Salomé (artist)
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Salomé is a famed German artist. His paintings are in renowned museums and collections all over the world. Salomé became known as one of the members of the art group Junge Wilde
(Wild Youth) or Neue Wilde (New Wild Ones). He also is recognized as a sculptor and Punk singer.
in Karlsruhe
(Baden-Württemberg), West Germany, and completed his training as an architectural draftsman. In 1973 he moved to West Berlin
, at the time renowned for its art scene.
There he initially worked as an architectural draftsman for the U.S. Army in Tempelhof and at DETEWE, among others. After passing the entrance exam he enrolled at the Berlin Academy of Art (at the time HfbK – Hochschule für Bildende Kunst, today UdK – Universität der Künste), studying painting with Ulrich Knipsel from 1974 through 1980, later as a student in the master class of Karl Heinz Hödicke.
While a student he temped as a waiter at the clubs “Matalla” and “Dschungel”, as well as in the gay café “Anderes Ufer” (The Other Side). He had met the owner of the latter, Gerhard Hoffmann, in 1974 in the “Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin” (HAW – Gay Action West Berlin). Hoffmann came up with the pseudonym Salomé in 1974. In “Anderes Ufer” Salomé also met David Bowie
, among others, who was at the time enriching the wild Berlin night-life. At this time Salomé was in a relationship with Rainer Fetting
.
In 1977 Salomé, together with fellow artists Helmut Middendorf, Bernd Zimmer, Rainer Fetting, Anne Jud, Berthold Schepers, Rolf von Bergmann, and others founded the “Galerie am Moritzplatz” (Gallery at Moritzplatz). Other guests and members joined them later, e.g. Hella Santarossa and Luciano Castelli.
With Luciano Castelli he in 1980 formed the Punk band ”Geile Tiere” (The Horny Animals, New Wave music
). With wild performances he presented himself in films and radio plays.
In 1980 Salomé was invited to participate in the exhibition “Heftige Malerei” (Wild Paintings) at the Haus am Waldsee, Berlin. That same year he also participated in the exhibition “Les Nouveaux Fauves – Die Neuen Wilden” in Aachen, West Germany. In 1981 he took part in the popular exhibition “Rundschau Deutschland”.
Together with painters like Rainer Fetting, Helmut Middendorf, Bernd Zimmer, Elvira Bach, Luciano Castelli, and Jiri Georg Dokoupil, Salomé now became known as one of the members of the “Wild Style” art group of the Junge Wilde
(Wild Youth) or Neue Wilde (New Wild Ones). In 1982, due to the invitation by Rudi Fuchs to participate in the famed international art show “documenta
7” in Kassel
(Hesse
), West Germany, he had his international break-through.
Salomé began dividing his time between the art metropolises New York and Berlin. He made portraits of numerous VIPs, e.g. the at the time very extravagant Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
, and he was himself portrayed by famous photographers, such as Helmut Newton
.
In 1999, after an extended stay in the U.S., he returned to Berlin and reactivated his studio in the space of the former “Galerie am Moritzplatz”.
In cooperation with notable porcelain manufacturers, among others "Philipp Rosenthal" Hutschenreuther
, he created painted sculptures and dinner services.
Today Salomé’s paintings can be found in renowned museums and private collections all over the world. Among the best known-series are the colorful “Swimmers” and “Water Lilies”. Apart from that there are series with neutral portraits of celebrities, as well as expressly gay themes.
Recently he has again started to produce his own Pop music CDs and he still occasionally performs as a singer. He participates in benefit events on a regular basis.
Salomé lives and works in Berlin
.
Junge Wilde
The term Junge Wilde was originally applied to trends within the art world, and was only later used with reference to politics...
(Wild Youth) or Neue Wilde (New Wild Ones). He also is recognized as a sculptor and Punk singer.
Life
Wolfgang Ludwig Cihlarz grew up in a dysfunctional familyDysfunctional family
A dysfunctional family is a family in which conflict, misbehavior, and often abuse on the part of individual members occur continually and regularly, leading other members to accommodate such actions. Children sometimes grow up in such families with the understanding that such an arrangement is...
in Karlsruhe
Karlsruhe
The City of Karlsruhe is a city in the southwest of Germany, in the state of Baden-Württemberg, located near the French-German border.Karlsruhe was founded in 1715 as Karlsruhe Palace, when Germany was a series of principalities and city states...
(Baden-Württemberg), West Germany, and completed his training as an architectural draftsman. In 1973 he moved to West Berlin
West Berlin
West Berlin was a political exclave that existed between 1949 and 1990. It comprised the western regions of Berlin, which were bordered by East Berlin and parts of East Germany. West Berlin consisted of the American, British, and French occupation sectors, which had been established in 1945...
