Till Gerhard (born 1971) is a German artist
based in
Hamburg
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.
Life and work
Till Gerhard was born in
Hamburg
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,
Germany
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. He studied at Muthesius Hochschule fur Kunst und Gestaltung, Kiel (1992–93) and the Hochschule fur angewandte Wissenschaften, FB Gestaltung Professor Dieter Glasmacher, Hamburg (1993–98).
Gerhard paints large-scale canvases of rural communities, but with an unsettling atmosphere. Images include a cabin in the woods or a skyline dotted with refineries. He uses delicate spills of colour and heavy brushwork, as well as drips, splashes and smears.
He has exhibited in shows including ''Ohne uns hatte man Beton'' at SKAMraum, Hamburg, ''Nerdism'' at Zeughaus, Hamburg and ''Ein Tag, Ein Raum, Ein Bild'' at Sebastien Fath Contemporary in Mannheim. Gerhard has shown at the
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) is a modern art, modern and contemporary art museum and nonprofit organization located in San Francisco, California. SFMOMA was the first museum on the West Coast devoted solely to 20th-century art ...
, Arndt & Partner in Zurich and Stellan Holm Gallery in New York.
He is represented by Stellan Holm
allery New York Galleri K in Oslo and Ikon Ltd. in California.
See also
*
List of German painters
This is a list of German painters.
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* Hans von Aachen (1552–1615)
* Aatifi (born 1965)
* Karl Abt (painter), Karl Abt (1899–1985)
* Tomma Abts (born 1967)
* Andreas Achenbach (1815–1910)
* Oswald ...
References
External links
Gerhard at the Saatchi Gallery, LondonStellan Holm Gallery, New YorkGalleri K, Oslo
1971 births
20th-century German painters
20th-century German male artists
German male painters
21st-century German painters
21st-century German male artists
Living people
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