Ivo Ringe Explained

Ivo Ringe
Birth Date:5 July 1951
Birth Place:Bonn, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Nationality:German
Field:Abstract Painting
Movement:Concrete art
Spouse:Heather Sheehan

Ivo Ringe (born July 5, 1951) is a German artist, who is classified as a concrete art painter. He is also a docent and a curator of international group exhibitions.

Life and work

In 1972 Ringe began studying sculpture at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf under the instruction of professor Joseph Beuys. Like Imi Knoebel and Blinky Palermo, Ringe belongs to the Minimalism (visual arts)#Minimal art movement among Beuys' students.

In 1974 he shifted the focus of this study and became a scholar of professor Rolf Sackenheim devoting himself to the study of graphic arts. In 1977 Ivo Ringe was awarded "Master scholar" ("Meisterschüler") by Rolf Sackenheim. Already during his studies, Ringe explored tessellation and Islamic geometric patterns, manifesting works of silkscreen print, etching and ceramic tile.[1]

A 1992 fire in his studio destroyed many of the artist's works.[2]

Since 2008, Ringe has been a lecturer in the fields of drawing and illustration technique at the Academy of Design "Ecosign", founded by Karin-Simone Fuhs.[3] Since 2011, he is docent and since 2014 artistic director of the studio for fine arts ("Atelier für Bildende Kunst") at the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn.[4] Ringe lives and works in Cologne, Germany. In 2015, Ringe had an extensive exhibition of his works at the Kunsthaus Rehau in Rehau, Germany, that inspired Eugen Gomringer to write a sonnet about his work.[5] The vocalist and songwriter Amy Antin in 2020 released a song that deals with Ivo Ringe's artistic practice. In it, she describes how Ringe's artworks affects how she sees the world (text excerpt):

In it, she addresses the techniques and interests of the artist, who deals with the interaction of proportions and colors. In her song, Antin highlights the fact that she perceives these elements and feels emotionally addressed by them, even if she cannot name exactly how the artist achieves these effects.

Ringe lives and works in Cologne, Germany. He is a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund.[6] Ringe is married to the US-American sculptor Heather Sheehan.

Work

First, Ivo Ringe sets the background color of the painting, that often appears to be monochromatic, but in reality consists of a multitude of differing color nuances that overlap one another: "It is not unusual for a supposedly black surface to emerge from the laying of many shades of dark blue and violet. In the case of white, there are often up to six different layers of white superimposed on each other." (In German: "So entsteht nicht selten eine vermeintlich schwarze Fläche aus dem Nebeneinander vieler Dunkelblau- und Violett-Töne. In einem Weiß sind häufig bis zu sechs verschiedene weiße Flächen übereinandergesetzt.")[7] These colors are the result of Ringe's mixtures of powder pigments.[8] He then sets orientation points on the canvas, which he connects with brush strokes to create a net-like structure. The position of these points is based on classical proportions of beauty, as they were formulated in antiquity.

Ringe uses the Golden ratio, but also works with proportions from other culture's ideals of beauty, such as those from ancient Sanskrit texts.[9] These net-like formations sometimes reach beyond the border of the painting, appearing to be without beginning or end. The structures are reminiscent of those occurring in the formation of crystals and other structures in nature. His works manifest – as in nature – from preliminary fundamentals and phenomenon which occur in the act of painting: "His approach [...] consciously draws an equivalence between the formal development of a painting and the growth of a leaf or a crystal; in each, complexity is achieved through the interaction of preset and random elements."[9]

Curatorship

In 2014 Ivo Ringe curated together with Viola Weigel the group exhibition "Strukturen/Structures: British and German Painting in Dialogue", which was shown successively at the Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven (May 10, 2014 to August 24, 2014) and at the Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange (October 11, 2014 to January 3, 2015). Eight British and German artists, whose abstract works are characterized by structures, showed their works.[10] The artists in the exhibition were selected by Ringe, who also had considered the concept of the exhibition. Also in 2014 (November 18 to December 13, 2014) Ivo Ringe curated together with Joe Barnes and Po Kim the group exhibition Painting Black for the Sylvia Wald and Po Kim-Art Gallery in New York with more than 30 artists from different countries.[11]

A group exhibition entitled Restructured took place at the Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange from July 18 to October 8, 2016, with artists from the first exhibition in 2014 and newcomers exhibiting their work. The artists were selected by Ivo Ringe.From 18 July to 6 August, many of the artists worked on site in a residency programme. Visitors were able to visit them in the studio and follow live how the works were created. Parallel to this, lectures and seminars by the artists took place.[12] Blair Todd, the museum's curator, mentioned in a video interview that it was largely thanks to Ivo Ringe's "energy and passion" that this Artist-in-residence took place.[13] James Green, the director, explains in the same video that the museum is not only interested in exhibiting current positions in abstract art, but above all in creating a "creative experimental space", in which artists can inspire each other.[13] From February 10 to 24, 2018, another Artist in Residency on the theme of Structures took place in Penzance, again the artists were selected by Ivo Ringe.