, at the time renowned for its art scene.
There he initially worked as an architectural draftsman for the U.S. Army in Tempelhof and at DETEWE, among others. After passing the entrance exam he enrolled at the Berlin Academy of Art (at the time HfbK – Hochschule für Bildende Kunst, today UdK – Universität der Künste), studying painting with Ulrich Knipsel from 1974 through 1980, later as a student in the master class of Karl Heinz Hödicke.
While a student he temped as a waiter at the clubs “Matalla” and “Dschungel”, as well as in the gay café “Anderes Ufer” (The Other Side). He had met the owner of the latter, Gerhard Hoffmann, in 1974 in the “Homosexuelle Aktion Westberlin” (HAW – Gay Action West Berlin). Hoffmann came up with the pseudonym Salomé in 1974. In “Anderes Ufer” Salomé also met David Bowie
David Bowie
David Bowie is an English musician, actor, record producer and arranger. A major figure for over four decades in the world of popular music, Bowie is widely regarded as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s...
, among others, who was at the time enriching the wild Berlin night-life. At this time Salomé was in a relationship with Rainer Fetting
Rainer Fetting
Rainer Fetting is a German painter and sculptor.Rainer Fetting was one of the co-founders and main protagonists of the Galerie am Moritzplatz in Berlin, founded in the late 1970s by a group of young artists from the class of Karl Horst Hödicke at the former Berliner Hochschule für Bildende...
.
In 1977 Salomé, together with fellow artists Helmut Middendorf, Bernd Zimmer, Rainer Fetting, Anne Jud, Berthold Schepers, Rolf von Bergmann, and others founded the “Galerie am Moritzplatz” (Gallery at Moritzplatz). Other guests and members joined them later, e.g. Hella Santarossa and Luciano Castelli.
With Luciano Castelli he in 1980 formed the Punk band ”Geile Tiere” (The Horny Animals, New Wave music
New Wave music
New Wave is a subgenre of :rock music that emerged in the mid to late 1970s alongside punk rock. The term at first generally was synonymous with punk rock before being considered a genre in its own right that incorporated aspects of electronic and experimental music, mod subculture, disco and 1960s...
). With wild performances he presented himself in films and radio plays.
In 1980 Salomé was invited to participate in the exhibition “Heftige Malerei” (Wild Paintings) at the Haus am Waldsee, Berlin. That same year he also participated in the exhibition “Les Nouveaux Fauves – Die Neuen Wilden” in Aachen, West Germany. In 1981 he took part in the popular exhibition “Rundschau Deutschland”.
Together with painters like Rainer Fetting, Helmut Middendorf, Bernd Zimmer, Elvira Bach, Luciano Castelli, and Jiri Georg Dokoupil, Salomé now became known as one of the members of the “Wild Style” art group of the Junge Wilde
Junge Wilde
The term Junge Wilde was originally applied to trends within the art world, and was only later used with reference to politics...
(Wild Youth) or Neue Wilde (New Wild Ones). In 1982, due to the invitation by Rudi Fuchs to participate in the famed international art show “documenta
Documenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
7” in Kassel
Kassel
Kassel is a town located on the Fulda River in northern Hesse, Germany. It is the administrative seat of the Kassel Regierungsbezirk and the Kreis of the same name and has approximately 195,000 inhabitants.- History :...
(Hesse
Hesse
Hesse or Hessia is both a cultural region of Germany and the name of an individual German state.* The cultural region of Hesse includes both the State of Hesse and the area known as Rhenish Hesse in the neighbouring Rhineland-Palatinate state...
), West Germany, he had his international break-through.
Salomé began dividing his time between the art metropolises New York and Berlin. He made portraits of numerous VIPs, e.g. the at the time very extravagant Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis
Gloria, Princess of Thurn and Taxis is a princess, by marriage, of the German Thurn und Taxis House.-Biography:Gloria was born on 23 February 1960, the daughter of Joachim, Count...
, and he was himself portrayed by famous photographers, such as Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton
Helmut Newton, born Helmut Neustädter was a German-Australian photographer. He was a "prolific, widely imitated fashion photographer whose provocative, erotically charged black-and-white photos were a mainstay of Vogue and other publications."-Early life:Newton was born in Berlin, the son of Klara...
.
In 1999, after an extended stay in the U.S., he returned to Berlin and reactivated his studio in the space of the former “Galerie am Moritzplatz”.
