CHRISTIANE TOEWE
Nome e Cognome: Christiane Toewe
Provenienza: Bamberg, Germany
Titolo dell’opera: Istallazione : Intermezzo, 1998
Dimensioni dell’opera: 3 x 6 mt.
Tecnica e/o descrizione dell’opera: Interactive space concept. Porcelain, wood, light control, wall text.
Pairs of flashing breasts attract each other. Hardly anyone can escape the attraction of these bright and flashing porcelain objects. Resistance is useless. But the request says, “Don’t touch me. Not yet”. Christiane Toewe provokes twice. “Don’t touch” is a standard admonition in every museum, but not yet?
When, if not now? Those who do will notice: the chest is warm. Toewe plays with the viewer, includes them directly in his work, makes them part of his art. The intermezzo installation was created in 1998 for the SEX SELLS exhibition in the Stadtgalerie Villa Dessauer, Bamberg,
Descrizione Personale:
Christiane Toewe completed her training as a ceramist in three different german companies: Krösselbacher Fayence/Eberbach, Signe Pistorius-Lehmann/Lahr and Christian Cropp/Heidelberg. She attended the Technical College for Ceramic Design Höhr-Grenzhausen/ WW from 1988 to 1991, and a study trip to Hong Kong and China strengthened her love for porcelain. After a study stay in England at the College for Art and Design in Farnham, she passed the examination for the master craftsman’s certificate in ceramics in 1993 in Koblenz. In 1994 she founded her studio for porcelain in Bamberg and supplemented her portfolio with an apprenticeship as a multi-media designer. She became a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists*innen/Oberfranken in 1995 and took over the chair in 2008-14. The artist has always been politically involved, including the creation of an art gallery in her home town. She has received 10 awards for her artistic work. Continuously, since 1990 her works are shown in art exhibitions in Germany, Lithuania, France, Egypt, India and China. The invitation of Taoxichuan 2018 and 2019 as an artist in residence for three months each to Jingdezhen/China, the world centre of porcelain production, is a distinction. At the invitation of the Indian government in Gujarat she was a participant in the Global Art Festival in January 2020.
Christiane Toewe ha completato la sua formazione come ceramista in tre diverse aziende tedesche: Krösselbacher Fayence / Eberbach, Signe Pistorius-Lehmann / Lahr e Christian Cropp / Heidelberg. Ha frequentato il Technical College for Ceramic Design Höhr-Grenzhausen / WW dal 1988 al 1991, e grazie ad viaggio di studio a Hong Kong e in Cina ha rafforzato il suo amore per la porcellana. Dopo un soggiorno di studio in Inghilterra presso il College for Art and Design di Farnham, ha superato l’esame per il diploma di maestro artigiano in ceramica nel 1993 a Koblenz.Nel 1994 ha fondato il suo studio per la porcellana a Bamberg e ha completato il suo portfolio con un apprendistato come un designer multimediale. È diventata membro dell’Associazione professionale degli artisti visivi * innen / Oberfranken nel 1995 di cui è stata presidente dal 2008 al 2014. L’artista è sempre stata politicamente impegnata, compresa la creazione di una galleria d’arte nella sua città natale. Ha ricevuto 10 premi per il suo lavoro artistico. Ininterrottamente, dal 1990 le sue opere sono esposte in mostre d’arte in Germania, Lituania, Francia, Egitto, India e Cina. L’invito di Taoxichuan come artista residente per tre mesi ciascuno nel 2018 e 2019 a Jingdezhen / Cina, il centro mondiale della produzione di porcellane, è un elemento distintivo. Su invito del governo indiano in Gujarat ha partecipato al Global Art Festival nel gennaio 2020.