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In our series about art big data, we try to sketch relations and trends in art. We started our series with the following topic: Which academy or school of art produces the most successful artists? We were interested mainly in how many German artists are among the top 1.000 worldwide. Where have these artists studied and with what kind of medium they became successful? The most successful academy of Germany by far is the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf with 38 artists in the top 1.000 worldwide.

The global art export champion Germany
German artists are internationally in vogue. The german landscape of art schools produces 148 artist among the top 1.000 worldwide. Among the top 20 there are 6 German artists, namely Gerhard Richter, Joseph Beuys, Sigmar Polke, Thomas Ruff, Georg Baselitz and Rosemarie Trockel. (unter die top 20 künstler kommen gleich 6 dt. künstler)

Kunstakademie Düsseldorf
Studied in Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf. Düsseldorf. Thus reads the CV of the currently highest valued artists in Germany. With its graduates Gerhard Richter, Joseph Beuys, Sigmar Polke and Thomas Ruff the Kunstakademie Düseldorf founded in 1773 holds currently the fourth position of the top 3 places in the international ranking of ArtFacts. The Kunstakademie Düsseldorf will do justice to its reputation to be the best German Art Academy, again and again. It has succeeded in to atract attention in making new trends in the formats painting, photography and installation. The Düsseldorf School of Photography (Gursky, Höfer …) is a term of a brand name character linking the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf to significant milestones in art history. The artworks of professors and graduates achieve record prices in the art markets.

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5.AWARDS

In 2017 we started our new series of infographics in the monthly appearing magazine Tichys Einblick. In this series about art big data, we try to sketch relations and trends in art. In the current edition of Tichys Einblick our infographic deals with the subject of the most significant art awards for emerging artists in Germany.

This week’s Emerging Artist is Gary Schlingheider.

Gary Schlingheider_Portrait_©Tomaso Baldessarini_hoch (1)

What are you working on right now? 

I am working on a new series – at the moment the concept is nearly ready and within the next weeks I will start with the production. Simultaneously, I am preparing my upcoming exhibitions and a catalogue. I am planning and building a new studio and a project space.

What is your art about?

My work is about space and form. About reduction and impact. And about the boundaries of painting and sculpture. Geometric shapes and intensive colours. I am working with different materials with various techniques. Often with canvas, steel, acrylic and varnish.

Do you find your immediate surrounding inspirational?

My immediate surrounding, my daily life, is very inspirational, cause everywhere around me are shapes, colours, surfaces and volumes. I consider space as an material, in this case the space between two walls or things, wherever they are, are very inspirational for me as well.

Which artists or what kind of art has the greatest impact on your work?

I am into minimalism. Some of the most important artists for me are Agnes Martin, Carl Andre and Ellsworth Kelly.

How does the internet influence your way of working as an artist?

For me the internet is important for communication, especially for
networking, the presentation of my work and for preparing exhibitions. I don’t use it as an source of inspiration. I am more interested in print issues, exhibitions and personal contacts.

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Gary Schlingheider – Emerging Artist of the Week