Sonja Alhäuser
Sonja Alhäuser | |
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Born | 1969 Kirchen |
Nationality | German |
Alma mater | Kunstakademie Düsseldorf |
Awards | “Peter-Mertes-Scholarship” “Dorothea-Erxleben-Scholarship” |
Sonja Alhäuser (born 1969) is a German
Biography
Sonja Alhäuser was born in
From 2002 to 2005, Alhäuser taught drawing at the University of Duisburg-Essen, and from 2007 to 2009 painting at the Braunschweig Academy. She has received a large number of awards, including the “Peter-Mertes-Scholarship” of the “Bonn Kunstverein” in 1997, the “Förderpreis der Stadt Düsseldorf” in 2000 and the “
Works
Alhäuser's work in different media is, for a large part, characterized by the fascination of the transitory, both in materials used and in the nature of her performances and installations. She has made banquet installations of edible materials and also shaped sculptures out of butter, chocolate and other foods.[2] The ephemeral character of the installations does not only point at the transitoriness of life but also sets her work in the context of venerable traditions: for instance
In Sonja Alhäuser's work "Emsrausch," a sensory-rich scene is created, blending edible elements with artistic media such as butter sculptures and miniature watercolor paintings[1], along with the incorporation of surveillance cameras for observation. This installation not only showcases the perishable nature of food but also explores the fleeting beauty of art, merging themes of consumption, observation, and fleeting moments. Vividly demonstrating the spirit of the "culinary art" movement, it combines cooking with visual art in a thought-provoking installation, highlighting the relationship between culinary materials and artistic expression[2].
Publications
- Sonja Alhäuser, Kunst in Schokolade, Gesellschaft für moderne Kunst am Imhoff-Stollwerck-Museum(edd.), Cologne 2005
- Sonja Alhäuser, Immerzu, Cologne 2007
- Sonja Alhäuser, Hartgesotten, Städtische Galerie Delmenhorst / Kunstverein Ulm 2010
- Sonja Alhäuser, fundamentales Vielleicht, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin 2010
- Sonja Alhäuser, Maximelange, Galerie Michael Schultz, Berlin 2013[5]
References
- ^ a b "Sonja Alhäuser". artfacts.net. Retrieved 13 November 2020.
- ^ Cfr. UChicagoNews interview on Alhäuser's “Flying Buffet”, March 30, 2012.
- Busch Reisinger Museum, Cambridge (Mass.) 2001; and William V. Ganis, Eat Art: Joseph Beuys, Dieter Roth, Sonja Alhäuser, in: contemporary35 (2001).
- ^ Cfr. exhibition review by Anna Winestein in Philosophy now 2002; and Sonja Alhäuser: Kunst geniessen! in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, October 10, 2011.
- ^ Cfr. Sonja Alhäuser in worldcat.