As a result of the exhibition Painting Black in New York in 2014, Ivo Ringe was invited by the Art collector Carl-Jürgen Schroth in Soest to organize an exhibition on this subject in the "Sammlung Schroth" at the Museum Wilhelm Morgner. 42 international artists from various countries showed their black works.[14]

In 2020, Ivo Ringe curated together with the curator Juliane Rogge the group exhibition Multilayer Vision 20/20, for the "Sammlung Schroth" at the Museum Wilhelm Morgner, in Soest, Germany. Recent works of concrete art from fifty international artists were chosen to show the advancements in this field one-hundred years after the time of Theo van Doesburg. Today, "Concrete art not only conquers the third dimension, but also adapts itself to the complexity of the present." (In German: "Die Konkrete Kunst erobert sich nicht nur die dritte Dimension, sondern passt sich damit auch einer komplexen Gegenwart an.")[15]

In September 2024, together with the "Sammlung Schroth" (Museum Wilhelm Morgner), Ringe curated the group exhibition 3D. Pioneering sculpture of the Concrete Present, which for the first time in Germany exclusively shows sculptures by contemporary Concrete artists. The exhibition is part of the III Hellweg Konkret exhibition project. 39 international artists used a wide variety of materials to design space as the theme of their sculptures. The exhibition can be seen in Soest until December 1, 2024..[16]

