Hans-Jürgen Schlieker
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Hans-Jürgen Schlieker was a German abstract painter, grouped in importance with Hans Hartung
, Bernard Schultze
and Emil Schumacher
.
, Poland
), East Pomerania
, where he grew up and completed a formal education before deciding to study applied arts at a local studio. After a period of focused study, he served as a soldier for three years in the German army, an experience which he later expressed pictorially in flamboyant 50s colours and through artistic work groups. (These have returned to new importance thanks to the lectures of the poet, Baudelaire [Les fleurs du mal].)
After the war and a temporary stay at an artist’s centre in Mecklenburg
, Schlieker moved to Hamburg
to study at the Kunsthochschule (arts college) under Erich Hartmann. Upon completing his studies in 1951, he married Gisela Chrambach and moved to Bochum in the Ruhr
Valley, where he began life as a freelance artist. His only daughter, Claudia, was born in 1952.
In 1954, he travelled the Mediterranean on the German Orient Line and visited Spain
, Algeria
, Tunisia
, Greece
and Turkey
. The trip left a deep impression and instilled a wanderlust. After completing a major in 1957-1958, he and his family moved to San Pol, Spain, a pristine bay on the Mediterranean.
Schlieker won two art prizes, the Westphalian Art Association's '‘Jungwestfalen award’' in 1958, and ‘'Maler sehen Stuttgart (Painters see Stuttgart) in 1959.
For the next few years, Schlieker taught at a gymnasium in Bochum before moving to Ruhr University
in 1968 to build up its fine arts department. Managing the entire programme, he soon became mentor to countless students seeking guidance and inspiration in the arts.
In 1989, he retired from teaching and was awarded the Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalian Order of Merit) for his work. Other winners that year were K. O. Götz, Adolf Luther, Bernard Schultze
, Hann Trier and Günther Uecker
.
Schlieker entered the classroom three more times to hold seminars on etching at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
in 1994, 1996 and 1997. He died on March 12, 2004 in Bochum.
Hans Hartung
Hans Hartung was a German-French painter, known for his gestural abstract style. He was also a decorated World War II veteran of the French Foreign Legion.-Life:...
, Bernard Schultze
Bernard Schultze
Bernard Schultze was a German painter who co-founded the Quadriga group of artists. In 1955, he married another painter named Ursula Bluhm....
and Emil Schumacher
Emil Schumacher
Emil Schumacher German painter, important representative of abstract expressionism in post-war Germany....
.
Biography
Schlieker was born in 1924 in Schöningen (today GrędziecGrędziec
Grędziec is a village in the administrative district of Gmina Warnice, within Pyrzyce County, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, in north-western Poland.Before 1945 the area was part of Germany. For the history of the region, see History of Pomerania....
, Poland
Poland
Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...
), East Pomerania
Pomerania
Pomerania is a historical region on the south shore of the Baltic Sea. Divided between Germany and Poland, it stretches roughly from the Recknitz River near Stralsund in the West, via the Oder River delta near Szczecin, to the mouth of the Vistula River near Gdańsk in the East...
, where he grew up and completed a formal education before deciding to study applied arts at a local studio. After a period of focused study, he served as a soldier for three years in the German army, an experience which he later expressed pictorially in flamboyant 50s colours and through artistic work groups. (These have returned to new importance thanks to the lectures of the poet, Baudelaire [Les fleurs du mal].)
After the war and a temporary stay at an artist’s centre in Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg
Mecklenburg is a historical region in northern Germany comprising the western and larger part of the federal-state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern...
, Schlieker moved to Hamburg
Hamburg
-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
to study at the Kunsthochschule (arts college) under Erich Hartmann. Upon completing his studies in 1951, he married Gisela Chrambach and moved to Bochum in the Ruhr
Ruhr
The Ruhr is a medium-size river in western Germany , a right tributary of the Rhine.-Description:The source of the Ruhr is near the town of Winterberg in the mountainous Sauerland region, at an elevation of approximately 2,200 feet...
Valley, where he began life as a freelance artist. His only daughter, Claudia, was born in 1952.
In 1954, he travelled the Mediterranean on the German Orient Line and visited Spain
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
, Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
, Tunisia
Tunisia
Tunisia , officially the Tunisian RepublicThe long name of Tunisia in other languages used in the country is: , is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a Maghreb country and is bordered by Algeria to the west, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east. Its area...
, Greece
Greece
Greece , officially the Hellenic Republic , and historically Hellas or the Republic of Greece in English, is a country in southeastern Europe....
and Turkey
Turkey
Turkey , known officially as the Republic of Turkey , is a Eurasian country located in Western Asia and in East Thrace in Southeastern Europe...
. The trip left a deep impression and instilled a wanderlust. After completing a major in 1957-1958, he and his family moved to San Pol, Spain, a pristine bay on the Mediterranean.
Schlieker won two art prizes, the Westphalian Art Association's '‘Jungwestfalen award’' in 1958, and ‘'Maler sehen Stuttgart (Painters see Stuttgart) in 1959.
For the next few years, Schlieker taught at a gymnasium in Bochum before moving to Ruhr University
Ruhr University
Ruhr University Bochum , located on the southern hills of central Ruhr area Bochum, was founded in 1962 as the first new public university in Germany since World War II...
in 1968 to build up its fine arts department. Managing the entire programme, he soon became mentor to countless students seeking guidance and inspiration in the arts.
In 1989, he retired from teaching and was awarded the Verdienstorden des Landes Nordrhein-Westfalen (North Rhine-Westphalian Order of Merit) for his work. Other winners that year were K. O. Götz, Adolf Luther, Bernard Schultze
Bernard Schultze
Bernard Schultze was a German painter who co-founded the Quadriga group of artists. In 1955, he married another painter named Ursula Bluhm....
, Hann Trier and Günther Uecker
Günther Uecker
Günther Uecker, also known as Guenther Uecker, is a German sculptor, op artist and installation artist.- Biography :...
.
Schlieker entered the classroom three more times to hold seminars on etching at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
Academy of Fine Arts Vienna
The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna is an institution of higher education in Vienna, Austria.- History :The Academy of Fine Arts Vienna was founded in 1692 as a private academy by the court-painter Peter Strudl, who became the Praefectus Academiae Nostrae. In 1701 he was ennobled as Baron of the Empire...
in 1994, 1996 and 1997. He died on March 12, 2004 in Bochum.
Examples of work
A comprehensive collection of works by the artist is shown on his official websiteSchlieker Haus
The Schlieker Haus, opened in 2005 in the Querenburg suburb of Bochum, serves the purpose of documenting the life and work of the artist. In addition to a comprehensive collection of Schlieker paintings, the Schlieker Haus regularly organizes exhibitions of 20th and 21st century art.External links
- Art Gallery Schlag & Cie Retrieved April 27, 2010
- Schlieker Channel on Vimeo Documentary movies produced by Christoph Böll. Retrieved April 27, 2010
- Schlieker Haus Official website. Retrieved April 27, 2010