Born in Stuttgart/Germany,
Ose moved to Hagen where he grew up with his family.
Inspired by the work of his Great Grandfather F.A.Isenberg, who was painter
during late 19th and early20th
century. Ose began as a child. At the early age of 11 it became obvious
that painting would become his
ambition.At the age of 16 he began his artistic education at the arts
college Wuppertal/Germany.
Consequently he continued his studies at the University of Wuppertal.
In addition to studying industrial
design, it’s techniques and handcrafting he also enjoyed an all-round
education, covering all aspects of the
arts.In the early 1980’s his work concentrated on painting landscapes
and faces.
“I need to breath and feel the atmosphere of the situation at hand
while creating my images.”
With this mind set he painted into the late hours in bars and pubs as
well as early mornings in nearby fields
to capture the moment on his selected canvases.
Concentrating on his final exam Ose was fascinated
by Holography in 1984. As result he developed and
designed a holography camera which in 1986 was awarded the first prize
in an international design competition.
“During this time Holography was very exciting and straight forward.
I was infected by the 3D virus and I felt like
a pioneer, similar to the first photographers in 19th century.”
Ose opened an experimental laboratory, inscribed at the department for
physics at the university and explored
the
possibilities of virtual reality. From 1985 until 1992 he created many
holographic images which were
shown at several exhibitions.
Ose also designed and crafted objects and
models for medical and advertising purposes for more
than 15 years. Highly detailed objects such as a series of enlarged blood
cells, an enlarged, fully detailed
model
of the human eye and a functional robot are some examples of his exquisite
work.
From 1999 on he continued on with his passion
for painting landscapes. A collection of his work was shown in a
group show in November 2006.
A solo show was recently shown in the artist’s hometown of Wuppertal/Germany
at the Wittenstein gallery in
December 2006. There he showed his drawings and paintings of people and
faces captured in time.
Ose now is working on portraits and
faces which he claims to be most appealing. Catching the right moment
and the look of a person can be thrilling. Providing this excitement to
the viewer is of course virtual reality.
With this in mind Ose tries to go beyond photo realism. “You can
only paint what you have understood and
one can only recognize what has previously been seen….
Biography |
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1958 |
born in Stuttgart /Germany
grew up in Hagen /Germany
lives and works in Wuppertal/Germany
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Education |
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1975 - 77
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Art and design Studies at the college of |
Wuppertal/Germany |
1979 - 85 |
Studies at the University for design |
Wuppertal/Germany |
1985 |
received Degree in Industrial Design |
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1985 - 1987 |
Study of Physics and Holography at |
Wuppertal University/Germany |
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Group Shows |
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2007 |
"Asia-Weeks" portraits of asian |
Galerie Blickfang, Wuppertal |
2006 |
„Umbria“ Watercolor Landscapes |
Galerie Wittenstein Wuppertal /Germany |
1992 |
„artware“
Borderline between Arts and media
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Westfalenhalle Dortmund /Germany |
1989 |
„Holography in the federal republic of Germany“ |
Bad Rothenfelde /Germany |
1988 |
„Art in the Third Dimension“ |
Neckarwerke Fellbach/ Germany |
1987 |
„Festival Jet“ international showing
Holography and new visual media |
Straßburg / France |
1986 |
annual Showing |
Von der Heydt Museum,Wuppertal/Germany |
1986 |
received first price for design and concept of a
holographic camera - Show of the exhibits
Design competition "Discoveries"
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Stuttgart /Germany |
1985 |
„Experiment : Holography as Art“ |
Köln,Bonn,München/Germany |
1984 |
honorable mention „Staff-Price Design and Light
Show of the exhibits |
Lemgo /Germany |
1983 |
„9 x Malerei“ ( 9 times paintings ) |
Von der Heydt Museum,Wuppertal/Germany |
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Solo Shows |
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2008 |
"ab-sichtlich" works from 1981 - 2008 |
Kornelius-Galerie Aachen |
2007 |
Landscapes, People and new paintings |
"WOGA 2007" open studio |
2006 |
“situational drawings and faces” |
Galerie Wittenstein Wuppertal /Germany |
1988 |
collection of holograms |
Galerie „das Hologramm“
Frankfurt /Germany |
1987 |
expressions of light (holograms) |
Galerie Lichtblicke Frankfurt /Germany |
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Artist Statement
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Facial expressions are endlessly various. Watching
people, especially their faces is an adventure for me.
Painting them is a journey through memories, feelings, associations
and projections.
When done face to face, it is a dialogue between myself and the
person being painted. A concentrated look into
their eye reveals much of their emotion which I try to capture in
the portrait.
Often a picture needs to contain as much detail as possible. The
closer you get the more you discover.
You might not see what you initially expected to see. There is room
for interpretation.
Other times, it contains just the right amount of detail, leaving
the remainder to the viewer’s imagination.
The imagination begins to wander and completes
the image.
I always strive to touch the viewer’s emotion.
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