{"id":109324,"date":"2021-12-10T10:37:31","date_gmt":"2021-12-10T09:37:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.dzm-museum.de\/man-river\/"},"modified":"2022-02-23T15:57:29","modified_gmt":"2022-02-23T14:57:29","slug":"man-river","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.dzm-museum.de\/en\/man-river\/","title":{"rendered":"Man. River."},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”3″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”517708″][vc_column column_width_percent=”71″ gutter_size=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”625888″][vc_separator sep_color=”color-wayh” icon_position=”left” uncode_shortcode_id=”214189″ sep_color_type=”uncode-palette” el_width=”15%” el_height=”2px”][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h1″ text_font=”font-343962″ text_size=”fontsize-155944″ text_weight=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”379484″]Man. River.[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_font=”font-377884″ text_size=”h3″ text_weight=”300″ uncode_shortcode_id=”171993″]Painting of the Danube countries[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h4″ text_weight=”600″ uncode_shortcode_id=”100779″]Touring exhibition 2011 – 2014[\/vc_custom_heading][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”114005″][vc_column column_width_percent=”71″ gutter_size=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”197449″][vc_single_image media=”102154″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”598815″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”436556″][vc_column column_width_percent=”71″ gutter_size=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”207644″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h5″ separator=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”581714″]The idea[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”173614″]The concept of the project “Man. The River.” dares a unique symbiosis of visual arts with the history and myths of the Danube River. The art project aims to overcome real and ideological distances and connect distant countries and different cultures. Artists from the countries from the source to the mouth were invited to immortalize their view of the royal river on panel paintings.<\/p>\n

The exhibition initiators trust in the aesthetic and cognitive stability of the panel painting: painting is a form of expression and pictures are “signs of life”. The image of man, the human condition, are the central subject of the exhibition series. The result was a unique view of the river and its people by young artists. This view is always quite individual, committed to the world of experience of the respective painter and at the same time always a special view of the represented country. Art thus becomes a “catalyst for social exchange and good neighborly cooperation.”[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”1″][vc_single_image media=”105297″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”922886″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”1″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h5″ separator=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”178580″]Curators, artists and works[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”109338″]The exhibition is aimed at young visual artists from the Danube countries, who are given a new forum with the project to present their works internationally and to enter into creative interaction. The selection of artists was made by art historians or artists themselves from the Danube countries. They each nominated two creatives from their country who represent the work of the generation of today’s 30\/40-year-olds in a high-quality manner and who have linked their work to the theme of the exhibition “Man. The River.” and who can and want to connect their work with the theme of the exhibition. “Man. River.” are addressed directly, but also in a figurative sense. The Danube itself, and with it the power and poetry of nature, are the content of the paintings by Pavol Stru\u010dka and Jozef Srna from Slovakia and Daniel Sigloch from Germany.<\/p>\n

All three painters concentrate on the pure landscape, showing it deserted and free of evidence of cultural intervention. The artists thus detach their Danube depictions from any direct temporal reference and convey moods with great painterly delicacy. The South German Daniel Sigloch localizes his landscape in the title Landschaft um Obermarchtal, that is, to Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg. However, this is by no means a lifelike image. The artist works with photography, which for a long time stood for unconditional objectivity. Sigloch, however, develops his representation on the computer, creating an essence of the place, as it were, from hundreds of superimposed shots.<\/p>\n

In accordance with the exhibition theme, the depiction of man, especially of man on the river or in connection with water as a primordial element, forms the second large motif circle. Silke Math\u00e9 from Germany, Bogdan Mateia\u015f and Cosmin Paulescu from Romania and Maja Vukoje from Austria start from a realistic depiction, whose message can be deepened by alienation. Nilbar G\u00fcres from Austria, Bodo Rott from Germany and Jelena Trajkovi\u0107 from Serbia, on the other hand, use the human figure in an emblematic function, as it were. The inner imagination shapes the work of every artist. Reality and fantasy, however, can merge beyond that to form new images of their own. Often, materials that are unusual for painting enhance its charisma.<\/p>\n

In the surreal works of Franziska Degendorfer from Germany, Ferenc Gn\u00e1ndt from Hungary and Biljana Stameni\u0107 from Serbia, these are found elements. The painted compositions by Zita Bajor from Hungary and Delia Chausheva from Bulgaria are highly abstract. Finally, Zoran Paveli\u0107 and Ana Petrovi\u0107 start from conceptual approaches. Both Croats reflect in their works the situation as artists and the world of the art business.<\/p>\n

As diverse as the origins and personal imprint of the eighteen artists are, so is their manner of expression. The painting of the Danube countries shows in the selection of this exhibition, a wide range of content and technical possibilities. In the process, the underlying theme expands into multiple facets. The artists of this generation deal with the political and personal situation of man, with community, neighborhood, migration as well as with the timeless sublimity of nature, with river and water as a primordial element – the young creatives develop associative fantastic ideas, myths and much more.[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space empty_h=”1″][vc_single_image media=”105296″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”197755″][vc_empty_space empty_h=”1″][vc_custom_heading text_size=”h5″ separator=”yes” uncode_shortcode_id=”263258″]Touring exhibition[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text uncode_shortcode_id=”169900″]In parallel – by conceiving the project as a traveling exhibition – the historical development of the area and its people as well as the present situation of the region are taken into account. Above all, the idea of presenting the artworks created along the river is an integral part of the concept. The exhibition sites should help to remember common European history. In the process, the artworks become media that show the Danube River as “nature’s gift that unites people” and provide both insights and views.<\/p>\n

