Fred Friedrich

Fred Friedrich (Alfred Erwin Günter, Friedrich), (Kreuzberg Berlin, 25 January 1943 is a painter, sculptor and German architect whose works of art are linked to Neoexpressionism, flows of the Art Postmodern current emerged in the 80 (Neue Wilde), subsequently to the Abstract expressionism , Informalism (Trachismus) and Avant-garde

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He spent his childhood in Wriezen 50 km. from Berlin fleeing from World War II. Fred Friedrich and his family lived there until the end of the war. In a small space of just 14 square meters there they watched out the devastated City of Berlin; so for living they collected the rubble mined and traded with the scrap. With the desire to rebuild his city decided to study Arts in Kunstakademie in Berlin. In the "Technisume Universität" he studied "Plastiche Gestaltung" Skulptur being student of Erich F. Reuter and close friend from legend Joseph Beuys. He also studied Architecture in Basel and in Berlin. Due to the impact of World War II, which broke into the youth of the time, he was an active member of German student movement 68er.

His first creations, following his ideas, focused on the field of paintings in the 70.

The Modern painter Helen Frankenthaler declared, "Every canvas is a journey all its own." Contemporary artist Fred Friedrich takes viewers on a journey by fusing fact with fiction, recombining actual imagery into surrealist compositions imbued with engaging dynamism through his saturated colour palette and extraordinary juxtaposition of fantastical forms. Fred Friedrich art is an enticing journey full of mystery and enchantment, stating, "I take what surrounds me, I hit the stone from the existing mountain, with my will and strength, leaving behind my own tracks. My plan...there is non! I plunge sometimes headless into the unknown." Fred Friedrich takes viewers on a fantastical escapade in his mixed-media (End of the Heavens) paintings, installations and with his sculptures, make a Serie inspired by Ancient Maya Civilisation culture. One becomes an explorer mining through dazzling fields of opulent vision overflowing with imagery reminiscent of exotic lands. Each digital piece links to a video through a QR Code, this is a newest artwork, where Fred Friedrich founder of , create a total viewing experience, connecting digital photography, video, painting and sculpture. A spectral "Media Collage" of saturated hues dynamically energises these designed compositions are made to interact with the audience, fusing imagery both real and abstract to limit the distance between conscious reality and unconscious imagination. Not only is Mr. Fred Friedrich an accomplished digital artist, but he is also a powerful sculptor, showing he is truly multidisciplinary artist. Each biomorphic bronze sculpture holds the name of a Mayan God, instilling in his art the timeless prestige, power and omnipresence of the Mayan Civilisation.

He continues, with his architect career but the limited opportunity and restrictive opportunity to create with freedom, he decided at the best of his life career to begin with his own philosophy, so he moulded his new style and start Friedrich and associated with the avant-garde movement that, setting off, "Abstract Expressionism" and with big movements of his body places his artworks on the ground creating parallel worlds. His works happen for several phases, with the call "under cover painting" and this way he declares "...there take unchangeable places and unstoppable dimensions of time that they are frozen on the linen"

Subsequently he found in 1994 Fred Friedrich Foundation. In 1998 with the collaboration of the prestigious Museum in Cologne Germany, the Museum Ludwig he mounted a retrospective where the Cuba culture expresses its ideas. Supported by the bronze foundry family enterprise Hermann Noack, the multidisciplinary artist satisfies the most demanding criteria of the German and world culture. He performed exhibitions, along with Helmut Schober, in the "Angel Orensanz Center" New York City showing up his Darwinian and pantheism convictions, where he used the 4th. postulate to declare "... the ascending world harmony and all living beings exist. just during the natural selection in Nature nothing is arbitrary and random and all has an order that demands a project". Fred Friedrich with his darwinists ideas affirms: "The essential cause to maintain my position is based principally that I think that coincidences do not exist in life, everything is precise", with this statement his ambitious work began spanning decades, called , which is splits into diverse Cycles appointed: "Teotihuacan", "Chichen itza", "Installations Yucatan", "Cuadros Negros", "Hijos del Sol" and now the last , so in this way Friedrich goes on. With his trajectory and with the collaboration of the Israel Municipality in Berlin, he celebrated the Fiftieth anniversary of Israel birth, standing out the exhibition "Position Israel"at , during this exhibition also were included 18 Israeli artists, showing out the oppressed and relegated cultures and the recurrent impact on our society. He mounted a great exhibition at Museo-Casa Diego Rivera and Museo Jumex where Mexico critic was astonished about his artworks.

This award-winning artist is one of the first Digital Artist of the moment and has had exhibited internationally, showcasing his art in solo and group exhibitions in Italy, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, England, India, (Germany), Mexico and United States. Subsequently, more exhibitions happen in Marbella, Spain, in the prestigious Museum Cortijo de Miraflores, Fred sustaining Fin de Ciel project with one of the Cycle name "Hijos del Sol" with the ideas of the last Maya 2012 year where drama, its chaos, reaction, and all changeable forms are involved in an inherent mystic fractal of the future.

Museum Fred Friedrich promote his artwork around the world, and as well this space have the capability to promote, support and spread music, dance, theatre, with very well known artists.

Fred Friedrich, is linked as we know with the group of the Die Neue Wilde (The New Wild). He is member of the German Expressionism and Avant-garde movement being one of the most rebellious and individualistic of the group, he wakes up the critic and the censure of the culture society of our time. During his trajectory Fred Friedrich has appeared in various stages and contests as: Bienal Portugal with an impressive installation called "Zyklon B", Premio de Pintura Focus- Abengoa in Sevilla, in Bienal del Milenio in Granada, The Open West in Gloucester Cathedral, in Art Prize laguna 2012 in Venice, in Premios Iberoamericanos Cortés de Cádiz and on the Royal Academy of Arts with the first QR Medianismus Movement artwork "Madonna QR", who won the appreciation of the hard english critic and also of many other more spaces. At present time Museo Whitney New York City in Chelsea, has one of his bronze sculpture artwork called: "Ixbalanque"

Today on, with bases in Marbella, Spain, he has a permanent exhibition with all his Cycles on the Museo Fred Friedrich in collaboration with his wife Nely Meyer, both support, promote and spread Avant-garde culture and art around the world.

References[]

Gonzalez, Antonio Manuel:The key art. Latest trends, Metro, Barcelona, 1991 ISBN 84-316-2726-3
Briggs, John: "Chaos. Expeditionen in fraktale Neue Welten", Hanser, New York, 1992
Cirolt, Lourdes: "The latest trends in painting, Vicens-Vives, Barcelona, 1990 ISBN 84-316-2726-3
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http://kuenstler.haz.de/userfiles/156/243/46742/1335781111_7886.pdf
http://kuenstler.haz.de/userfiles/156/243/46742/1335781111_7886.pdf

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