.short statement:
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I work as a freelance artist in northern Germany.
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Generally, I work place related, conceptual, sometime in comic style. One of my main subjects is „should and is“ / the discrepancy between guess and fact. At that, properties and temporality of my chosen materials play an immense role. Digital and analogue realms of reality mix in my pieces as they do in our everyday life, too. My work is not to be quickly taken in, but claims attention before it becomes fully visible.
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To me art is a way to communicate about world. It facilitates thoughts we miss out on in all day life. Thus art can save worlds.
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2006 Zelesny Brod, Czech Republic
2007 "machtmalstille" [make some silence] 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" [way home] fabrik. Galerie für gegenwärtige Kunst, Neustrelitz, Germany
2013 "die neuen 12" MV Foto Galerie Schwerin, Germany
2013 "zeitnah" [contemporary/soon/prompt/timely] b-05 Montabaur, Germany
2013 long night of arts, Neustrelitz, Germany
2013-2014 "FRÜHWERK" Glasmuseum Alter Hof Herdings, Coesfeld, Germany
2014 "ZUKUNFTSVISIONEN2014" [visions of future] Görlitz, Germany
2014 "Raumzeit" [spacetime] Kunsthaus Neustrelitz, Germany
2014 "ins Blaue" [into the blue] 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 "NEUGIER" [curiosity] 25. Kunstschau of BBK-MV, Marstall Schwerin, Germany
2015 "Kunst des Erinnerns" [the art of memory] (permanent exhibition) DomjüchAnstalt Neustrelitz, Germany
2015 "kleine Nacht der Künste", storage Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 "Und nichts wird gesagt - gar nichts!" [and nothing is said, nothing at all!] (solo exhibition) constituency office Die Linke, Crivitz, Germany
2016 Holocaust memorial week in the theatre of Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 "Zwischen den Stühlen" [betwixt and between] storage Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 "Keramische Dialoge I" [ceramic dialogues I] Keramikgalerie Leipzig, Germany
2016 "CREDO II – heile Welt" [ideal world] Schönberger Musiksommer, Germany
2016 "Art & Entertainment" Neubrandenburg, Germany
2016 "Ich und du und der Raum mit mir" [me and you and the room with me] former museum of local history Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 "Das Eigene und das Fremde" [one’s own and the strange] church Goldenbaum, Germany
2016 "Strukturen, Texturen, Zwischenfelder" [structures, textures, intermediate fields] alte Feuerwache Röbel, Germany
2016 "Visionen – 27 Jahre nach der friedlichen Revolution" [visions – 27 years after the peaceful revolution], Ratzeburg, Germany
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2017 "Keramische Dialoge II" [ceramic dialogues II], Galerie hinter dem Rathaus Wismar, Germany
2017 "Gartenfest" [garden party], Kunsthaus Neubrandenburg, Germany
2017 "Keramische Dialoge III" [ceramic dialogues 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" [resource art – only art can save the world], Mecklenburgisches Künstlerhaus Schloss Plüschow, Germany
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2018 "Luftlinien" [beelines], as P:S, Strandhalle Ahrenshoop, Germany
2018 "ein halbes Dutzend" [half a dozen], fabrik. Galerie für gegenwärtige Kunst, Neustrelitz, Germany
2018 "Idealfall 8" [ideal case 8], Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
2018 "Gartenfest" [garden party], Kunsthaus Neubrandenburg, Germany
2018 "Das Kunsthauskollektiv stellt wieder aus", Kunsthaus Neustrelitz, Germany
2018 "Mentoring Kunst", Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
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2019 "little red riding hood", Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
2019 "Hier & Jetzt – Nachwuchskunstpreis für Bildende Kunst" [here & now], 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
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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_
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2021 "Beuysifiziert", Kulturhaus Mestlin, Germany
2021 "Hier & Jetzt – Nachwuchskunstpreis für Bildende Kunst" [now & here] 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
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2022 benefit vendue for an unkranian children’s hospital, Fabrik.Scheune, Neustrelitz, Germany
2022 "Leerstelle Kunst" [blank space], Schleswig-Holstein-Haus Schwerin, Germany
2022 "Orstzeit III – Maurinmühle" [local time] Schönberger Musiksommer, Germany
2022 "Scoala de la Bistrita" Colibita, Romania
2022 "Scoala de la Bistrita" Muzeul national al Literaturii Romane, Bucharest, Romania
2022 "Herbstsalon" (sales exhibition) House of culture and education, Neubrandenburg, Germany
2023 "Orstzeit" [local time] Galerie hinter dem Rathaus, Wismar, Germany
2023 "pictura contemporana romaneasca", centrul judetean pentru cultura Bistrita-Nasaud, Romania
2023 "artist battle" art-, music- & environment festival, Brüel, Germany
2023 "Orstzeit IV – Maurinmühle" [local time] St. Laurentius, Schönberg, Germany
2023 "Orstzeit IV" [local time] Maurinmühle (Kreis Carlow), Germany
2023 "árbol de la vida" [tree of life] happening in public for and with Ramona Seyfarth, former flower shop at La Rambla, Barcelona, Spain
2023 "Skizzen, Studien, Pläne ..." Fabrik.Galerie, Neustrleitz, Germany
2023 "Herbstsalon" (sales exhibition) Kunstsammlung, Neubrandenburg, Germany
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>> see: currently or coming soon<<
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​.assistences for Ramona Seyfarth:
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2010 legwork "EXIT"
2010-'11 legwork "KILLING TIME"
seit 2013 all "24HOURS"-takes [exception: ChangWon]
2013 legwork "RED CARPET"
2013 "KILLING TIME" Solo, Metgalerie Koblenz, Germany
2013 "young masters" GlazenHuis Lommel, Belgium
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2014 "Emy Roeder Preis" Kunstverein Ludwigshafen, Germany
2014 "around me" Ostrale, Dresden, Germany
2014 "ins Blaue" Prora, Germany
2015 Boats for "THE EDGE"
2015 "handle with care" Ostrale, Dresden, Germany
2015 "Neugier" Marstall Schwerin, Germany
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2016 doves for „HAPPY END?"
