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About Klaus Zylla

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Biography

 

 

1953              born in Cottbus

1973              Training as a skilled worker in constraction

                      with examination.

1977–1980    Work as a silkscreen printer in East – Berlin  in the

                      Konsum Advertising Print Shop. Creation of first

                      own artistical silkscreens.

                      In addition to the works participation on night courses                           at the Berlin-Weißensee Art College

1980–1982    Full-time studies in industrial design. Exmatriculation in                           political reasons 1982.

1982–1984    Foreman of the silkscreen print shop of the Dresden                               University of Visual Arts

1984-1990     Member of the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR                           with the own workshop of artistic silkscreen. Printing                             of first Art books.

                      In this time intensiv busy with cartoons.

1988              Creation of the first own Art book „Vieh-Guren“

1990              First buyings of graphical works to the Museum                                   Berlinische Gallery

1991              First works on canvas.

                      First exhibition in New York, Goethe House

1993              Receive the Art Award of the Grundkreditbank, Berlin.

1995              First initial visit to Portugal. Following years many                                 exhibitions in Lisbon, Porto, Braga and other places.

                      Beginning of ceramic works in Mafra.

2000              First pulp paintings are created in Berlin-Kreutzberg,                             Art House Bethanien.

                      Beginning of the cooperation with the Lisbon Galletist                           Antonio Prates                                

Ab 2003         First artistical masks are created.

2004              Beginning of the cooperation with the Gallerist Peter                             Femfert, Frankfurt am Main.

2013              Painting of wine tanks in Italy, Fattoria Nittardi,                                   Toscana and Argentina, Vale Uco, Mendoza

2020              Documantary movie „Changing time“ about work and                           life of Klaus Zylla.

 

Solo exhibition (selection)

 

2019

In Zeiten des Wandels

Galerie Falkenberg, Hannover

40 mal 30

Galerie Berlin, Berlin

 

2017 / 2018

·     Der Kokott

18. November bis 10. Februar 2018, Kunstsammlung Lausitz, Museum Senftenberg

 

2017

·     Museum Galleri Astley Uttersberg, Uttersberg, Schweden

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2016

·      Urjäger, Südlich des Eises
11. September – 9. Oktober 2016, Emsdettener Kunstverein, Emsdetten

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2014

·     KLAUS ZYLLA
Museum Galleri Astley Uttersberg, Uttersberg, Schweden

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2012

·     Meine haarigen, rauen Helden
DIE GALERIE, Frankfurt am Main
ODE MARITIMA - MEERESODE

Kunstraum Darss, Born/Darss 

2010–2011

·     Klaus Zylla
Weingut O. Fournier, Mendoza, Argentinien

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2009

·     Klaus Zylla. Paintings – Graphic – Artists books
Museum Galleri Astley, Uttersberg, Schweden
 Machbuba. Bilder, Zeichnungen und Bücher
Kunstsammlung im Stadtmuseum Jena#

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2008

·     I can´t sleep
Galerie Deborah Zafman, Paris, Frankreich
Klaus Zylla
SKyistheLimit, Palma de Mallorca, Spanien
Paintings
Distrito 14, Madrid, Spanien
A ultima viagem
Galeria Antonio Prates, Lissabon, Portugal
Klaus Zylla
DIE GALERIE, Frankfurt am Main

 

2006

·     New Pictures
Museum Galleri Astley, Uttersberg, Schweden

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2005

·     From Berlin
Tinhorn Press Gallery, San Francisco, CA, USA

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2004

·     Die blaue Zunge
DIE GALERIE, Frankfurt am Main

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2003

·     Klaus Zylla – Bilder und Künstlerbücher
Museum Würth, Künzelsau
Opium, Äther und Orangen
Galerie Berlin, Berlin

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2000

·     Klaus Zylla
Galerie Paul Swiridoff, Schwäbisch Hall

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1997

Immer an der Grenze der Verrücktheit

·     Europaparlament, Galerie im Atrium. Brüssel, Belgien.

