Bodo Baumgarten

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.

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

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. Gomringer, Eugen (1993). Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt (in German). Edition Braus. p. 64. ISBN 978-3-89466-045-1.
  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. 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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