994

The game with the different perspectives revolves around the central question in Thiel's work: «In my artistic work, I am particularly interested in the' border area' between surface, space and colour: when does a space become a space? And what role does color play in this?« (in German: «In meiner künstlerischen Arbeit interessiert mich besonders der 'Grenzbereich' zwischen Fläche, Raum und Farbe: wann wird eine Fläche räumlich und wann ein Körper flächig? Und welche Rolle spielt dabei die Farbe?«)[4]

Color forms one of the central themes in Thiel's more recent works and adds the dimension of light or shadow to the interplay with perspectives, thus creating new experiences of perception for the viewer. At the end of the 1990s, works of aluminium sheet metal were created, which were either concave or convex in shape and provided with a paint application. The paint is applied by anodising and is only 20 thousandths of a mm thick. The production and pre-processing of the aluminium sheets is also carried out industrially, they are parts of large ball elements that are needed for the industry.[5]

Michael Post characterizes this technique:«The method of anodizing allows the creation of colorfulness without the material substance of color becoming visible.« (in German: «Die Methode des Eloxierens gestattet die Herstellung von Farbigkeit, ohne dass die materielle Substanz der Farbe sichtbar wird.«)[6] Once again, Thiel focuses on the viewer's perceptions in these works: viewed from a distance, the concave or convex element of the work loses itself and the work appears like an ordinary square with normal edges. However, when you look from the side, the work begins to emerge from the wall and the curvature becomes overly clear. In addition, the lighting of the values has an influence on perception, the shadow cast by the respective work becomes part of the mystery picture of perception. Hans Zitko writes:«In this event, the objects gain the character of phantoms, which are able to change their form and structure under the glances of the subject«. (in German: «In diesem Geschehen gewinnen die Objekte verschiedentlich den Charakter von Phantomen, die ihre Form und Struktur unter den Blicken des Subjekts zu verändern vermögen.«)[7]

Collections

Solo exhibitions
  • 2000: Heiner Thiel - New Works, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Newport Beach, USA
  • 2004: Heiner Thiel – Linie – Fläche – Farbe – Raum, Haus Metternich, Koblenz, Germany
  • 2008: La Vérité Tordue de L’éspace, Imprints Galerie, Piégros-la-Clastre, France
  • 2009: Oktahedron, Galerie Lindner, Wien, Austria
  • 2016: La Surface de la Couleur, édition multiples un, Paris, France
  • 2016: Heiner Thiel, Imprints Galerie, Crest, Drôme, France
  • 2017: Heiner Thiel – Werkschau 40 Jahre, Museum Wilhelm Morgner, Sammlung Schroth[16][17] Soest, Germany

Group exhibitions
  • 2008: Works on Paper, Natalie and Irving Forman Collection, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Buffalo, USA
  • 2008: Im Blickpunkt: Skulptur, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
  • 2012: Heiner Thiel – Matthew Tyson, Emma Hill Fine Art-The Eagle Gallery, London, England
  • 2013: Embodying Colour, Museum Wiesbaden,[18] Germany
  • 2014: Embodying Colour, Budapest, Vasarely Museum,[19] Hungary
  • 2015: Schwarz auf Weiss, Highlights aus der Sammlung Maximilian und Agathe Weishaupt und der Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst und Design, Museum für Konkrete Kunst (Highlights of the Collection of Maximilian and Agathe Weishaupt and the Foundation for Conrete Art and Design of the Museum of Concrete Art), Ingolstadt, Germany
  • 2017: Power Play, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, United States
  • 2018: Ecken und Kanten – Edges and Ridges,[20] Galerie Renate Bender, München, Germany
  • 2018: Stefan Forler, Heiner Thiel: Plastische Objekte,[21] Kunstverein Pirmasens, Germany
  • 2019: Mostly blue,[22] Charlotte Kackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, United Nations
  • 2019: Embodying Colour V,[23] Sammlung Schroth at the Museum–Wilhelm-Morgner, Soest, Germany
  • 2019: Form und Farbe. Kabinettausstellung Tatsushi Kawanabe, Gert Riel, Heiner Thiel (Form and Color. Cabinet exhibition of Tatsushi Kwanabe, Gert Riel, Heiner Thiel),[24] Galerie Linde Hollinger, Ladenburg,Germany
  • 2019: Expositie Stephan Siebers en Heiner Thiel (Exhibition Stephan Siebers and Heiner Thiel),[25] Broft Galerie, Leerdam, The Netherlands
  • 2020: Punkt und Linie zur Fläche – frei nach Kandinsky,[26] Galerie Renate Bender, Munich, Germany
  • 2020: Channeling The Baroque: A Group Exhibition,[27] Charlotte Jackson Fine Art Galerie, Santa Fe, United States

