Herbert Wetterauer
Encyclopedia
Herbert Wetterauer is a German painter
, sculptor and author
. He is known for his drawing
s with paintbrushes and life-sized figures made of paperboard
, for which he developed his own technique.
Wetterauer studied German Language
at the University of Karlsruhe and Fine Arts at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe. For many years he was busy as a journalist
, writing primary art critic
s.
In October 2009 his first novel
named “Stromness
” appeared by Schardt Verlag Oldenburg
.
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
, sculptor and author
Author
An author is broadly defined as "the person who originates or gives existence to anything" and that authorship determines responsibility for what is created. Narrowly defined, an author is the originator of any written work.-Legal significance:...
. He is known for his drawing
Drawing
Drawing is a form of visual art that makes use of any number of drawing instruments to mark a two-dimensional medium. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoal, chalk, pastels, markers, styluses, and various metals .An artist who...
s with paintbrushes and life-sized figures made of paperboard
Paperboard
Paperboard is a thick paper based material. While there is no rigid differentiation between paper and paperboard, paperboard is generally thicker than paper. According to ISO standards, paperboard is a paper with a basis weight above 224 g/m2, but there are exceptions. Paperboard can be single...
, for which he developed his own technique.
Wetterauer studied German Language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
at the University of Karlsruhe and Fine Arts at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe. For many years he was busy as a journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, writing primary art critic
Art critic
An art critic is a person who specializes in evaluating art. Their written critiques, or reviews, are published in newspapers, magazines, books and on web sites...
s.
In October 2009 his first novel
Novel
A novel is a book of long narrative in literary prose. The genre has historical roots both in the fields of the medieval and early modern romance and in the tradition of the novella. The latter supplied the present generic term in the late 18th century....
named “Stromness
Stromness
Stromness is the second-biggest town in Orkney, Scotland. It is in the south-west of Mainland Orkney. It is also a parish, with the town of Stromness as its capital.-Etymology:...
” appeared by Schardt Verlag Oldenburg
Oldenburg
Oldenburg is an independent city in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the western part of the state between the cities of Bremen and Groningen, Netherlands, at the Hunte river. It has a population of 160,279 which makes it the fourth biggest city in Lower Saxony after Hanover, Braunschweig...
.
Exhibitions (Selection)
- 2011: Presentation by the United Artists of Karlsruhe
- 2008: One-Man-Show at the official art-shop-window of the City of Karlsruhe
- 2001: Künstlerhaus-Gallery Karlsruhe
- 1995: Art-Collection Westermann, City-Gallery of RastattRastattRastatt is a city and baroque residence in the District of Rastatt, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the Murg river, above its junction with the Rhine and has a population of around 50'000...
- 1993: First Biennale for Material- and Textile-Art, Bayreuth and ManchesterManchesterManchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
- 1990: First price in the poster-competition, 4th Karlsruher Art-Mass
- 1983: One-Man-Show at the State Art Museum Baden-BadenBaden-BadenBaden-Baden is a spa town in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is located on the western foothills of the Black Forest, on the banks of the Oos River, in the region of Karlsruhe...
Publications (Selection)
- Consumption-Christmas, pferscha Nr. 3, Graz 1974
- The Mechanic of CartoonCartoonA cartoon is a form of two-dimensional illustrated visual art. While the specific definition has changed over time, modern usage refers to a typically non-realistic or semi-realistic drawing or painting intended for satire, caricature, or humor, or to the artistic style of such works...
-Drawings, Journal of Art Nr. 5, 1975 - Katchina, Ketchup-Magazine Nr. 2, 1981
- KiK-Magazine Nr. 9 - 70, 1980-1983
- The March of the Art-History, Artist Nr. 38, 1999
- Stromness, Schardt Verlag, Oldenburg , 2009, ISBN 978-3-89841-487-6
- The White Dog (Short storyShort storyA short story is a work of fiction that is usually written in prose, often in narrative format. This format tends to be more pointed than longer works of fiction, such as novellas and novels. Short story definitions based on length differ somewhat, even among professional writers, in part because...
) in Neues Karlsruher Lesebuch, Info Verlag, Karlsruhe, 2010, ISBN 978-3-88190-589-3