Michael Post

Michael Post (born February 20, 1952) is a German painter, Object artist and curator. He is an exponent of concrete art. Acrylic on fiberglass above Steel (1), 2016. An Artwork by Michael Post

Biography Michael Post studied fine arts at the University of Applied Sciences in Wiesbaden with Professor Robert Preyer from 1972 to 1976 and continued his studies of history of art at the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz from 1979 to 1980. From 1981 to 1984 he was a member of the staff of the Museum Wiesbaden, where he was responsible for the exhibition Fluxus 62 as technical director. From 1986 to 1988 he was curator of the exhibition series Kunst at IFAGE in Wiesbaden. 2001 he was awarded a scholarship holder a scholarship by the – . In 2005 he was awarded the 1st prize of the Sculpture Park of the town of Mörfelden-Walldorf. Michael Post is a member of the ("association of visual artists in the Middle Rhine") (AKM) since 2005, and has also been a member of the advisory board of the Arbeitsgemeinschaft since 2014. Since 2006 he is a member of the advisory board of the Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral. Since 2002 Heiner Thiel and Michael Post are working together on exhibition concepts and art installations in public spaces.

Work Michael Post investigates the phenomena of perception in his objects:"My own wall objects visualize the interactions between related surfaces; they are based on precise geometric structures.". He uses steel sheets, which are painted either on both sides or on one side with acrylic paint. They are attached to the wall by means of a magnetic device, so that they protrude out of the wall as a wall relief. The perspective and perception of the artwork changes depending on the viewing angle and the lighting conditions. These interactions are intended: "Due to internal surface structures, an overall form is created that differs from the classic image formats and enters into a dialogue with the wall surface on which it is placed."

Collections (selection) Acrylic on fiberglass above Steel (2), 2016. An Artwork by Michael Post Sparkasse Hannover, Moscow, Russia Ministry of Education, Wiesbaden, Germany Chamber of Industry and Commerce Wiesbaden, Germany The Hessen State Ministry for Higher Education, Research and the Arts, Wiesbaden, Germany 2001: Gallery Sonja Roesch, Houston, Ingolstadt, Germany 2017: Shine a Light, Galerie und Kunstkabinett Corona Unger, Bremen, Germany

Group exhibitions (selection) Acrylic on fiberglass above Steel (4), 2016. An Artwork by Michael Post 1991: Cooperativa Emilarte, Town of Florence, Italy 1991: Geistes Gegenwart, Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum, Germany 1998: Galerie Sonja Roesch, Houston, United States 2003: Ride-On, Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden, Germany 2013: Colours of Space, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, United States 2014: Blue, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, United States 2014: Wiesbaden trifft Zürich, Edition Multiple Art, Zürich, Switwerland 2014: Embodying Colour, Budapest, Vasarely Museum, Hungary 2016: Vicissitudes of Color - Heiner Thiel & Michael Post, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, United States 2017: In Between, Galerie m50, Oberursel, Germany 2017: Sleeping Beauty, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, United States 2023: Embodying Colour: Outtakes, Charlotte Jackson Fine Art, Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States

Art in public places 1987: Design of the fountain at Wiesbaden-Sonnenberg

Curatorial work 1995: Curator of the exhibition Wolfgang Mackrodt - Bildermacher at Museum Wiesbaden 2013: Curator of the exhibition Embodying Colour at the Kunsthalle Wiesbaden (with Heiner Thiel) 2014: Curator of the exhibition Embodying Colour Vasarely Museum, Budapest, Hungary 2015: Curator of the exhibition Embodying Colour at Haus Metternich, Koblenz, Germany (with Heiner Thiel) 2017: Curator of the exhibition Hommage an Robert Preyer at the Kunsthaus Wiesbaden, with six of his former students: Heide Bastian, Michael Post, Eberhard Riedel, Hans-Joachim Sternhardt, Birgitta Weiss, Hans Zitko, Wiesbaden, Germany