Location: Germany
A central theme of Meisenberg´s artistic work is `the visualization of language´ and `the languaging process of pictures´. The various work topics are develop always from a conceptual approach. Meisenberg interprets the term ´visual art´ also as a common educational process of the artist and the observers.
Always returning themes in his works of art are fragmentary motvies of labyrinths and mazes. By these motives he makes use of all the different meanings in history till current presence.
selected exhibitions:
1993 - Institut für deutsche Sprache und Literatur,
Universität Köln
1994 - ZiF-Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung,
Universität Bielefeld
1994 - Kunsthistorisches Institut, Universität Bonn
1997 - ZiF-Zentrum für interdisziplinäre Forschung,
Universität Bielefeld
1999 - Leopold-Hoesch-Museum, Düren - Catalogue
2000 - EURO-World, Frankfurt a. M. - Catalouge
2002 - Ecole des beaux-arts de Valenciennes (F) - Catalogue
2002 - Städtische Galerie, Verden an der Aller
2004 - co_op, Kunstverein Hildesheim - Catalogue
2008 - DIN A4, Stedelijk Museum Roermond (NL)
2015 - Historisches Archiv der Stadt Köln - Catalogue
2018 - PAPER ART I, Papiermuseum Düren
2019 - PAPER ART II, Papiermuseum Düren
2021 - Künstlerhaus Alte Lederfabrik, Köln
2022 - Schloss Burgau, Düren
2023 - Kulturbahnhof Nettersheim 2024 - Galerie Agnes Nord, Paris
Collections:
Sparkasse Düren
Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen, Frankfurt
Leopold-Hoesch-Museum & Papiermuseum Düren
© Harald Meisenberg / VG Bild-Kunst
contact: harald.meisenberg@t-online.de
five cycles
1. literature (15 works of art)
2. talking pictures (16)
3. mask/grimace (12)
4. utopian alphabet (23)
5. apocalypse (7)
additions (8)
T. Campanella, 1623
Louis-Sebastien Mercier, 1771
“1. Rückblick von 2000 auf 1887 (11)”
Edward Bellamy, 1888
Ray Bradbury, 1953
embossed lithography, handemade paper
16 works
technique: acryl on copy and corrugated cardboard
five works of art (installation)
technique: acryl, photocopies, wrapping paper
objects 1-4
size: 150 x 150 x 20 cm
object 5 (on the wall)
size ca. 350 x 350 x 20 cm
objekt 5 (on the ground)
size ca. 250 x 250 x 20 cm
WORLD´S END (4)
size/framend: 44 x 44x 8 cm
FACE AND APOCALYPSE
24 digital-prints on dibond
“Galerie in Valenciennes (outside)”
six objects unframed
seven series
technique: acrylic paint and varnish upon and in kraft paper, medium-density fibreboard
1.WORD in WORD (17 works)
2. PALINDROMS (20)
3. WORDS and WAYS 1(28)
4. +AND+ (24)
5. DIGITAL PALINDROMS (24)
6. NEW_WORLD (10)
7. NET_SLANG (100)
GWS (get well soon)
JMO (just my opinion)
LYL (love you lots)
WAM (wait a minute)
AYS (are you sure
SMH (shaking my head)
AYS (are you sure)
CYM (check your mails)
HMU (hit me up)
arragement 3
screenshots: 50 acronyms
150 colours
“series 7: installation + video 1”
design: ornament
size: 768 x 158
“series 7: installation + video 2”
design: block
size: 718 x 126
“series 7: installation + video 3”
design: ornament 2
size: 768 x 158
30 assemblages
technique:
cardboxes sorted out by the Archive of Cologne are designed with numerous historical and actual objects of Cologne (e.g. stamps, photos, slides, coins, medals, maps, tickets, stickers, graphics, diagrams, records, CDs)
1 sculpture
1. sculpture with 57 modules
(installation upon a mirror)
0,60 x 0,60 x 1,53 meter
technique: acryl, photocopy and cardboard
2. 28 sculptures, each with two modules
(installation upon the the wall)
3. 4 sculptures, each with four
modules
(presentation upon a mirror)
WORDS AND WAYS
medium: acryl and varnich upon and in craft paper, fibreboard
1. MAZE 1-4
(four works/Installation)
Size: 48 x 33 cm
2. MAZE
Size: 90 x 63 cm
