Bodo Baumgarten
Born (1940-11-25) 25 November 1940
Gdynia, West Prussia
Alma materMuthesius Academy of Art,
University of Fine Arts of Hamburg

Bodo Baumgarten (born 25 November 1940)[1] is a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and educator. He is a former professor at Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (HBK) in Saarland.

Biography

Bodo Baumgarten was born on 25 November 1940 in Gdynia, West Prussia (now Poland).[1] He grew up in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg in Germany.

Baumgarten studied painting at the Muthesius Academy of Art (German: Muthesius Kunsthochschule Kiel) from 1962 to 1965; under Hans Domke and Gottfried Brockmann.[2][3] Baumgarten continued his studies from 1965 to 1969 at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg, where he started teaching while completing his studies.[2][3]

In 1977, Baumgarten participated in documenta 6, a contemporary art exhibition.[4] In 1981, Baumgarten moved to Cologne, Germany, where he maintains his present-day studio.

He taught painting at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (HBK) from 1989 until 2006. Baumgarten had many notable students, including Andrea Neumann.[5]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Gomringer, Eugen (1993). Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt (in German). Edition Braus. p. 64. ISBN 978-3-89466-045-1.
  2. 1 2 Rave, Jan (2002). Verein der Freunde der Nationalgalerie Berlin: zum 25. Jubiläum des Vereins (in German). Seemann. p. 182. ISBN 978-3-363-00796-1.
  3. 1 2 Künstler in Hamburg (in German). Christians. 1982-01-01. ISBN 9783767207493.
  4. ↑ Documenta 6: Kassel 1977. Dierichs. 1977. ISBN 9783920453002.
  5. ↑ Gündüz, Bülent (2020-08-21). "Ein Nachruf auf Andrea Neumann: Malerei der Offenheit und Andeutung. Die Künstlerin Andrea Neumann ist im Alter von nur 51 Jahren gestorben. Ein Nachruf – und ein Blick auf ihre einzigartige Arbeit" [An obituary for Andrea Neumann: Painting of openness and suggestion. The artist Andrea Neumann died at the age of only 51. An obituary - and a look at their unique work.]. Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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