Wolfgang Ganter

Wolfgang Ganter
Born (1978-06-22) June 22, 1978 (age 46)
Stuttgart, Germany
NationalityGerman
Alma materAcademy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe
Known forPhotographer, visual artist

Wolfgang Ganter (born June 22, 1978, in Stuttgart) is a German photographer and visual artist based in Berlin. He uses bacterial cultures, chemical process, dyes and time to transform the photos of renown artworks, which are then fixed and photographed in detail. His work is also included in permanent collections such as the Museum der Moderne Salzburg, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Futurium, Karolinska Institute and the Städtische Museen Heilbronn.[1][2][3]

Exhibitions (selection)

Solo exhibitions

2022
2019
  • Tiny Supernova, Kunsthalle Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
  • Prima Materia, Kunstverein Kunsthaus Potsdam, Potsdam[6][7]
  • Parvus Miraculum, Olsson Gallery, Stockholm[8]
  • Afterglow, Burster Gallery, Berlin
2018
  • Chef d’Euvre Brisé, Ambacher Contemporary, München[9]
  • Parvus Miraculum, Burster Gallery, Karlsruhe
2017
2016
  • Regeneratio, Berlin Hyp, Berlin
2015
  • Casus Coactus, Burster Gallery, Berlin
2014
  • Bactereality, Städtische Galerie, Tuttlingen[12]
  • Afterglow, Reiter Gallery, Leipzig
  • Six Masterpieces, Olsson Gallery, Stockholm
2013
  • Decompositione, Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg
  • Misremember, Rathaus Stuttgart
  • TransPORT, Westwerk, Hamburg
2012
  • Misremember, Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg
  • Informell Logic, Eli Ridgway Gallery, San Francisco
  • Bakterialiät, Olsson Gallery, Stockholm
2012
  • Inside, Inside, Cultuurwerf, Vlissingen
2009
  • Accidentanalysis, Maud Piquion Gallery, Berlin
2008
  • Seasick, Baer Ridgway Exhibitions, San Francisco
2006
  • Shake Hands, Förderkreis Kunst und Kultur Offenburg
2005
  • 2005: Der Tod ist kein Beinbruch, Karl Heinz Meyer Gallery, Karlsruhe

References

  1. ^ The bacteria artist – DW – 04/22/2014. Retrieved 2024-11-16 – via www.dw.com.
  2. ^ "Wolfgang Ganter". Meer. 2019-02-04. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  3. ^ "Wolfgang Ganter". Artspace. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  4. ^ "Wolfgang Ganter und Ria Wank - Experimentum". www.stadt-brandenburg.de (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  5. ^ "Wolfgang Ganter - Stoffwechsel". www.kvsha.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  6. ^ "Wolfgang Ganter | Julius Weiland. Prima Materia – Kunstverein KunstHaus Potsdam e.V." (in German). Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  7. ^ "Kunst-Potsdam.de". www.kunst-potsdam.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  8. ^ "Parvus Miraculum". www.olssongallery.com. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  9. ^ WOLFGANG GANTER, 'Chef-d´oeuvre ... - Ambacher Contemporary
  10. ^ "Bacteriality". Events & Lectures. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  11. ^ "Art Gallery at CSI | CSI Buildings | College of Staten Island Website". www.csi.cuny.edu. Retrieved 2024-11-16.
  12. ^ "Wolfgang Ganter. bactereality". museen.de. Retrieved 2024-11-16.