Elmar Zimmermann – Visual Artist

American Spirit

Tasche 001 (American Spirit) — plastic, satin fabric approx. 75x27x9 cm 2023

This tailored to the human size sculpture is to be carried. With any content you want to wander around with. The shopper shown here is the first and the beginning of a series of unique pieces.

Take inspiration from this little afternoon stroll. Make this fashion piece a statement accessoir, and wear it on credibility street. On Ku’damm, Champs-Elysées and the likes it will certainly suit you too…

You can purchase your very own American Spirit shopper bag (Tasche 00X) here:

I want one

Festival Shirts (from the outskirts)

cloth/collected painter’s rag sewn together 130x210x10cm 2023

Contribution to the showcasing of brand new obscure fashion label Uffda at Stabbursfrieri Leveld Kunstfestival in Norway. Some kind of Tree-shirt. Drop cloth rags closed/sewn together, festival shirts within the scope of unwearable cloths.

Open studios

AR_29 / Atelieretage Reinickendorf

Alt-Reinickendorf 28-29 13407 Berlin

Das dritte Atelierwochenende Reinickendorf findet am Samstag, 13. Mai und Sonntag, 14. Mai 2023 statt. Am Samstag von 14–20 Uhr und am Sonntag von 12–18 Uhr öffnen öffnen 111 Ateliers an 23 Orten.

Darunter zahlreiche Einzelateliers sowie die fünf großen Kunststandorte des Bezirks: der Künstlerhof Frohnau, das Kunstzentrum Tegel-Süd, die Atelieretage AR_29, das Monopol-Gelände sowie das Atelierhaus Auguste. Neu hinzugekommen ist das Atelierhaus Adria (Kühnemannstr. 51-69).

Die Eröffnung findet am Samstag, 13. Mai um 14 Uhr auf dem Monopol-Gelände statt.

Lantern

aluminium, wire, led-lights 65x18x20cm 2022

views at 5th International Lantern Festival and in private collection above the roofs of Berlin

Shenanigans

5th International Lantern Festival:

Shenanigans @ Heijala-Land

Langhanstr.71 – 13086 Berlin – Opening Friday 11th Nov 18.00 – The festival takes place at a public garden created by the awarded neighbourhood initiative who turned an area defined by a fallow and a dangerous crossing of three streets into a place. The show only lasts 48hrs, hope you can make it!

With contributions by David Edward Allen . Lucio Auri . George Barber . Quirin Bäumler . Geeske Bikjer . Stefan Bohnhoff . Jean Baptiste Bouvet . Clara Brörmann . Birte Bosse . Joachim Cossais . Rie + Moe Cermann . Jeremy + Kyra A/H . Kuno Ebert . Berta Fischer . Dennis Fuchs . Birgit Moeller + Nora Feldman . Florian Gass . Mani Hammer . Michael Graessner . Gotcha Gosalishvili . Björn Geipel . John Hodany . Mathilde Ter Heijne . Michelle Howard . Ulrich Hakel . Jeroen Jacobs . Maud Janecke . Florian Japp . Jennifer Jordan . Susanne Kohler . Klaus Kamptner . Michael Kirkham . Karo Kreisel . Susanne Kunkel . Jonas Lipps . Kathi Maurer . Jerry McGettrich . Richard Neal . Jens Nippert . Anders Hellsten Nissen . Hester Oerlemans . Mirja Reuter . Carlos Silva . Raaf van der Sman . Sailor + Razor . Dominik Steiner . Katia Sternel . Stefan Thater + Kamilla Bischof . Vincent Tavenne . Lars Monrad Vaage . Witte Wartena . Annette Weisser . Beate Maria Würz . Amelie v. Wulffen . Ina Weber . Elmar Zimmermann … and many more

Blind Vision

Group show initiated and realized by Matthias Mayer und Maik Schierloh in cooperation with Treptow-Ateliers e.V. – from 11.11.22 to 13.11.22 – Wilhelminenhofstr. 83-85 12459 Berlin –

…an atmosphere of departure or dependency in an alternative and avant-garde sense. For others, it was merely a projection surface for profane economic interests pushed by global market events. There was never a vision for all. This blind vision is now reflected in a place of action. …deceptive, the awakening already sits in the neck, like a drug that slowly loses its effect. Because it all ends, and without romanticism. The artists soon have to go back to their nomadic way. Only that they are not nomadic… What could become, what could be? Why is it a blind vision?

All Curators Are Bastards

1312

Group show curated by Tim Cierpiszewski with works by

Marie Athenstaedt / Jérôme Chazeix / Tim Cierpiszewski / DAG / Manuela Fersen / Wilhelm Frederking / Ricarda Hoop / Andreas Keil / Martina Klein / Nina Maria Küchler / Onc Ysh / Jana Mertens / Mike Okay / Marten Schech / Franz Schmidt / Eva Schnitt / Stefan Schwarzer / Elisabeth Sonneck / Frederic Spreckelmeyer / Janine Tobüren / Elmar Zimmermann

September 30th – October 2nd 2022

PILOTENKUECHE / international art program / Franz-Flemming-Str. 9 / 04179 Leipzig

Die Obiger Galaxis:

Maria Anwander • Ruben Aubrecht • Claudia Balsters und Hannah Goldstein • Antje Blumenstein • Anne Brannys • Alke Brinkmann • Claudia Busching • Martin Dörbaum • Cécile Dupaquier • Lara Faroqhi • Saeed Foroghi • Anne Gathmann • Nathalie Grenzhaeuser • Harriet Groß • Philipp Hennevogl • Peter Hock • Katrin Jaquet • Anne Kaminsky • Petra Karadimas • Julia Kissina • Achim Kobe • Andreas Koch • Gabriele Künne • Leyre Lassierra Viguri • Jorge Lopes • Wolfgang Matzat • Alexander Menegotto • Thomas Monses • Matthias Moravek • Rainer Neumeier • Oliver Neumann • Enrico Niemann • Jennifer Oellerich • Kristina Popov • Frederik Poppe • Mariel Poppe • Heinz Pranter • Stefan Roigk • Maja Rohwetter • Miguel Rothschild • Nadja Schöllhammer • Stefan Schwarzmüller • Zuzanna Zita Skiba • Hans-Peter Stark • Craig Stewart • Petra Tödter • Dagmar Tränkle • Lukas Troberg • Anke Voelk • Nicole Wendel • Elmar Zimmermann • Christof Zwiener

Ausstellung 26. März – 29. April 2022

Eröffnung am Freitag, den 25. März 2022, 17 – 22 Uhr Ausstellungsführungen am 16. und 23. April, 18 – 19 Uhr Finissage am Freitag, den 29. April, 18 – 23 Uhr

Axel Obiger – Raum für zeitgenössische Kunst Brunnenstrasse 29 10119 Berlin Germany

#* (Abschnitt-Bruch)

MDF relief 77x72x6cm 2019

“No hash, no star, no swastika, no picture, no frame, no seal, no shield, no token, no sign, no angle the same, no symbol to name. The shifting eyes just see – some thing.” (EZ)

Postkartenrecht

Group show

both at Studio 8 Berlin from 11.09.21 to 02.10.21

and KW Institute for Contemporary Art Berlin from 15.09.21 to 19.09.21 on the occasion of 30 Jahre KW

Also labelled under various further (sub-)titles the exhibition is shaped around topics like camaraderie, respect, curiosity, haphazardness. The catalogue which accompanies the two shows illustrates the individual works of the participants and is backed with an essay by theorists and curators Léon Kruijswijk and Sarah Wessel. It is available at the venues and at KW bookshop.

#Paint

4c-Risography Ed. 30 42×30 cm 2020

The work is one recent result of my artistic practice in the use of the useless, of leftovers, bycatch, findings.

Earlier this year, when all together everyone at home, I started to use the most powerless tool I could find on my computer: MS Paint—which still comes with Windows. This is a very simple pixel-based painting tool. I put up a tiny canvas in oktavo ratio and placed some of the program’s template icons—carefully choosing their position and colour, in just using the standard palette.

I liked the result, but did not stop there.

The weakness of pixels is the resolution. I wanted my picture to be defined and sharp, so I translated it into a vector graphic. The picture now is rendered in mathematic curves—no more fuzzy pixel-stairs, but it is infinitely scalable. Throughout this transfer the forms on the canvas became more fluid, the shapes formerly put one on top of the other were melting and connecting.

To bring this abstract thing into everyday life I chose to render it in Riso—a digital printing technique with high quality inks. So my processed picture found its place on warm sheets of paper as a screen print.

There are still some prints available. Get your #Paint here:

I want one

A S Y M M E T R Y O F U S

Solo show at

Studio 2o46

Verein zur Förderung zeitgenössischer Kunst

Teilestraße 11-17 | 12099 Berlin

Open on 10.10.2020 4-9 PM
and 17.10.2020 3-6 PM
and 12.10.-16.10.2020 by appointment

Abschnitt – Bruch

MDF reliefs 36×8,5x2cm 48×13,5×3,5cm 54x12x3,5cm 76×13,5x5cm 66,5×16,5×3,5cm 87,5×11,5x4cm 33×6,5x4cm 57x15x4,5cm 68×14,5×6,5cm 59x11x4cm 66×10,5×3,5cm 2019

Fledermaus

cloth/collected painter’s rag 118x88cm 2016

Fiegende Bauten

“Fliegende Bauten” presents:

Rebekka Beischall Svenja Kreh Astrid Brandt Lukas Bugla Miro Dorow Eva Grøttum Ole Hartmann Ronny Lischinski Enrico Niemann Daniel Rödiger Strahinja Skoko Sarah Steiner Oskar Klinkhammer Elmar Zimmermann

13.+14.10.2018 Strausberger Platz 17 10243 Berlin

Campfire

cloth/collected painter’s rags snell 68x64cm 2018

Potatoes, prunes and prism

Groupshow: Potatoes, prunes and prism.

02.06. – 10.06.2018
at Pavillon am Milchhof Berlin

Juan Jose Acevedo, Céline Adamo, Yasmin Alt, Lucio Auri, Florian Balze, George Barber, Pedro Boese, Geeske Bijker, James Bockelman, Isabelle Borges, Katrin Bremermann, Ruprecht Dreher, DAG, Jay Gard, Jürgen Grewe, Mani Hammer, John Hodany, Maarten Janssen, Florian Japp, Klaus Kamptner, Alexander Klenz, Annette Knol, Jeschkelanger, Leopold Landrichter, Alex Lebus, Marco Meiran, Lawrence Power, Johannes Regin, Inken Reinert, Arne Schreiber, Carsten Sievers, Carlos Silva, Michel Vincenot, Jens Wolf, Elmar Zimmermann

Ecran ( suite )

textile 77x77cm 2016