In cooperation with notable porcelain manufacturers, among others "Philipp Rosenthal" Hutschenreuther
Hutschenreuther
Hutschenreuther is the name of the family that established the production of porcelain in Northern Bavaria, in 1814. Hutschenreuther was a trend-setter and enabled Germany to gain an excellent reputation in the European porcelain industry...
, he created painted sculptures and dinner services.
Today Salomé’s paintings can be found in renowned museums and private collections all over the world. Among the best known-series are the colorful “Swimmers” and “Water Lilies”. Apart from that there are series with neutral portraits of celebrities, as well as expressly gay themes.
Recently he has again started to produce his own Pop music CDs and he still occasionally performs as a singer. He participates in benefit events on a regular basis.
Salomé lives and works in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
.
Exhibitions (selection)
- Heftige Malerei, Gallery Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, Germany, 1980
- documentaDocumentadocumenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
7, Kassel, Germany, 1982 - Schwimmer, Gallery Raab, Berlin, Germany, 1982
- Zeitgeist, Museum Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany, 1982
- Biennale Venedig, Venice, Italy, 1982
- Von hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in DüsseldorfVon hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in DüsseldorfVon hier aus – Zwei Monate neue deutsche Kunst in Düsseldorf is the title of an art exhibition . It was organised by the city of Düsseldorf and the Gesellschaft für aktuelle Kunst Düsseldorf e.V...
, Duesseldorf, Germany, 1984 - BerlinArt 1961–1987, Museum of Modern ArtMuseum of Modern ArtThe Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, New York, USA, 1987 - BerlinArt 1961–1987, Museum of Modern ArtMuseum of Modern ArtThe Museum of Modern Art is an art museum in Midtown Manhattan in New York City, on 53rd Street, between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. It has been important in developing and collecting modernist art, and is often identified as the most influential museum of modern art in the world...
, San Francisco, USA, 1987 - Refigured Painting in Contemporary German Art, Guggenheim MuseumSolomon R. Guggenheim MuseumThe Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum is a well-known museum located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan in New York City, United States. It is the permanent home to a renowned collection of Impressionist, Post-Impressionist, early Modern, and contemporary art and also features special exhibitions...
, New York, USA, 1988 - Obsessive Malerei - Ein Rückblick auf die Neuen Wilden, Berlin, Germany, 2003/2004
- Gladiatoren und Maße, Gallery Deschler, Berlin, Germany, 2006
- Wunschbilder, Gallery Deschler, Berlin, Germany, 2008
- PUNK - No One Is Innocent, Museum Kunsthalle Wien, Austria, 2008
Catalogues (selection)
- Heftige Malerei, Gallery Haus am Waldsee, Berlin, Germany, 1980
- Im Westen nichts Neues, Museum Kunstmuseum Luzern, Luzern, Switzerland, 1981
- Katalog Documenta 7, Kassel, Germany, 1982, ISBN 3-920453-02-6
- Zeitgeist, Museum Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin, Germany, 1982, ISBN 3-88725-086-9
- Artistic Collaboration in the 20th Century, Hirshhorn Museum, Washington/D.C., USA, 1984
- The European Iceberg, Art Gallery of Ontario, Canada, 1984, ISBN 88-202-0599-8
- An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA, 1984
- Tiefe Blicke, Dumont Kunstverlag, Cologne, Germany, 1985, ISBN 3-7701-1740-9
- Bienal São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil, 1985
- Frauen in Deutschland, Gallery Raab, Berlin, Germany, 1986
- Zeitgenoessische Kunst in der Deutschen Bank, Frankfurt, Germany, 1987
- Berlinart 1961-1987, Museum of Modern Art, New York, USA, 1987, ISBN 3-7913-0821-1
- Pictures for the Sky - Kunstdrachen, Goethe Institut, Osaka, Japan, 1988
- Kunst der Gegenwart, Klaus Honnef, Verlag Taschen, Cologne, Germany, 1991, ISBN 3-8228-0063-5
- Heftige Malerei, Collection Wuerth, Thorbecke Verlag, Sigmaringen, Germany, 1996, ISBN 3-7995-3639-6
- Sammlung Wuerth, Swiridoff Verlag, Kuenzelsau, Germany, 2002
- Seerosen Variationen, Edition Salomé, Berlin, Germany, 2004
- Das Achte Feld, Museum Ludwig, Cologne, Germany, 2006, ISBN 13-978-3-7757-1829-S
- Gladiatoren und Masse, Edition Salomé and Gallery Deschler, Berlin, Germany, 2006
- LUST, Edition Salomé, Berlin, Germany, 2006
- Wunschbilder, Gallery Deschler, Berlin, 2008
