John Günther paints buildings. Colorful, lively, asymmetrical. In his paintings, pure joy in form and color speaks. In contrast to the cold, geometric - original - buildings, he deliberately avoids straight lines and right angles, and there is no uniform curvature in the paintings. The applied texture additionally gives the paintings structure, character, and a hint of three-dimensionality.
Early on, John Günther discovered his passion for artistic engagement with built space. Born in 1935, he studied at the Stuttgart Academy of Arts on the recommendation of the significant modern artist Willi Baumeister. Under Professor Heiner Neuner, Günther devoted himself to graphics as well as painting, and in the last two years to applied graphics.
John Günther designed stage sets and costumes for the Hanover State Opera, cover designs for Decca, CBS, and Deutsche Grammophon. Since 1984, textile and carpet design as well as free graphics. Images and works are in collections from Amsterdam to Caracas, from New York to Zurich.
Events during the exhibition period:
Opening Thursday, April 16, 6:00 PM
Dr. Joachim Kronsbein, former culture editor DER SPIEGEL
Ike Clef-Prahm, ON-OFF-ARTPROJECTS
Lecture by Dr. Ines Sonder
Thursday, April 23, 6:00 PM
"Bauhaus Reception and German-Jewish Cultural Heritage in Israel."
Dr. Sonder is an art historian and research associate at the Moses Mendelssohn Center for European-Jewish Studies, University of Potsdam.
An event in cooperation with the DIG Hamburg.
Film screening
Thursday, April 30, 6:00 PM
"Tati's Wonderful Times"
Futuristic, cold glass and steel buildings in Paris as a counterpoint to the cheerful paintings of John Günther.
Closing Thursday, May 7 from 4:00 PM.
