Alex Mertins
„Homeward Bound“, 2008
glass fibre, sythetic resin, curtain cloth, 160 x 160 x 30 cm
Alexander Mertins´ constructions of wire and paper allow the beholder’s eye to scan them in a linear fashion, as well as wander about them randomly, without orientation.
His structures have no purpose, they stand for themselves. However, their essence and structure give them initially a deeply sculptural quality. They only come alive in the movement of the beholder who walks around the works and subjects him/herself to the interplay of the current light conditions.
Vita
| 1974 | Born in Bergisch Gladbach |
| 1995- 1999 |
Zimmererlehre und Wanderschaft als Zimmerergeselle |
| 2001- 2002 |
Studies in product design, Kunsthochschule Kassel |
| 2002- 2005 |
Studies in fine arts, Kunsthochschule Kassel, with Prof. Urs Lüthi |
| 2005- 2007 |
Art studies, Kunstakademie Düsseldorf, with Prof. Rita McBride |
Group Exhibitions
| 2002 | „Teuton Pop”, LeRoy Neiman Gallery at Columbia University, New York |
| 2006 | „NICHT WEIT VOM STAMM”, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf |
| 2006 | „Das Letzte Wort Der Kunst”, Klasse McBride, Kunsthalle Düsseldorf |
| 2006 | „SOME FREEDOM”, Ellerstr., Düsseldorf |
| 2006 | „JAMBOREE”, MöMA, Mönchengladbach |
| 2007 | „The Subjective Object”, Galerie Walter Conrads, Düsseldorf |
| 2007 | „About Blank”, Galerie Konrad Fischer, Düsseldorf |
| 2007 | „Parcours Interdit”, Malkasten e.V., Düsseldorf |
Solo Exhibitions
| 2004 | „Zimmerpflanzenberatung”, stellwerk, Kassel |
| 2005 | „Centre Foucault”, stellwerk, Kassel |
Grants & Awards
| 2003 | Robert-Völker-Preis (Art College, Kassel), joint venture with Jörn Peters |
| 2007 | DHCS-Stipendium, Kunstverein Düsseldorf |