2016 "Das grüne Zitat - Tag und Nacht" Schloßpark Kaarz, Germany
2016 "ERROR X" Ostrale, Dreden, Germany
2016 "ich und du und der Raum mit mir" Altes Museum + Kulturquartier Neustrelitz, Germany
2016 "Fundamental" Mediations Biennale Poznan, Poland
2017 "Formare" Petrikirche Rostock, Germany
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2020 "Sights of transformation" assistence + sound installation, Kunstverein Schwerin, Germany
2020/21 "Rostocker Kunstpreis - Freie Grafik" Societät Rostock, Germany
2021 "UPC - International UpCycling Art Price" Lübz, Germany
2021 "#24HOURS_KVLAB" happening im Kunstverein zu Rostock, Germany
2021 "Material Glas im Fokus" Kunstforum Ingelheim, Germany
2021 "Verdichtung der Zeit" Provinzial Kiel, Germany
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2022 "inside out" Solo, Kunstraum Schwerin, Germany
2022 "It takes two to tango" Künstlerhaus Dortmund, Germany
2022-'23 "Blaue Felder über roten Wolken" Solo, Kunstsammlung Neubrandenburg, Germany
2023 "8 min" Fabrik.Galerie, Neustrelitz, Germany
2023 "árbol de la vida" for DrapArt Festival, La Rambla Barcelona, Spain
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2024 "entsprechend" Duo-exhibition Galerie Ursula Walter Dresden, Germany
.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
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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
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.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"
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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 "PiÄ™kno ukryte po obu stronach Odry”
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2024 project website for ORTSZEIT ortszeiten.eu
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.videos / interviews online:
2020 "Opel Corona" ~ 07:28 - 07:45
2021 first "Digitaler Kunstsalon"
2021 until 1st October 2022 online "Kunstkaten"
2021 "SEARCHBAR"
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.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
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2021 inclusion in DIE SAMMLUNG KÜNSTLERINNEN © ["the collection of femal artists"]
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since 2022 1 painting on 2 canvas (acrylic on canvas) Bistrita, Romania
since 2022 3 Photos (PhotoRag), 2 Objects (Rubber+Pin), 1 Installation (Wallpaper plus Audio), 4 Prints (Wallpaper), 1 Pair ink drawings, 1 Triptyc (Photoprint on Alu-Dibond), 3 piece drawing (ballpen on quadrille Paper), state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany
since 2022 1 Photo (Alu-Dibond), Town Neubrandenburg, Germany
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​.vita / residencies / prizes:
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My artist's name is Rico.
I work as a freelance artist in northern Germany.
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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)
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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)
since May 20th 2017 artist collective Prinzip:Sonja
since June 2017 artist collective Kunstbanausen
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.
since September 2023 project and artist collective #10
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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
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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
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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
2019 third „Bugewitzer Ausspann“ Bugewitz, Germany
2019 Artists Camp Bistrita Nasaud, Romania
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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
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2021 grant by the federate state Mecklenburg-Vorpommern
2021 Artist Camp „PiÄ™kno ukryte po obu stronach Odry” Barlinek, Poland
2022 "sun, beach & Sauna", residency in Glowe, Germany
2022 "Bugewitzer Ausspann" Rothen, Germany
2022 Artists Camp Colibita, Romania
2023 "sun, beach & Sauna", residency in Glowe, Germany
2023 "überLEBENSWEGE" [survivor’s journeys], artist symposium Ramin, Germany
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2024 "Bugewitzer Ausspann" Augzin, Germany
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