A richly illustrated multilingual catalog with 154 pages and 64 color illustrations has been published to accompany the exhibition. The exhibition catalog deals with the artworks, the artists of the exhibition and documents the project.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row row_height_percent=”0″ override_padding=”yes” h_padding=”2″ top_padding=”0″ bottom_padding=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ gutter_size=”3″ column_width_percent=”100″ shift_y=”0″ z_index=”0″ uncode_shortcode_id=”656048″][vc_column column_width_percent=”71″ gutter_size=”3″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/1″ uncode_shortcode_id=”183624″][vc_row_inner limit_content=””][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”207968″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h6″ text_size=”h6″ uncode_shortcode_id=”110112″]Project partner[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”small” uncode_shortcode_id=”295668″]Ministry of Science, Research and the Arts of the State of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg
\nBaden-W\u00fcrttemberg Foundation
\nDanube Office Ulm\/Neu-Ulm
\nDanube Swabian Central Museum Ulm<\/p>\n

The Danube Swabian Central Museum is supported by the City of Ulm, the State of Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg and the Federal Government Commissioner for Culture and the Media.[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h6″ text_size=”h6″ uncode_shortcode_id=”126272″]Curators[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”small” uncode_shortcode_id=”566680″]Prof. Bozhidar Boyadzhiev, Art Academy, Sofia Bulgaria
\nDr. Silvia Eiblmayr, Vienna Austria
\nProf. Vladimir Frelih, Art Academy, Osijek Croatia
\nReinhard Fritz, Munich Germany
\nRoman Popel\u00e1r MA, Bratislava Slovakia
\nDr. Javor Ra\u0161ajski, Cultural Office, Vr\u0161ac Serbia
\nDr. Brigitte Reinhardt, Ulm Baden-Wuerttemberg
\nProf. Martin Rill, Danube Swabian Central Museum, Ulm Germany
\nDr. P\u00e9ter Somody, Art Academy P\u00e9cs Hungary
\nProf. Ion Stendl, Art Academy, Bucharest Romania
\nDr. Swantje Volkmann, Danube Swabian Central Museum, Ulm Germany[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text text_lead=”small” uncode_shortcode_id=”120287″]Project leader:<\/strong> Dr. Swantje Volkmann
\nExhibition concept:<\/strong> Martin Rill and Swantje Volkmann
\nCatalog design:<\/strong> Prof. Uli Cluss, visual communication
\nTotal production:<\/strong> S\u00fcddeutsche Verlagsgesellschaft, Ulm
\nTranslation:<\/strong> Tabea Stegmiller, Stefanie Dolvig, Martin Rill, \u00c1d\u00e1m Zolt\u00e1n
\nEditing:<\/strong> Martin Rill, Tabea Stegmiller, Dr. Swantje Volkmann[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner column_width_percent=”100″ gutter_size=”2″ overlay_alpha=”50″ shift_x=”0″ shift_y=”0″ shift_y_down=”0″ z_index=”0″ medium_width=”0″ mobile_width=”0″ width=”1\/2″ uncode_shortcode_id=”279835″][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h6″ text_size=”h6″ uncode_shortcode_id=”325663″]Artist[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”small” uncode_shortcode_id=”982769″]Franziska Degendorfer, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Germany
\nDaniel Sigloch, Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Germany
\nSilke Math\u00e9, Bavaria Germany
\nBodo Rott, Bavaria Germany
\nNilbar G\u00fcres, Austria
\nMaja Vukoje, Austria
\nJozef Srna, Slovakia
\nPavol Stru\u010dka, Slovakia
\nZita Bajor, Hungary
\nFerenc Gn\u00e1ndt, Hungary
\nZoran Paveli\u0107, Croatia
\nAna Petrovi\u0107, Croatia
\nBiljana Stameni\u0107, Serbia
\nJelena Trajkovi\u0107, Serbia
\nDelia Chausheva, Bulgaria
\nSvilena Koleva, Bulgaria
\nBogdan Mateia\u015f, Romania
\nCosmin Paulescu, Romania[\/vc_column_text][vc_custom_heading heading_semantic=”h6″ text_size=”h6″ uncode_shortcode_id=”336162″]Exhibition stations[\/vc_custom_heading][vc_column_text text_lead=”small” uncode_shortcode_id=”206320″]Germany Villingen-Schwenningen: October – November 2011
\nRomania Tulcea: January – February 2012
\nBulgaria Sofia: March – April 2012
\nSerbia Novi Sad: April – May 2012
\nCroatia Osijek: June – July 2012
\nHungary P\u00e9cs: September – October 2012
\nSlovakia Bratislava: November – December 2012
\nAustria St. P\u00f6lten: January 2013
\nBelgium Brussels: March – April 2013
\nGermany Ingolstadt: April – May 2013
\nGermany Ulm: June – August 2013[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Painting of the Danube countries<\/p>\n

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