• Source: Helmut Tollmann

Helmut G. Tollmann born 1945 in Cologne, is a German artist, working now for about 50 years as a photographer, painter, performance and large screen multi-vision artist.
He finished the training as a graphics designer in 1964. Subsequently, he studied graphics and design at the Kölner Werkschulen until 1968. Even in this time he started his career as a professional free artist.




Life


1. beginnings: Photography, multi-vision and painting 1965- 1969
During these early years, Helmut Tollmann was experiencing a lot of photographical techniques and chemical procedures. He had won in these early times more than 25 national and international awards, that can be proved by press and certificates. The historic material of these years is not even regrounded. But as you can see, the most of all the procedures Helmut Tollmann is using until today in his artistic work, posterisation, lithographic films and developers, solarisation and reprographic use of photographic techniques can be found in his works until now, especially in his multi-layer-technique.

2. new ways and techniques 1970-1974
Beginning in the early seventies Helmut Tollmann was principally involved in paintings of architecture and landscapes, deeply impressed by the work of Max Ernst. The proximity of Helmut Tollmann’s early paintings to Max Ernst is no coincidence. Max Ernst invented a lot of procedures and techniques in modern painting (the frottage, for example) and so did Helmut Tollmann. Always looking for new media and procedures useful for artistic utilization. In this period he painted his so-called “soft landscapes”. They look like silk paintings. Helmut Tollmann’s artistic expression based on the study of Max Ernst. And so did the architectural paintings too.

3. Bringing painting, reprography and printing technique together 1974-1985
In these days Helmut Tollmann and a lot his friends (for example Andy Warhol) and colleagues were using reprographic and photographic techniques, especially in Pop-Art. But Helmut Tollmann tried something one can estimate maybe not before today. He brought the squeegee from silk screen printing into painting years before others. In these paintings you can also find elements of technical and electronic processes, which go together more and more with his art the coming years.

4. Technology and the soul in world and mankind – “Soul of Chip” 1985-1997
The painting media were changing more and more. Using new colors and the canvas of his work is changing to copper plates, printed circuit boards and so on. All corresponding to the main theme in Helmut Tollmann’s works of that time “soul of chip”, a registered trade mark of Helmut Tollmann until today. How does the world of information and the men in it rock? Portraits of local, national and international status such as Trude Herr a local hero of Cologne theater or Albert Einstein join in Helmut Tollmann’s artistic work of these days. Multimedia, illumination and information technology mixed in multi-layer artwork.

5. Links – the connecting aspect between technology and mankind 1998-2007
In this shift of emphasis from searching for the “soul of chip” to the use of media the new theme in Helmut Tollmann’s work was showing up: Links. The chance to join apparently disparate projects like: Wirkbetrieb 1, a projects of T-Systems and “Together” a project of the initiative tolerance under the patronage of Joschka Fischer former minister of foreign affairs. In this time new portraits of people from the music history (Beethoven-Superstar, Wagner, Berlioz…) and the social, political and economical life were painted.

6. Cosmic elements and cosmic prayer- 2008-today
Helmut Tollmann is reprocessing the globalized world in its elements. multiple layers in the projection on and in buildings or on a water shield. As in the very beginning Helmut Tollmann is returning to the combination of exhibition and multimedia show. The light as a painting tool used by “the master of color” as the gallery owner, art dealer and artist Markus Roubrocks once said. With extremely high powered projectors Helmut Tollmann showed just one long time running artwork, that surrounded the people in the church of the lords heart at Singen/Bodensee und two years later on the Hegau-Tower. In Lyon a single artworks showed by Helmut Tollmann on all the six-story-buildings enclosing the main market place. His paintings as layer of light in the real world.




Exhibitions (selection 1992-2014)


1992

"Soul of Chip", Hannover (CeBIT Trade Fair, 1+1)
„Soul of Chip“, Lekkerland, Cassel, Germany
Helmut Tollmann Paintings, Koltermann, Nuremberg, Germany
„Soul of Chip“, Munich, Germany
Multi-visions-show „100 Years Muses of Cologne“, Theater am Dom, Cologne, Germany
1993

„Soul of Chip“, CeBIT Trade Fair, Daimler Benz Inter Services (Debis), Hannover, Germany
„Soul of Chip“, Dresdner Bank, Cologne, Germany
„Soul of Chip“ Letz, Nuremberg-Altdorf
Hemut Tollmann Paintings / „Soul of Chip“, Art Agency, Naila, Germany
„Soul of Chip“, Lisse Gallery, Heinsberg, Germany
1994

