GARY SCHLINGHEIDER GERMANY, b. 1983

Biography

COLOR IN MOTION: GARY SCHLINGHEIDER’S GEOMETRIC LANGUAGE

Gary Schlingheider uses a symbiotic combination of painting and sculpture in his work, which arises from his exploration of the overlap between these two art forms. He concentrates mainly on color and form. His works are large-format and characterized by powerful, opaque colors and geometric, reduced forms. Inspired by art historical greats such as the minimalists Ellsworth Kelly or Frank Stella, Schlingheider explores the boundaries between painting and sculpture in an innovative way. Painting and sculpture seem to merge seamlessly. He isolates everyday objects from their ordinary surroundings, abstracts them strongly and shapes them into simple and clear forms in his sculptures. These are positioned in space, similar to a three-dimensional drawing. The modules can lie on the foor, lean against the wall or be presented individually,be in pairs or overlap, depending on the spatial situation.


Born 1983 in Detmold, he lives and works in Berlin and Ostwestfalen Lippe, Germany. Gary Schlingheider studied at the Berlin University of the Arts as a master student with Prof. Christine Streuli as well as with Prof. Pia Fries and Prof. Gregory Cumins.

His works have been awarded the Manfred Fuchs Prize, the Loth Sculpture Prize at Art Karlsruhe, the Diffring Prize for Sculpture and the Master Student Prize of the President of the Berlin University of the Arts. Since 2023 he has been teaching at the Berlin University of the Arts, in the Department of Work in Space.

Works
  • Gary Schlingheider, BLACK PAINTING SMALL
    Gary Schlingheider
    BLACK PAINTING SMALL
    82 x 62cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, BLACKPINKBEIGE
    Gary Schlingheider
    BLACKPINKBEIGE
    132 x 107cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, BUMBLEBEE
    Gary Schlingheider
    BUMBLEBEE
    160x140cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, Droopy
    Gary Schlingheider
    Droopy
    100 x 180 x 10 cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, Green Machine
    Gary Schlingheider
    Green Machine
    200 x 170cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, Majestic
    Gary Schlingheider
    Majestic
    80x65cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, Majestic
    Gary Schlingheider
    Majestic
    80x65cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, Pink Painting
    Gary Schlingheider
    Pink Painting
    170x130cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, PINK PAINTING SMALL
    Gary Schlingheider
    PINK PAINTING SMALL
    82 x 62 cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, Rita
    Gary Schlingheider
    Rita
    191 x 151 x 10 cm
  • Gary Schlingheider, The blast
    Gary Schlingheider
    The blast
    200 x 170 cm
Exhibitions