Norbert Prangenberg (1949 - 2012)

Norbert Prangenberg (1949 - 2012) - photo 1

Norbert Prangenberg

Norbert Prangenberg was an abstract painter, sculptor, and engraver. Though he had no formal training and did not fully engage with art until his 30s, Prangenberg did finally come up with a style that was uniquely his own, not fitting comfortably into the neo-expressionist or neo-geo movements of his time, in the 1970s and 1980s. At this time, he was considered a major figure in contemporary German art. Though he got his start with abstract paintings, he also became known for making sculptures of all sizes; and while his work initially appears abstract, the titles given sometimes allude to the human body or a landscape. As a trained gold- and silversmith, as well as a glassblower, he always showed an attention to materials and how they could be physically engaged with. He was interested in how his own two hands could affect the painting or sculpture's surface. Traces of the artist's hand appear literally throughout his entire oeuvre, before he lost the battle with liver cancer in 2012.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:23 june 1949, Cologne, Germany
Date and place of death:29 june 2012, Krefeld, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Painter, Sculptor
Art style:Abstract art, Contemporary art

Creators Germany

Wilhelm Imkamp (1906 - 1990)
Wilhelm Imkamp
1906 - 1990
Carl Ernst Morgenstern (1847 - 1928)
Carl Ernst Morgenstern
1847 - 1928
Nina Canell (1979)
Nina Canell
1979
Franz Radziwill (1895 - 1983)
Franz Radziwill
1895 - 1983
Hans Brass (1885 - 1959)
Hans Brass
1885 - 1959
Andrea Bender (1972)
Andrea Bender
1972
David Ostrowski (1981)
David Ostrowski
1981
Robert Henze (1827 - 1906)
Robert Henze
1827 - 1906
Sarah Johanna Eick (1974)
Sarah Johanna Eick
1974
Wilhelm Brücke (1800 - 1874)
Wilhelm Brücke
1800 - 1874
Georg Anton Rasmussen (1842 - 1914)
Georg Anton Rasmussen
1842 - 1914
Johann von Langer (1756 - 1824)
Johann von Langer
1756 - 1824
Josef Scharl (1896 - 1954)
Josef Scharl
1896 - 1954
Karl Holstein (1912 - 2003)
Karl Holstein
1912 - 2003
Harm Hermann Hoffmann (1939 - 2014)
Harm Hermann Hoffmann
1939 - 2014
Marco Breuer (1966)
Marco Breuer
1966

Creators Abstract art

Ron Rocco (1953)
Ron Rocco
1953
Aref El Rayess (1928 - 2005)
Aref El Rayess
1928 - 2005
Thomas Hornemann (1943)
Thomas Hornemann
1943
Victor Ivanovich Ivanov (1924)
Victor Ivanovich Ivanov
1924
Roger Loewig (1930 - 1997)
Roger Loewig
1930 - 1997
Michel Gigon (1929 - 2022)
Michel Gigon
1929 - 2022
Michel Boyer (1935 - 2011)
Michel Boyer
1935 - 2011
Stefan Plenkers (1945)
Stefan Plenkers
1945
Elsa Peretti (1940 - 2021)
Elsa Peretti
1940 - 2021
Rudolf Mirer (1937)
Rudolf Mirer
1937
Emily Carr (1871 - 1945)
Emily Carr
1871 - 1945
Mike Starn (1961)
Mike Starn
1961
Dietrich Lusici (1942)
Dietrich Lusici
1942
Gus Heinze (1926)
Gus Heinze
1926
Thomas Bayrle (1937)
Thomas Bayrle
1937
Arthur Horner (1916 - 1997)
Arthur Horner
1916 - 1997