90. Art Exhibition
Johannes Eckardt
„Collages and Watercolors“
27.11.2021 to 20.02.2022
The materials (watercolor paint, glue, paper) allow for quick, active work. The formats are rarely larger than A3 and on paper. The narrative, the action, works in the collages. In the exhibition, the collages are flanked by portraits that represent calm and radiate monumentality. Man stands, entangled in his actions, at the center of the image idea. They are compositions that are like songs, following the mood and formal dramaturgy. Content is plot and action, tragedy, malice, failure and love. The works shown celebrate living people.
Johannes Eckardt, „Night falls over Shangri-la“, 2021, collage and watercolors on paper, 35 x 40 cm
Short Biography
| 1963 | born in Untermaßfeld/Thuringia |
| 1980 | Taught in monument preservation, Meiningen |
| 1985 | Employee for Werbung und Messen, Leipzig |
| 1987 | Studied at the University of Graphics and Book Arts, Leipzig |
| Basic studies under Prof. Burger and O. A. Thiele | |
| 1989 | Study of painting under Prof. Gille |
| 1992 | Diploma in Painting and Graphics |
| 1993 | Master student under Prof. B. Heisig and Prof. U. Hachulla |
| 1994 | State scholarship Saxony |
| 1995 | DAAD scholarship at the National Academy of Arts, Sofia/Bulgaria |
| 1996 | Master student diploma under Prof. U. Hachulla |
| 1997-2005 | Lecturer in teaching position at the HGB Leipzig (AAK) |
| 2000-2015 | Specialist teacher for design at BSZ e. o. Plauen |
| since 2015 | Specialist teacher for art and cultural education at the BSZ Eilenburg |
Lives and works in Leipzig and Eilenburg.