Art in public places
Offenes Quadrat (english: "Open Square"), 1996, on the Sculpture walk in Karlstal
  • 1996: Offenes Quadrat, Skulpturenweg Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany[28]
  • 1999: Mural in the conference room of the Nassauische Sparkasse, Wiesbaden, Germany
  • 2000: Large sculpture Labyrinth, elementary school in Mainz-Bretzenheim, Germany
  • 2000: Large sculpture Maze, elementary school in Gerlenhofen, Germany
  • 2003: Design and configuration of a huge glass mural with coat of arms in the Coat of Arms-Hall of the Landtag Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (together with Michael Post) (temporary installation)
  • 2005: Mural Politeia in the foyer of the police headquarters, Westpfalz, Kaiserslautern, Germany (with Michael Post)
  • 2006: Design and configuration of a second huge glass mural in the Landtag Rhineland-Palatinate, Salle d'Amitié, the coat of arms of the twin towns and regions of Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany (with Michael Post)
  • 2009: Mural in the office of the regional premier of Rhineland-Palatinate in the State Chancellery Rhineland-Palatinate, Mainz, Germany
  • Without year: Eternal Light (Ewiges Licht), Festungskirche Ehrenbreitstein[29]

Curatorial work
  • 2013: Curator of the exhibition Embodying Colour at the Kunsthalle Wiesbaden (with Heiner Thiel)
  • 2014: Curator of the exhibition Embodying Colour Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary
  • 2015: Curator of the exhibition Embodying Colour at Haus Metternich, Koblenz, Germany (with Heiner Thiel)[30]
  • 2019: Embodying Colour V,[31] Sammlung Schroth at the Museum–Wilhelm-Morgner, Soest, Germany