Collections

Solo exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Bibliography

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ivo Ringe. Biography . www.filserundgraef.de . 2020-10-20.
  2. Fred Sellin: ‘‘Von Malerwerkstatt Ivo Ringes blieb nur noch ein Trümmerhaufen. Beuys-Schüler: Atelier abgebrannt. 30 wertvolle Gemälde waren nicht mehr zu retten‘‘, Kölner Express 22. Januar 1992
  3. Web site: Beuys Trilogie – Vorträge an der Ecosign . Beuys Trilogy - Lectures at the Ecosign . Ecosign . 2008-03-03 . 2020-07-02.
  4. Web site: Litterarium & Atelier. Kontakt . Uni Bonn . 2020-07-02 .
  5. Web site: Rückblick: Vorhergehendes im Zusammenhang mit Folgendem: Eugen Gomringer – Ivo Ringe . Review: The previous in connection with the following: Eugen Gomringer - Ivo Ringe . Galerie Floss & Schultz . 2020-10-20 . 2020-11-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201110220940/http://www.so-eine-art-loft.de/rueckblick.html . dead .
  6. Web site: Ordentliche Mitglieder . Regular members . www.kuenstlerbund.de . 2018-11-21.
  7. Web site: Ivo Ringe: Künstlerporträt . Ivo Ringe: Artist Portrait . Galerie Nanna Preußners . 2020-10-21.
  8. Web site: Manuela Rieger . Struktur und Klarheit. Der Beuys–Schüler Ivo Ringe zeigt Werke in der Galerie Claudia Weil . Structure and clarity. Beuys student Ivo Ringe shows works in the gallery Claudia Weil . . 2016-10-15 . 2020-10-21.
  9. Web site: Thomas Micchelli . A Struggle for Balance . 2016-09-10 . 2017-01-12.
  10. Web site: Structures – Strukturen . Newlyn Art Gallery & The Exchange . 2020-07-02.
  11. Web site: Painting Black . The Sylvia Wald and Po Kim Foundation . 2014 . 2020-07-02.
  12. Web site: ReStructured . newlynartgallery.co.uk . 2020-07-08.
  13. Web site: Frank Norden . re:structured. moving to beyond . youtube.com . 2016-09-12 . 2020-07-08.
  14. Web site: Ausstellung: Painting Black . Exhibition: Painting Black . Stiftung für konzeptionelle Kunst . 2020-07-07.
  15. Jan Bykowski: "Erweiterte Konzentration: Gruppenausstellung im Raum Schroth Soest", magazine "kunst:art", Ausgabe 75, September – Oktober 2020, Seite 4
  16. Web site: Eröffnung der Ausstellung 3D. Wegweisende Plastik der konkreten Gegenwart . Opening of the exhibition 3D. Pioneering sculpture of the Concrete Present . ssk-soest.de . 2024-09-09.
  17. Web site: Circle. Ivo Ringe . gallery circle contemporary . 2019-07-05.
  18. Web site: Artothek Köln. Ivo Ringe Malerei . www.museenkoeln.de . 2019-07-05.
  19. Book: Petra . Oelschlägel . Kunstmuseum Villa . Zanders . Aus Papier!: Ein Album zur Sammlung Kunst aus Papier . Made of paper: An album for the collection Art made of Paper . Kettler . Dortmund . 2021-06-15 . 978-3862069163.
  20. Web site: Ivo Ringe: Der heilige Narr . kunstaspekte.art . 2018-10-26.
  21. Web site: Ivo Ringe – Heather Sheehan . Neue Galerie Landshut . 2018-10-26.
  22. Web site: Ivo Ringe: Der Moment des Tuns . kusntaspekte.art . 2018-10-26.
  23. Web site: Cosi parlo Zarathustra . kunstaspekte.art . 2018-10-26.
  24. Web site: Ivo Ringe: New Moment . kunstaspekte.art . 2022-11-19.
  25. Web site: Galerie Nanna Preußners . www.galerien-in-hamburg.de . 2018-10-26.
  26. Web site: Ivo Ringe: Or burst out from its confines and radiate . www.tremenheere.co.uk . 2018-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026143204/http://www.tremenheere.co.uk/whats-on/412/2018/02/11/ivo-ringe-and-grounds-for-optimism . 2018-10-26 . dead .
  27. Web site: Ivo Ringe: Simple Present . artsy.net . 2020-07-07.
  28. Web site: Ivo Ringe: Südlicht . Ivo Ringe: Southern Lights . muzej-lapidarium.hr . 2023-11-04.
  29. Web site: Angelika Jakat . Die Achtsamkeit des Augenblicks. Kamps Galerie und das Hotel Benen-Diken-Hof in Keitum zeigen zurzeit in einer gemeinsamen Ausstellung farbige, gegenstandslose Arbeiten von fünf renommierten Künstlern. . Sylter Rundschau . 2003-09-05 . 2015-11-13.
  30. Web site: Ornamental: Min Clara Kim, Hugo Boguslawski, Ivo Ringe . kulturportal.de . 2018-10-26.
  31. Web site: Thomas Micchelli . Spinning a Web: When Art Addresses the Infinite . 2013-07-13 . 2015-11-13.
  32. Web site: Structures – Strukturen . Newlyn Art Gallery . 2018-10-26.
  33. Web site: Newlyn Art Gallery and The Exchange . Restructured . 2016 . 2016-10-08.
  34. Web site: The Pattern reveals Itself . www.galerie-claudiaweil.de . 2018-10-26.
  35. Web site: Ausstellung Painting Black . www.skk-soest.de . 2018-10-26.
  36. Web site: The underlying Shape . www.galerieflossundschultz.de . 2017-07-18 . 2018-10-26 . PDF, 4 MB . 2018-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026182820/https://www.galerieflossundschultz.de/texte/WEB_Katalog_Shape_2017.pdf . dead .
  37. Web site: Structures International . Newlyn Art Gallery . 2018-10-26.
  38. Web site: Grounds for Optimism . Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens . 2018-10-26 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181026143204/http://www.tremenheere.co.uk/whats-on/412/2018/02/11/ivo-ringe-and-grounds-for-optimism . 2018-10-26 . dead .
  39. Web site: Köln Plus – Farbmalereipositionen . Verein für aktuelle Kunst e.V. . 2018-10-26.
  40. Web site: Dots, Points, Circles . artfacts.net . 2020-01-09.
  41. Web site: Schönheit!? . Beauty!? . Galerie Gisela Clement . 2023-11-04.
  42. Web site: Zur Immaterialität der Farbe . On the immateriality of color . Galerie Floss & Schultz . 2023-11-04.
  43. Web site: Us Again: Encore Nous . potentialproject.gr . 2023-11-04.
  44. Web site: Kunstspektrale - Quadratur des Kreises . Art spectrals - squaring the circle . kunstkulturstiftung-oberlausitz.de . 2023-11-04.

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