Karl Wiebke b. 1944

  • Artist (Painter)
German born artist Karl Wiebke immigrated to Australia in 1981 and lived for some years in Perth before relocating to Melbourne. His painting is characterised by technical precision and an acute awareness of colour. It is not surprising therefore to discover that he also worked for some years as the technician maintaining the Holmes á Court Collection.
Tags: Western Australia
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exhibited at
There’s No Time: John Spiteri, Mira Gojak, Bradd Westmoreland, Karl Wiebke,
Date
2010
Place
Ian Potter Museum of Art, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic.
Description

Survey exhibition

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Fertile Soil: Fifty Years of the City of Fremantle Art Collection
Date
2008
Place
Fremantle Arts Centre, Fremantle, WA, Australia
Description

Retrospective survey exhibition of the collection of the City of Fremantle

Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Cross Currents: Focus on Contemporary Australian Art
Date
2007
Place
Museum of Contemporary Art, Sydney, NSW
Description
Type
Exhibition
exhibited at
Karl Wiebke painting 1971-1993
Date
1994
Place
Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, WA
Description

One of a series of major exhibitions dedicated to the work of mid-career Western Australian artists. The exhibition presented 61 works spanning early experimental works with paper from his art school days in Germany to recent hand chiselled jarrah panels and paintings laden with furrowed layers of brilliant enamel; included a significant work from the Gallery’s collection – an installation of 120 painted rods – and previously unexhibited books, other works were drawn from private and institutional leaders and the artist.

Source: Solo Survey Exhibition Linkage Project, Tasmanian School of Art, UTAS
AGWA annual report; http://www.mindbodyspirit.com.au/title/kar.htm; AGNSW Library catalogue

Exhibition Catalogue:
Moore, Margaret, Karl Wiebke painting 1971-1993. Perth, WA: Art Gallery of Western Australia, 1993

Type
Exhibition
Tags
Solo Survey, Painting, Mixed media

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