Martin Werthmann Explained

Martin Werthmann (born 9 May 1982) is a German artist, who is living and working in Berlin.^[1]

Career

Martin Werthmann studied from 2004 to 2009 at the University of Fine Arts Hamburg with Andreas Slominski. His teachers also included Wim Wenders, Fatih Akin and Daniel Richter.^[2]

Works

Martin Werthmann mainly comprises large format wood block prints, which consist of several overlapping layers and are printed as unique pieces. The topics often circle around catastrophes, mostly transmitted from found photos.^[3] Beside his pictorial works, Werthmann creates large scale installations, like the piece Vortex from 2014, a water vortex with a diameter of six meters that the observer could enter through the center. In 2019, he created his first scenery for Korngold's Die tote Stadt, directed by and musical direction by Yoel Gamzou, which was discussed widely in German newspapers.^{[4] [5]}

Exhibitions (selection)

• 2021 "Catastrophy as Space", Heldenreizer Contemporary, Munich, Germany (solo)^[6]
• 2020 Martin Werthmann, Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA (solo)^[7]
• 2019 "Silence", Heldenreizer Contemporary, Munich, Germany (solo)^[8]
• 2019 "Silence after Storm", Gallery Tore Suessbier, Berlin, Germany (solo)^[9]
• 2018 Löwenpalais Berlin, Germany (group)^[10]
• 2017 "D Picture", Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA (group)
• 2016 "Martin Werthmann: Anhaltender Regen", Institut of Modern Art, Nuremberg, Germany (solo)
• 2016 "Martin Werthmann: Connected Bubbles", Wilding Cran Gallery, Los Angeles, California, USA (solo)
• 2014 "Sleepless Cheerleaders", McNamara Art Projects, Hong Kong, China (solo)
• 2012 "folie à deux", Gallery Etemad, Tehran, Iran (solo)
• 2011 "Undoubtedly", Kasseler Kunstverein, Kassel, Germany (group)

Bibliography

Martin Werthmann, Catastrophe as Space, by Hirmer Publishers, with contribution of: Norman Rosenthal, Barbara Scheuermann, Andrew Berardini, Hubertus Günther, Sarah Diefenthaler, Marcus Trautner, Munich 2021,

Martin Werthmann: SILENCE, published by Marcus Trautner, Munich, 2019,

External links

• • Link to an installation of Martin Werthmann
• Website Martin Werthmann at gallery Wilding Cran

Notes and References

1. Web site: Martin Werthmann Artist. ArtFacts. ArtFacts. en. 2019-08-08.
2. Web site: Anhaltender Regen . Institut für moderne Kunst . de . 10 May 2022.
3. Web site: First U.S. show for German woodblock artist is delectably disorienting. Ollman. Leah. 2016-06-28. Los Angeles Times. en-US. 2019-08-05.
4. News: Oper "Die tote Stadt" in Bremen: Stadt des toten alten weißen Mannes. Maier. Florian. 2019-05-19. Die Tageszeitung: taz. 2019-08-05. de. 0931-9085.
5. Web site: "Die tote Stadt" in Bremen: Zuckerfee ist ein Mensch. Spinola. Julia. Süddeutsche.de. 14 May 2019 . de. 2019-08-05.
6. Book: Werthmann . Martin . Trautner . Marcus . Berardini . Andrew . Heldenreizer Contemporary . Martin Werthmann : catastrophe as space = die Katastrophe als Raum . Munich . 2021 . 978-3-7774-3716-3 . 1237345562 . de .
7. Web site: Martin Werthmann - Herald Nix - Wilding Cran Gallery - Galleries . Frieze . 25 January 2020 . 10 May 2022.
8. Web site: Martin Werthmann - München - HELDENREIZER Contemporary . heldenreizer . 11 December 2018 . de . 10 May 2022.
9. Web site: HFBK: Silence after storm . HFBK . 5 October 2021 . de . 10 May 2022.
10. Web site: Berlin Trifft Chengdu . Berlin China Art . 10 May 2022 . de . . 10 May 2022.