Bodo Baumgarten

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Bodo Baumgarten
Born (1940-11-25) 25 November 1940 (age 83)
Gdynia, West Prussia
Alma materMuthesius Academy of Art,
University of Fine Arts of Hamburg

Bodo Baumgarten (born 25 November 1940)[1] is a German painter, sculptor, graphic artist, and educator. He is a former professor at Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (HBK) in Saarland.

Biography

Bodo Baumgarten was born on 25 November 1940 in Gdynia, West Prussia (now Poland).[1] He grew up in Schleswig-Holstein and Hamburg in Germany.

Baumgarten studied painting at the Muthesius Academy of Art (German: Muthesius Kunsthochschule Kiel) from 1962 to 1965; under Hans Domke and Gottfried Brockmann.[2][3] Baumgarten continued his studies from 1965 to 1969 at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg, where he started teaching while completing his studies.[2][3]

In 1977, Baumgarten participated in documenta 6, a contemporary art exhibition.[4] In 1981, Baumgarten moved to Cologne, Germany, where he maintains his present-day studio.

He taught painting at the Hochschule der Bildenden Künste Saar (HBK) from 1989 until 2006. Baumgarten had many notable students, including Andrea Neumann.[5]

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  5. ^ Gündüz, Bülent (2020-08-21). "Ein Nachruf auf Andrea Neumann: Malerei der Offenheit und Andeutung. Die Künstlerin Andrea Neumann ist im Alter von nur 51 Jahren gestorben. Ein Nachruf – und ein Blick auf ihre einzigartige Arbeit" [An obituary for Andrea Neumann: Painting of openness and suggestion. The artist Andrea Neumann died at the age of only 51. An obituary - and a look at their unique work.]. Saarbrücker Zeitung (in German). Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-05-07.

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