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1995

·     Der Cottbusser Tor
Galerie IMKABINETT, Berlin

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1992

·     Klaus Zylla
Dresdner Bank AG, Frankfurt am Main

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Group exhibitions (selection)

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2019

Este Arte, Punta del Este, Uruguay

2018

Künstlerbücher A bis Z, Sammlung Würth, Künzelsau

2016

KIAF, Seoul, Südkorea

2014

ART Paris, Frankreich

2012

·    Von Baselitz bis Zylla–Malerei, Grafik und Plastik aus der Kunstsammlung Lausitz
Kunstsammlung Lausitz, Schloss der Festung Senftenberg, Senftenberg

·     Kopf an Kopf

Kunsthalle Würth, Schwäbisch Hall

2011

·      The Art of Writing - Bilder werden geschrieben
Kurhaus Kolonnade, Wiesbaden

2009

·     20 Jahre Deutsche Einheit 1989 – 2009
Kunsthalle Schweinfurt

2005

·     Generalkonsulat der BRD, New York, NY, USA

2003

·     PABA-Gallery, New Haven, CT, USA

2002

Drei aus Drei

Casa da Cultura, Madeira, Portugal

2001

·     Arte Santander
Santander, Spanien

2000

Kunst-Rai

Amsterdam, Niederlande

1999

Fabrica das Artes

Torres Vedras, Portugal

1998

·     Thomas Bernhard – Tage

Haus des deutschen Bundestages Berlin

1997

·     Plauener Kunstverein, Plauen

1996

Lichtblicke

Marstall Berlin

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About Jona Venus Mojen

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Biography 

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Born 1961   in Hamburg

1980 -87    Studies of psychology in Braunschweig,                             diploma

1988/89    assistent director at the state theatre in                               Braunschweig

1989-92      TV and radio journalist (WDR, SDR), assistent                     director at ZDF-production

1991-96      filmstudies at the Filmakademie Baden-                               Württemberg

since 1996   filmdirector, scriptwriter, story departments,                         photographer and painter,            

 

 

 

 

Filmography / Showcase

 

Director and scriptwriter:

       

“In Times of change”, 

documentary, portrait of Klaus Zylla, a German Painter, German, Engl. Subt, 97 min, 2020, HDTV, Dop, production, editing, postproduction as well)

„May blossoms“,

novel, 2009 to 2019

„Lord of light“, 

drama for theatre, 5 acts, multimedial, 2018

„Josy“,

(conception and pilot for a tv-series, work in progress, latemar film, Hamburg 2017

„Yearning“, 

experimental shortfilm(German and English language), 24 min, digital, 2016, editing and production as well

„Odyssey in the Elbe area“, 

docu-dramedy, DV, 40 min, 2004, production as well

several artistic spots for the expo 2000

1999 / 2000

„Reiki – way of love“(

documentary, dv, 40 min, 1999)

„Trip to the horizon“

(experimental documentary, beta, 40 min, 1996, editing and production as well)

"Jojo and Fred"and "Flummis"

(2 Commercials for the VW – AG, each 15 min, beta, 1992 production as well), bronze and silver Ottocarby Autovision München,Filmservice International 

„Tick“

(animation film, 16 mm, 2 min), 1992 , editing as well

„Tomas Friends“, 

screenplay for movie, 90 min.,script-subsidy by the film subsidy institution NRW, 1992 

„Top hat and violin“,

screenplay for  movie, 90 min., 1994 / 2003, 5th version)

 

 

Painting and fotography:

            

Exhibitions since 1998 in Niedersachsen and Berlin

 

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Link to my webside:

https://www.klaus-zylla.de/

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Link to my Galery in Frankfurt:

http://diegalerie.com/de/artists/#artist_details

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Link to more Informations

detailed Biografy und Showcase:

https://www.wallrichwolf.com/news-blog/kunst/154-der-kuenstler-klaus-zylla.html

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