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andSince the late 1960s, Wehner has exhibited his sculptural work publicly and established a sustained presence through exhibitions in Germany, Switzerland, and France
andHis work has been presented in institutional contexts
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Bernd Wehner | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1943 (age 82–83) Silesia, Germany |
| Known for | Artist |
| Movement | Contemporary art |
Bernd Wehner (* 1943) is a German contemporary sculptor and artist who's work has been characterised by the use of unconventional materials such as lead, cardboard, and bitumen. He is based in Freiburg im Breisgau in Southern Germany.
Life and career
[edit]Bernd Wehner was born in Silesia, Germany (now Poland) in 1943. He obtained a degree in graphic design in 1963 and studied contemporary art from 1963 to 1967 at the Werkkunstschule Augsburg. After work as a stage design assistant in Munich, Venice, and Bologna, he graduated under Peter Dreher from the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe in 1973. He lives and works in Freiburg im Breisgau.[1]
Work
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Wehner’s work frequently incorporates materials such as lead, cardboard, and bitumen. Through these materials, his compositions manipulate the balance between fragility and weight.[2] Wehner's work engages with themes of perception, instability, and the fragility of human constructs.[3][4] In an exhibition essay, Wilfried Post describes him as a “child of war” and associates these themes with the artist's early childhood experience of forced displacement during World War II and growing up in post-war Germany.[5] Since the late 1960s, Wehner has exhibited his work in Germany, Switzerland, and France. His work has been presented in institutional contexts, including exhibitions at the State Gallery Stuttgart [6] and the German Bundestag. [7] [8]
Public collections
[edit]Works by the artist are held in public collections, including state collections in Baden-Württemberg[9] and the Artothek of the German Bundestag.[10]
Exhibitions (selection)
[edit]Selected solo exhibitions
[edit]- 1975: Gallery Medici, Solothurn, Switzerland.[11]
- 2006: Vom Prozess des Entstehens, Kunstkabinett Post / Galerie Bromberghof, Freiburg, Germany.[12]
- 2014: Karton, Kunstpalais, Badenweiler, Germany.[13]
- 2016: Objekte, Kunstraum Koch, Freiburg, Germany.[14]
- 2020: Freitagsgalerie, Solothurn, Switzerland.[15]
- 2022: Stelen und Reliefs, Podium Kunst e. V., Schramberg, Germany.[16][17]
Selected group exhibitions
[edit]- 1975: Galerie Bastida Navajo, Paris, France. [18]
- 1975: Salon Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui, Grand Palais, Paris, France.[19]
- 1976: Collagen, Städtische Galerie Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany.[20]
- 1977: „Das grosse Format. 17. Jahresausstellung“, Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden, Germany.[21]
- 1977: Zeitgenössische Kunst im Deutschen Bundestag, Bundeshaus Bonn, Germany.[22][23]
- 1981: Bildkästen und Kastenbilder. Eine Bildform der modernen Objektkunst, State Gallery Stuttgart, Germany.[24]
- 2016: Im unabgesicherten Modus, Reinhart-Cabinett / Freiheitshalle Hof, Germany.[25]
Literature
[edit]- Astrid Guderian: Bernd Wehner – Landscapes and Spaces. exhibition catalogue, Gallery Medici, Solothurn 1975.
- Leo Mülfarth: Kleines Lexikon Karlsruher Maler. Badenia-Verlag, Karlsruhe 1987, ISBN 3-7617-0250-7, S. (German)
- Bernd Wehner – Objekte. Works of the Years 1996–2007. With texts from Astrid Guderian und Susanne Meier-Faust. Exhibition catalogue, publisher kunst:druck, Freiburg 2007.
- ↑ "BerndWehner". Podium Kunst e. V. (in German). Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "Eine überaus anregende Zusammenstellung". Badische Zeitung (in German). 2024-11-26. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "Winkel zu Kurve, Linie zu Fläche". Kultur Joker (in German). 2016-08-03. Retrieved 2026-02-05.
- ↑ Zwahlen-Saner, Fränzi. "Solothurn – Archaische Säulen aus Blei und Rost stehen in der Freitagsgalerie im Dialog". Solothurner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ Post, Wilfried (2016). Bernd Wehner – Im unabgesicherten Modus (in German). Hof: Stadt Hof. p. 2.
- ↑ Mülfarth, Leo (1987). Kleines Lexikon Karlsruher Maler (in German). Karlsruhe: Badenia-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7617-0250-5.
- ↑ "Bestandsverzeichnis der Artothek des Deutschen Bundestages" (PDF). Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ↑ Kaernbach, Andreas. Zeitgenössische Kunst im Deutschen Bundestag. Ein Weg zur Identitätsbildung?. Peter Lang. doi:10.3726/978-3-0351-0729-6/32.
- ↑ Mülfarth, Leo (1987). Kleines Lexikon Karlsruher Maler (in German). Karlsruhe: Badenia-Verlag. ISBN 978-3-7617-0250-5.
- ↑ "Bestandsverzeichnis der Artothek des Deutschen Bundestages" (PDF). Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ↑ Guderian, Astrid (1975). Bernd Wehner: Landscapes and Spaces. Solothurn: Galerie Medici.
- ↑ "Vom Prozess des Entstehens". Badische Zeitung (in German). 2006-07-27. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ "Karton, zivilisierte Natur, Figuren: Ein Ausstellungsrundgang in Badenweiler" (in German). 2014-07-10. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ "Objekte von Bernd Wehner sind in den Räumen der Firma Beschläge Koch zu sehen". Badische Zeitung (in German). 2016-06-30. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ Zwahlen-Saner, Fränzi. "Solothurn – Archaische Säulen aus Blei und Rost stehen in der Freitagsgalerie im Dialog". Solothurner Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 2026-04-23.
- ↑ "Stelen und Reliefs von Bernd Wehner im Podium Kunst e. V. in Schramberg". Kultur Joker (in German). 2022-04-07. Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ "Kunst in Schramberg: Neue Ausstellung – Stelen und Reliefs von Bernd Wehner im Schloss zu sehen". Schwarzwälder Bote (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
- ↑ "Bernd Wehner". Art Press (in French). Paris. 1976.
- ↑ Salon Grands et jeunes d’aujourd’hui (in French) (16e année ed.). Paris. 1975.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ↑ "Collagen". arthistoricum.net (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ↑ Das grosse Format. 17. Jahresausstellung (in German). Baden-Baden: Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden. 1977.
- ↑ Kaernbach, Andreas. Zeitgenössische Kunst im Deutschen Bundestag. Ein Weg zur Identitätsbildung?. Peter Lang. doi:10.3726/978-3-0351-0729-6/32.
- ↑ "Bestandsverzeichnis der Artothek des Deutschen Bundestages" (PDF). Deutscher Bundestag (in German). Retrieved 2026-03-16.
- ↑ Wynen, Arnulf M., ed. (1981). Bildkästen und Kastenbilder. Eine Bildform der modernen Objektkunst (in German). Stuttgart: Staatsgalerie Stuttgart. p. 74.
- ↑ "Veranstaltungen – Freiheitshalle Hof". Freiheitshalle Hof (in German). Retrieved 2026-02-03.
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