Exhibition "Soul of Chip", Cebit Trade Fair, 1000 sqaremeters, debis; Hannover, Germany
„Soul of Chip“, Lisse Gallery, Heinsberg
German Railways (Deutsche Bahn), Cologne Porz, Germany
Helmut Tollmann Paintings, Orgatec Trade Fair, Cologne, Germany
art exhibition halls, Rhenania, Cologne, Germany
Borland, Debis, Microsoft, Frankfurt Kronberg, Germany
Helmut Tollmann "Soul of Chip", Castle Solingen-Burg, Germany
1995

CeBIT Trade Fair, Hannover, Germany
„Hot Ware“ Exhibition software piracy, Microsoft art prize, Hannover, Germany
Borland, Debis, Microsoft, Frankfurt Kronberg, Germany
„Soul of Chip“, Madaus, Cologne Merheim, Germany
Artist festival, Cologne Bickendorf, Germany
1996

Helmut Tollmann, Works on paper, Gallery at the Market Place, Cologne-Porz, Germany
„Soul of Chip“ Acer, Orbit, Trade Fair, Basel
1997

Rhine gallery, Düsseldorf Oberkassel, Germany
„Links“, Ensen-Westhoven, Germany
„Links“, Köln, Haus Neuerburg, Germany
Villa Hammerschmidt, Exhibition, Bonn, Germany
„Soul of Chip“, Gallery at the Market Place, Ensen-Westhoven, Germany
„winks“, Optica Trade Fair1997, Cologne
1998

„Soul of Chip“, CeBIT Trade Fair, Acer, Hannover, Germany
Exhibition „Soul of Chip“, Serbian-Orthodox Eparchy of Raska and Prizren in Novi Pazar, Serbia
The eye of Trude Herr, Theater Severin Street, Cologne and TV documentation The eye of Trude Herr, WDR
„Schwingungen“, Bühne Westhoven, Cologne, Germany
Paintings, Gallery at the Market Place, Cologne, Germany
„Links“, Duisburg, Germany
„Together“ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Bonn, Germany, host Initiative Tolerance, patronage Joschka Fischer, Minister of Foreign Affairs
Gallery at the Market Place, „Together“, Cologne, Germany
1999

US-Renaissance (VDL-Congress), Düsseldorf, Germany
75th anniversary Trade Fair Cologne
11. Art Market, Monastery Brauweiler, Germany
Art Prize Certificate, WestArt Gotha art forum, Altenburger Wall, Cologne, Germany
Art Exhibition Helmut Tollmann, Paintings, Railway Station, Oberkassel, Germany
Exhibition at German Aerospace Center (DLR), Germany
Soul of Chip, Productronica Trade Fair, Munich, Germany
„art at the monastery“, Pützchen, Bonn, Germany
2000

12. Art Market, Monastery Brauweiler, Germany
Soul of Chip, Electronica Trade Fair, Munich, Germany
„Soul of Chip“, Cologne
2001

City-Hall-Gallery, Köln-Porz, Germany
Soul of Chip, Productronica Trade Fair, Munich, Germany
2002

„Links“, Cologne, Germany
„Links“, Bredershof, Niederdollendorf, Germany
„See the world“ EPC 2002, Cologne, Germany
Art-Event, Fair Munich
2003

Federal-Press-Club Bonn, „Beethoven Superstar“, Bonn, Germany
Art-Mile, Heinsberg, Germany
„Soul of Chip – Ludwig van Beethoven Superstar“, Cultuur Centrum Bornem, Belgium
„Soul of Chip“, Antwerpen, Belgium
Kunstverein (art society) Aurich, Art-Pavilion Ellernfeld, Aurich, Germany
2004

First international laureate art competition Marina di Ravenna patronage Ministry of cultural assets, art festival, Ravenna, Italy
"Links", EPC 2004 Trade Fair, Cologne Germany
„Wirkbetrieb 1", T-Systems / Toll Collect, Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany
Exhibition 25th anniversary VFBK, Cologne Germany
Visual Gallery at photokina, who is who- Authentic – united we stand, Cologne
2005