3. ON THE WAY
Size: 90 x 33 cm
4. MY WAY (1)
Size: 94 x 54 cm
5. MY WAY (2)
Size: 67,5 x 90 cm
6. ANYWAY
Size: 103,5 x 49,5 cm
7.1 ANYWAY blue 1
Size: 69 x 69 cm
7.2 ANYWAY blue 2
Size: 102 x 69 cm
8.1 ANYWAY orange 1
Size: 69 x 69 cm
8.2 ANYWAY orange 2
Size: 102 x 69 cm
9. WAYWARD
Size: 117 x 51 cm
Detail
NEWS - ALL THE WORLD IS A STAGE
medium: acrylic paint and varnich upon and in craft paper, fibreboard
1. YES I CAN
SIZE: 36x39 cm, 36x18 cm and 36x39 cm
2. EXIT MAYBE CHAOS
SIZE: 30x57 cm, 30x63 cm and 30x60 cm
3. HIRE FIRE HIRE
SIZE: 48 x 30 cm, 48 x 30 cm and 48 x 30 cm
4. BLOCKBUSTERISM
SIZE: 147 x 36 cm
5. BANKSY
SIZE: 33 x 63 cm
6.FAKENEWS
SIZE: 33 x 90 cm
(with silverleaf)
7. BURNOUT
SIZE: 81 x 39
(with ash)
8. 01010101
SIZE: 51 cm
oo
(with goldleaf)
9. GLOBALWARMING
SIZE: 33 x 144 cm
(with stone powder)
10. FRAMING
SIZE: 81 x 33 cm
TRUMP feat.Obama
#MEFIRST
THERESA'S WORLD
#WHATAMAZE
PROFESSIONAL AFFAIRS
#HIREFIRE/FIREHIRE
THINK BIG
#VINCENTMEETSPAUL
THE UNKNOWN ARTIST
#JUSTATRICK
MIRROR WRITING
#FACTCHECKDISASTER
HUMAN RESOURCES
#TAKECAREOF YOU
CRYPTOCOIN
#MONEYMAKETHENETGOROUND
GLOBALWARNING
#COMPLIANCEANDIGNORANCE
THE POWER OF WORDS
#THEPOWEROFPICTURES
NETWAYS
24 artworks
medium: acryl and varnich upon and in craft paper, fibreboard
size: 630 x 495 x 23 mm
detail
NET+WAY
9 artworks
medium: acryl and varnich upon and in craft paper, fibreboard
size: 630 x 495 x 19 mm
“ 1. Sonnenstaat (4)”
“1. Das Jahr 2240 (8)”
“1. Fahrenheit 451 (12)”
“2. Platons Paradigma (2)”
“2. Fortschritt (9) ”
“2. utopisches Labyrinth (11)”
“2. natürliche Vernunft (14)”
“3. without title ”
“3. without title”
“3. without title”
“3. without title”
“4. installation 1”
“4. installation 2”
“4. Thomas More: Utopia, 1518”
“5. without title”
“5. without title”
“5. without title”
“5. without title”
“without title”
“NEWWORLD”
“system 1”
“UTOPIAE”
“vision”
“Kafkaesk III”
“Kafkaesk VII”
“Kafkaesk IX”
“Kafkaesk XII”
“object 1”
“object 2”
“object 3”
“object 4”
“objekt 5 (on the wall)”
“object 5 (on the ground)”
“NORTH END”
“EAST END”
“SOUTH END”
“WEST END”
“Galerie in Valenciennes (inside)”
“design”
“text”
“art club Hildesheim”
“face 1”
“photo 1”
“photo 2”
“photo 3”
“photo 4”
“series 1”
“series 1”
“series 1”
“series 1”
“series 2”
“series 2”
“series 2”
“series 2”
“series 3 tale/teal”
“series 3: acre/race”
“series 3: foal/loaf”
“series 3: installation example”
“series 4”
“series 4”
“series 4”
“series 4”
“series 5”
“series 5”
“series 6”
“series 6”
“series 7: Diptychon ”
“series 7: Triptychon”
“series 7: Polyptychon”
“series 7: 5x10”
“series 7: video”
“assemblage 1”
“assemblage 5”
“assemblage 6”
“assemblage 8”
“assemblage 13”
“assemblage 14”
“assemblage 16”
“assemblage 20”
“assemblage 22”
“assemblage 24”
“assemblage 29”
“digital archive”
“arrangement 1”
“arrangement 2”
“Babylon Town”
“organic tower”
“view 1”
“view 2”
“view 3”
“view 4”
“detail 1”
“detail 2”
“detail 3”
“detail 4”
“detail 5”
“detail 6”
“detail 7”
“detail 8”
“module 1”
“module 2”
“module 3”
“module 4”
“tower 1”
“tower 2”
“tower 3”
“tower 4”
“MAZE 1”
“MAZE 2”
“Maze 3”
“MAZE 4”
“Installation 1”
“Installation 2”
“Installation 3 ”
“Installation 4”
“MAZE”
“MAZE”
“ON THE WAY”
“MY WAY(1)”
“MY WAY(1)”
“MY WAY(2)”
“MY WAY(2)”
“ANYWAY blue 1”
“ANYWAY blue 2”
“ANYWAY orange 1”
“ANYWAY orange 2”
“WAYWARD”
“WAYWARD”
“YES I CAN”
“EXIT MAYBY CHAOS”
“HIRE FIRE HIRE”
“BLOCKBUSTERISM”
“BANKSY”
“FAKENEWS”
“BURNOUT”
“01010101”
“GLOBALWARMING”
“FRAMING”
“NETWAY I”
“NETWAY I ”
“NETWAY III”
“NETWAY III”
“NETWAY X”
“NETWAY X”
“NETWAY XIV”
“NETWAY XIV”
“NETWAY XIX”
“NETWAY XIX”
“NET+WAY I”
“NET+WAY I”
“NET+WAY II”
“NETWAY II”
“NET+WAY III”
“NET+WAY III”
“NET+WAY IV”
“NET+WAY IV”
“1998”
“2000”
“2002”
“2004”
“2015”
“2019”
