.short profile:
My artist's name is Rico.
I work as a freelance artist in northern Germany.
Born 1985 in GDR.
2005 Abitur in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
2005-2008 professional college Zwiesel – studies of glass design
2008-2013 BfA + MfA , IKKG Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
studies of free arts (in glass class)
since 2013 member of BBK-MV ((german) association of fine artists)
since 2006 lectureship / assistant at var. holiday courses, work shops, e.g. youth media camp, art school
since september 2013 freelance artist in Neubrandenburg
and lecture at the art schools in Neubrandenburg and Neustrelitz (until may 2019)
june 2017-july 2018, april+may 2019 split management of the art school Neustrelitz
june 2018-march 2019 part of the managing commitee of the friendly society arthouse Neustrelitz
(Kunsthaus Neustrelitz e.V.)
since 2020-01-11 founding member of simsalArt e.V.
.residencies/prizes:
2004 internship in painters room of regional theatre + drama teacher, theatre Neustrelitz, Germany
2006 residence professional college Zelesny Brod, Czech republic
2007 techniques of plaster work Burg Giebichenstein Halle, Germany
2007 Summer Academy Bildwerk Frauenau, Germany
2010 international painters camp "Lucian Grigorescu", Megidia, Romania
2011 scholarship Civil Academy, Runde 12, Germany
2011 Gorj Fest, Tirgu Jiu, Romania
2012 Summer Academy Salzburg, Austria
2015 Keramiksympossium Ollendorf, Germany
2016 Keramiksympossium Ollendorf, Germany
2016-2017 first bout of "mentoring artists" as mentee, mentor: Takwe
2016 residency Künstlerhaus Salzamt Linz, Austria
2016-2017 project grant + artist residency Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow, Germany
2017 Keramiksympossium Ollendorf, Germany
2017 first „Bugewitzer Ausspann“ Bugewitz, Germany
2018 second „Bugewitzer Ausspann“ Bugewitz, Germany
2018 as Prinzip:Sonja _ the artist residency of the federate state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern at the Schleswig-Holstein-House in Rostock, Germany
2018 nominated for the emerging artist award for fine arts in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2018
2019 third „Bugewitzer Ausspann“ Bugewitz, Germany
2019 Artists Camp Bistrita Nasaud, Romania
2020 fourth „Bugewitzer Ausspann“ Bugewitz, Germany
2020 grant by the federate state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2020 bridge grant by the federate state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2020 Sculpture-pleinair „Europe: cities in dialogue – people in dialogue“ Neubrandenburg, Germany
2020 winner of the emerging artist award for fine arts in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern 2020
2021 grant by the federate state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2021 Artist Camp „Piękno ukryte po obu stronach Odry” Barlinek, Poland
2022 "Bugewitzer Ausspann" Rothen, Germany
2022 Artists Camp Colibita, Romania
.short main statement:
I create place related installation art. A piece shown more than once is the exception.
To my prior subject „the exorbitant seach for the norm“ (/the discrepancy between guess and fact) apects of sustainability in creating art were added. Those show in the selected materials, in the life span of the pieces as well as in collaborative working processes.
I exhibit in local, national and international contexts.
.publications:
2010 freshviewer.com, volume 1
2010 Glasklasse – exhibition catalogue of "Ausblicke"
2011 exhibition catalogue of "Gorjfest"
artwiki.org
2014 exhibition catalogue of "Zukunftsvisionen"
2014 exhibition catalogue of "ins Blaue"
2015 exhibition catalogue for 25th art show of BBK-MV "NEUGIER"
2015 "Wie mensch unentdeckt bleibt", accompanying texts for "Kunst des Erinnerns"
2016 exhibition catalogue of "Art & Entertainment" ISBN 978-3-9817876-0-3
2016 "Die friedvolle Diktatur", accompanying texts for "Strukturen, Texturen, Zwischenfelder"
2017 exhibition catalogue of "Visionen" ISBN 978-3-938218-90-7
2017 "subtext glas(s)"
www.plueschow.de/en/artists/guest-artists-2017
2018 "12J = 11JvP:S + 1JnP:S" catalogue Prinzip:Sonja
2018 exhibition catalogue of "Luftlinien" as P:S
2018 exhibition catalogue of "RESSOURCE ART/Only art can save the world!" ISBN 978-3-935649-06-3
2018 "in Mecklenburg" ISBN 978-3-9808948-3-8 , Index for the same-titled piece, a result from MentoringArtProject
2019 exhibition catalogue of "Hier & Jetzt" ISBN 978-3-935649-09-4
2019 "Sternberger Picknick" ISBN 978-3-98159049-4
2019 "Rostock Stipendium 2017|2018", mit Prinzip:Sonja , www.rostock-stipendium.de/stipendiatinnen-stipendiaten
2020 "Opel Corona", Kulturhaus Mestlin http://kulturort-mv.de
2020 full page article in OZ [baltic newspaper], 12./13. September 2020
2021 exhibition catalogue of "On Fire" in Ratzeburg ISBN 978-3-948127-21-3
2021 exhibition catalogue of "On Fire" in Plüschow ISBN 978-3-935649-10-0
2021 exhibition catalogue of "Die Kleider sind alt unnd älter der Kaiser"
2021 exhibition catalogue of "Hier & Jetzt" ISBN 978-3-935649-41-4
2021 "Schöne Bilder _ ein gutes Buch" catalogue Rico.
