Pirmin Wilhelm

How I work:
Central procedures are “subtractive work processes”. The results are not only created by the actual painting, i.e. the application, but also by the removal of layers of paint.
These processes can be repeated as often as desired.
In some cases, the layers of paint are lined with filler material, which lends the works additional, relief-like third dimensions (bas-reliefs) and thus creates special forms of expression.
Non-representational, abstract content can stand on its own, or is suddenly and surprisingly “translated” into figurative, representational content.

From my personal, artistic research, I thus create pictures that are more to be understood as laying traces for the viewer. This gives my work a certain appeal and often creates the impression of a massive presence. Themes are often taken from nature (trees, landscapes, mountains, horizons, leaves, flowers...). However, the content of the works also focuses on the “complexity”, in the truest sense of the word, the visualized realization of temporal change.

1961 born in Lahr
Pirmin Wilhelm started painting at the age of 10, as his father was also a painter. He taught him all the common techniques at a young age, from oil to acrylic and watercolor painting, as well as drawings and airbrushing.
76-79 Apprenticeship as a color lithographer
79-83 Technical college entrance qualification and Abitur
83-88 Studied art at the PH Freiburg
Since 89: Freelance artist

A selection of my exhibitions
1986 - Old University of Freiburg
1989 - City of Kenzingen
1990 - City of Mahlberg
1993 - Rheintalzentrum - Kursaal Bad Säckingen
1994 - Sparkasse Offenburg
1994 - Lahrer Künstler Municipal Gallery Lahr
1995 - Gallery Breithaupt - Lahr
1998 - LAMA - Works of art, Roth-Händle Lahr
1999 - Sparkasse Lahr “Retrospect”
1999 - Municipal Gallery Lahr - PUMPWERK
2000 - Municipal Gallery Lahr
2001 - Factory building reader Lahr
2002 - The Gallery - Art Association L`art pour Lahr
2003 - Europapark Rust 2003
2004 - Gallery in the vault - Offenburg
2004 - Gallery Wild Lahr - Ortenau artists
2004 - Municipal Gallery in the Old Town Hall Lahr
2005 - Municipality of Schwanau
2005 - Etappenstall, Erstein - France
2006 - Large cattle hall slaughterhouse Lahr
2006 - Cultural Circle Rust
2007 - Gallery Geiler Kehl
2008 - Stadtanzeiger Lahr - formerly Galerie Wild
2008 - Karl Rahner House - Freiburg
2009 - Foyer of the town hall Kehl
2009 - City of Ettenheim
2009 - Offenburg police headquarters
2010 - Wertehaus Volksbank Lahr
2011 - Railway station Seelbach
2011 - NOVA Friesenheim
2012 - Gallery at Sulzbach
2013 - Kesselhaus Lahr
2014 - Weinstetter Hof, Eschbach
2015 - Bahhöfle Seelbach
2017 - Galerie am Sulzbach - Bahnh...