Exhibition of the participants of Marina di Ravenna art competition 2004 incl. auction of the winner artworks, „Villa Beaumarchais“ Quartier Marais, Institute of Italian Culture in France, Paris
art competition, Marina di Ravenna 2005, patronage Ministry of cultural assets, art festival, Ravenna, Italy
2006

Gallery Roubrocks & Partner, Villa Oppenheim, Cologne
Kreishaus-Gallery Roubrocks & Partner, Cologne
Museum "Zündorfer Wehrturm", Kunstverein (art society) Porz, Cologne
Gymnich Castle, Roubrocks & Partner, Germany
2007

art project „Extrahart“, Roubrocks & Partner, Cologne
Soul of Chip, Productronica, Munich
2008

Multi-Media Event „Cosmic Prayer“, Music by James Horner, Heart of Jesus Church, Museums Night Singen, Germany (Production: Ralph Tepel)
Art at the Market Place, Cologne-Porz
Helmut Tollmann, „Soul of Chip“, Merck Finck & Co, Castle, Koblenz
2009

"Art before and after the millennium – Paintings, Drawings, Photographs and Print-Graphics of Gerhard Elsner, Georg Baselitz, Gerhard Richter and Helmut Tollmann", Hegau Bodensee Gallery, Singen, Germany.
GULF PROJECTS
2010

„Soul of Chip“, Hegau Bodensee Gallery, Singen
„Cosmic Elements“, HEGAU Tower, Museums Night Hegau Bodensee, Germany (Production: Ralph Tepel)
25 Anniversary Kornelius-Gallery Hanczak, Kornelimünster, Germany
GULF PROJECTS
2012

Bedburg Castle, „Glowing Soul“, Audio-visual Installation feat. Ákos Sziráki, Bedburg Germany
Paintings, Dominick Brock Haus, Westhoven, Germany
2013

Brauweiler Monastery „25. Art Days Rhine-Erft“, Brauweiler, Germany
“Cosmic Elements” Audio-visual Installation feat. Ákos Sziráki
2014

Art Project „Chinese Whispers“ Gallery Glashaus, Bedburg, Germany




Awards and art prizes (selection)


Award Federal President Walter Scheel
Art Prize Certificate, WestArt Gotha art forum
First international laureate art competition Marina di Ravenna patronage Ministry of cultural assets, art festival, Ravenna, Italy




Publications (selection)


Helmut G. Tollmann, Art-performance at the CeBIT '94,catalogue, cologne 1994
Helmut G. Tollmann, Soul of Chip, ed. Dieter Weiss, with a text by Uli Seegers, Cologne
Helmut G. Tollmann, Arbeiten auf Papier (works on paper) 1996-97, ed. by Acer and Safiriou art-consulting, texts by G.O. Safiriou
Verbindungen, exhibition catalogue, ed. by The City of Cologne in co-operation with ArtExpert, texts by G.O. Safiriou, Cologne 2001
Helmut G. Tollmann - Beethoven Superstar, text by G.O. Safiriou, Cologne-Bonn 2002
COSMIC ELEMENTS, catalogues, texts by G.O. Safiriou, Cologne, Düsseldorf, Thessaloniki 2007
Helmut G. Tollmann, monograph, ed. G.O. Safiriou, in preparation




Collectors (selection)


Kreissparkasse Köln
Daimler Benz
Kölnisches Stadtmuseum
Messe Köln
IMO
HAM
Krüger
SIEMENS
Acer
Winter Stiftung
DEBIS
Dielektra
Peters




References






Sources


Picture of the Artist Helmut Tollman Picture of the Artist Helmut Tollmann
Helmut Tollmann Maler und Lichtkünstler - Painter and Light artist Official Homepage
Helmut Tollmann, "Soul of Chip" University Heidelberg Helmut Tollmann, "Soul of Chip" University Heidelberg
Museum Zuendorfer Wehrturm List of Exhibitions Museum Zuendorfer Wehrturm
Ravenna List of Art Price Laureates
List contemporary artists North Central Art Gallery
Catalogue Ravenna including the list of the Roll of Honour




External links


Helmut Tollmann Maler und Lichtkünstler - Painter and Light artist Official Homepage
Artcollector
Kunsthaus Schöne Andernach
news story about H.Tollmann in Südkurier
Kulturserver
Medienportal des Erzbistum Köln
Winter Foundation

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