2021 exhibition catalogue of "Polsko - niemiecka _ wystawa interdyscyplinarna", Bałtycka Galeria Sztuki Amfiteatr
2021 exhibition catalogue of "Piękno ukryte po obu stronach Odry”
.videos/interviews online:
2020 "Opel Corona" ~ 07:28 - 07:45
2021 first "Digitaler Kunstsalon"
2021 until 1st October 2022 online "Kunstkaten"
2021 "SEARCHBAR"
.work in public collection:
since 2010 6 paintings (acrylic on canvas) Medgidia, Romania
since 2011 4 paintings (acrylic on canvas) Targu Jiu, Romania
since 2015 installation of 3 objects and writings, DomjüchAnstalt Neustrelitz, Germany
since 2019 2 paintings (acrylic on canvas) Bistrita, Romania
since 2021 3 paintings (ink + guache on canvas) Barlinek, Poland
since 2019 2 paintings (acrylic on canvas) Bistrita, Romania
since 2022 1 paintings on 2 canvas (acrylic on canvas) Bistrita, Romania
.(group) exhibitions:
2006 Zelesny Brod, Czech Republic
2007 "machtmalstille" phb-Club, Berlin, Germany
2007 Muzeum Skla a Bizuterie v Jablonec nad Nisou, Czech Republic
2009 main exhibition GedoK Cologne, Germany
2009 "Akademischer Rundgang" CTC Höhr-Grenzhausen, Germany
2010 Immergut-Festival Neustrelitz, Germany
2010 "Akademischer Rundgang" CTC Höhr-Grenzhausen
2010 International Painters Camp - Medgidia, Romania
2010-2011 "Ausblicke" Schloß Reinbek in Hamburg, Germany
2011 "Konzentrat" b-05 Montabaur, Germany
2011 "Rheingold" lorch+seidel contmporary - Berlin, Germany
2011 Gorjfest Targu Jiu, Romania
2012 "Akademischer Rundgang" CTC Höhr-Grenzhausen
2012 International summer academy Salzburg, Austria
2012 "Heimweg" fabrik. Galerie für gegenwärtige Kunst, Neustrelitz, Germany
2013 "die neuen 12" MV Foto Galerie Schwerin, Germany
2013 "zeitnah" b-05 Montabaur, Germany
2013 long night of arts, Neustrelitz, Germany
2013-2014 "FRÜHWERK" Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herdings, Coesfeld, Germany
2014 "ZUKUNFTSVISIONEN2014" Görlitz, Germany
2014 "Raumzeit" Kunsthaus Neustrelitz, Germany
2014 "ins Blaue" 24.Kunstschau, Putbus, Germany
2014 10th long night of arts, Neustrelitz, Germany
2015 "Art der Provinz" Dargun, Germany
2015 "das Kunsthauskollektiv stellt aus" former shopping center Nessler, Neustrelitz, Germany
2015 25.Kunstschau des BBK-MV, Marstall Schwerin, Germany
2015 „Kunst des Erinnerns“ (permanent exhibition) DomjüchAnstalt Neustrelitz, Germany
2015 „kleine Nacht der Künste“, storage Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 "Und nichts wird gesagt - gar nichts!" (solo exhibition) constituency office Die Linke, Crivitz, Germany
2016 Holocaust memorial week in the theatre of Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 „Zwischen den Stühlen“ storage Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 „Keramische Dialoge I“ Keramikgalerie Leipzig, Germany
2016 „CREDO II – heile Welt“ Schönberger Musiksommer, Germany
2016 „Art & Entertainment“ Neubrandenburg, Germany
2016 „Ich und du und der Raum mit mir“ former museum of local history Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 „Das Eigene und das Fremde“ church Goldenbaum, Germany
2016 „Strukturen, Texturen, Zwischenfelder“ alte Feuerwache Röbel, Germany
2016 „Visionen – 27 Jahre nach der friedlichen Revolution“, Ratzeburg, Germany
2017 „Keramische Dialoge II“, Galerie hinter dem Rathaus Wismar, Germany
2017 „Gartenfest“, Kunsthaus Neubrandenburg, Germany
2017 „Keramische Dialoge III“, Rhinpassage Rheinsberg, Germany
2017 „Lange Nacht der Kunst“, as P:S, Kulturquartier Neustrelitz, Germany
2017 „Ressource Kunst - nur die Kunst kann die Welt retten“, Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow, Germany