References
  1. Vita Heiner Thiel – Biographie Website Darmstädter Sezession. Retrieved 2016-07-11
  2. Michael Post, Carl-Jürgen Schroth, Hans Zitko (January 14, 2017), Heiner Thiel. Werkschau 40 Jahre. Katalog zur Ausstellung (in German), Soest: Stiftung für Konzeptionelle Kunst, ISBN 978-3000551703CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) | S.39-45
  3. Michael Post, Carl-Jürgen Schroth, Hans Zitko (January 14, 2017), Heiner Thiel. Werkschau 40 Jahre. Katalog zur Ausstellung (in German), Soest: Stiftung für Konzeptionelle Kunst, ISBN 978-3000551703CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) | S.56
  4. Heiner Thiel: Künstlerisches Statement. In: Zeitraum Zeitung für aktuelle Kunst. Nr. 2, 1990, S.13 ISBN 3-926663-52-9
  5. Michael Post, Carl-Jürgen Schroth, Hans Zitko (January 14, 2017), Heiner Thiel. Werkschau 40 Jahre. Katalog zur Ausstellung (in German), Soest: Stiftung für Konzeptionelle Kunst, ISBN 978-3000551703CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) | S.82
  6. Michael Post, Carl-Jürgen Schroth, Hans Zitko (January 14, 2017), Heiner Thiel. Werkschau 40 Jahre. Katalog zur Ausstellung (in German), Soest: Stiftung für Konzeptionelle Kunst, ISBN 978-3000551703CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) | S.19
  7. Michael Post, Carl-Jürgen Schroth, Hans Zitko (January 14, 2017), Heiner Thiel. Werkschau 40 Jahre. Katalog zur Ausstellung (in German), Soest: Stiftung für Konzeptionelle Kunst, ISBN 978-3000551703CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) | S.91
  8. "Heiner Thiel – Ohne Titel". Bundeskunstsammlung (in German). 1990. Archived from the original on July 12, 2016. Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  9. Heiner Thiel Website art-in.de. Retrieved 2016-07-11
  10. "Heiner Thiel – MIV/94, 7/9, 1994". Albright-Knox Art Gallery (in German). Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  11. "Künstler der Sammlung Deutsche Bank". Deutsche Bank (in German). Retrieved July 12, 2016.
  12. "Heiner Thiel". www.akm-koblenz.de. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  13. "Schwarz auf Weiß. Highlights aus der Sammlung Maximilian und Agathe Weishaupt und der Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst und Design". www.mkk-ingolstadt.de. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  14. "Heiner Thiel". www.multipleart.net. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  15. "Heiner Thiel". www.bergnerplusjob.net. Retrieved July 6, 2019.
  16. Redaktionsteam (January 12, 2017). "Soest: Werkschau von Heiner Thiel". Westfalium.de (in German). Retrieved February 4, 2017.
  17. Heiner Thiel: Retrospective 40 years on YouTube, Video to the exhibition, 2017
  18. Mirjam Ulrich (October 21, 2013). "Dialog zwischen Farbe und Form. Die Ausstellung Embodying Colour in der Kunsthalle am Schulberg zeigt plastische Arbeiten von elf internationalen Künstlern". Frankfurter Rundschau (in German). Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  19. Post, Michael; Thiel, Heiner (2013). "Embodying Colour". Darmstädter Sezession (in German). Retrieved December 13, 2015.
  20. "Thiel, Heiner" (pdf, 260.04 kb). www.galerie-bender.de. November 28, 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
  21. Klaus Kadel-Magin (October 18, 2018). "Zwei Künstlerwelten prallen aufeinander" [Two artist worlds bump into each other]. www.rheinpfalz.de. Retrieved January 4, 2019.
  22. "Exhibition history". charlottejackson.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  23. "Körper und Farbe im Zusammenspiel" [Body and colour in interplay]. www.soester-anzeiger.de. July 12, 2019. Retrieved September 24, 2019.
  24. "Ausstellungen. Aktuell" [Exhibitions. Current]. galerielindehollinger.de. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  25. "Exposities" [Exhibitions]. broftgalleries.com. Retrieved December 9, 2019.
  26. "Punkt und Linie zur Fläche – frei nach Kandinsky" [Point and line to the surface – freely after Kandinsky] (PDF, 48 KB). Galerie Renate Bender. March 17, 2020. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  27. "Channeling The Baroque: A Group Exhibition". Artnet. Retrieved December 5, 2020.
  28. "Heiner Thiel: Offenes Quadrat, Standort 29". Skulpturen Rheinland-Pfalz e.V. (in German). 1996. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  29. "Ökumene in der Festungskirche". Kirche Koblenz (in German). Retrieved December 12, 2015. Bild Heiner Thiel Ewiges Licht
  30. "Embodying Colour. Catalogue accompanying an ongoing Exhibition-Project, curated by German Artists Heiner Thiel and Michael Post". issuu.com (in German). 2013. Retrieved December 12, 2015.
  31. "Embodying Colour V". www.skk-soest.de. Retrieved December 5, 2020.

Further reading
  • Michael Post und Heiner Thiel (Hrsg.): Embodying Colour. Mit Beiträgen von u. a. Matthias Bleyl, Invar-Torre Hollaus, Urs Bugmann, Hans Zitko. Katalog zur Ausstellung in der Kunsthalle Wiesbaden, 18. Oktober bis 15 Dezember 2013, Ippenschied 2013, ISBN 978-3-00-043205-7
  • Michael Post und Heiner Thiel (Hrsg.): Embodying Colour. Mit Beiträgen von u.a. Marcia Hafif, Dora Maurer, Peter Fitz. Katalog zur Ausstellung im Vasarely Museum, 9. Oktober 2014 bis 11. Januar 2015, Ippenschied 2014, ISBN 978-3-00-046982-4
  • Ruth Martius (Hrsg.): Die krumme Wahrheit des Raums. Katalog zur Ausstellung Der krumme Raum, 5. November bis 22. Dezember 2007 im Kunstbüroberlin, Bremen 2007, Verlag Hachmannedition, ISBN 978-3-93-942937-1
  • Ulrike Schuck: Heiner Thiel. Arbeiten 1987–1989, Verlag: Galerie-Dorothea-van-der-Koelen, Mainz 1989, ISBN 978-3-92-666308-5
  • Post, Michael; Schroth, Carl-Jürgen; Zitko, Hans (January 14, 2017). Heiner Thiel. Werkschau 40 Jahre. Catalogue of the exhibition (in German and English). Soest, Germany: Stiftung für Konzeptionelle Kunst. ISBN 978-3000551703.
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