2018 „Luftlinien“, as P:S, Strandhalle Ahrenshoop, Germany
2018 „ein halbes Dutzend“, fabrik. Galerie für gegenwärtige Kunst, Neustrelitz, Germany
2018 „Idealfall 8“, Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
2018 „Gartenfest“, Kunsthaus Neubrandenburg, Germany
2018 „Das Kunsthauskollektiv stellt wieder aus“, Kunsthaus Neustrelitz, Germany
2018 „Mentoring Kunst“, Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
2019 „little red riding hood“, Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
2019 „Hier & Jetzt – Nachwuchskunstpreis für Bildende Kunst“, Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow, Germany
2019 „Contemporary Romanian Painting“, Galerie Burg 32. Germany
2019 „Residents 2017/2018“, art society Rostock, as Prinzip:Sonja
2019 „DailySketches“, daily updates on: http://dailysketches.the-comic.org ,
https://www.instagram.com/somesecondsske and https://www.patreon.com/ricoorig/posts
2019 „the celebration“, Passentin, Germany
2020 „Romania - Painting“, Kreishaus Kassel, Germany
2020 „Convenient Filters“, updates regularly on: http://cf.cfw.me
2020 „Opel Corona“, Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany, http://kulturort-mv.de
2020 „by far“, Passentin, Germany
2020 „baltic art weekend“ in Kunsthalle Rostock, as P:S, with art society Rostock, Germany
2020 „on fire“, Plüschow + Lauenburg, Germany _ virtual exhibition - Plüschow _
2020 happening at „25 years Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Schwerin“ as Prinzip:Sonja
2020 „the clothes are old – older the emperor“, Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
2020 „Art Trade“ of OZ [baltic newspaper] at art society Rostock, Germany _see the virtual exhibition_
2021 „Beuysifiziert“, Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
2021 „Hier & Jetzt – Nachwuchskunstpreis für Bildende Kunst“ Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow, Germany
2021 „Polsko - niemiecka _ wystawa interdyscyplinarna“, Bałtycka Galeria Sztuki Amfiteatr, Koszalin, Poland
2021 „GALERIE21_SEARCHBAR“ FRIEDA 23, Rostock, Germany
2021 „Piękno ukryte po obu stronach Odry” Barlinek, Poland
2022 „Leerstelle Kunst“, Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Schwerin, Germany
2022 „Orstzeit III – Maurinmühle“ Schönberger Musiksommer, Germany
2022 „Scoala de la Bistrita“ Colibita, Romania
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.Curations:
2015 „Das Kunsthauskollektiv stellt aus“ former shopping center Nessler Neustelitz, Germany
2015 „Das Leben findet draußen statt“ (art work by Wilhelm Müller, for the "Verein zum Erhalt der Domjüch
– ehemalige Landesirrenanstalt e.V." , together with Ramona Seyfarth) Hafengalerie Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 „Wilhelm Müller“ permanent exhibition of the reproductions, collaborative with Ramona Seyfarth, Domjüch Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 „Zwischen den Stühlen“ storage Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 „Die Russen snd da – die Russen sind weg“ (historical exhibition) Domjüch Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 „ich und du und der Raum mit mir“ former museum of local history and Kulturquartier Neustrelitz, Germany
2017 „Happening in 4 Akten“ Kulturquartier Neustrelitz
2018 „ein halbes Dutzend“, fabrik. Galerie für gegenwärtige Kunst, Neustrelitz, Germany
2019 „Ramona Seyfarth - BE PRESENT“, Rostock, Germany
2020 „by far“, Passentin together with Marieken Matschenz
.contact:
web: ricoorig.org ( contact form )