Heinz Sterzenbach

Curriculum Vitae of the artist

1941 Heinz Sterzenbach born in
Marialinden in Rheinisch-
Bergischer Kreis.
Influenced by his parents
(mother: musician, father: painter, teacher)
1958 - 1961 Apprenticeship as an electrician in a paper factory;
1961 - 1963 Technician /Electrotechnician ;
1963 - 1966 Engineer-studies in Cologne with Master`s degree in
engineering, Cologne
1966 - 1969 Working as an electric engineer
in Paris. In free time painting of landscapes in
oil on canvas and drawings of "Paris types"
1969 - 1972 Commercial and Technical manager in Berlin;
1972 Product manager in Düsseldorf;
1972 - 1976 Art- and Pedagogical studies at Pedagogic High School
in Berlin (PH, now HdK) with second degree of state;
1976 - 1998 Probationer, Professorship of French language;
1980 - 1998 Living and working as teacher (Art and French)
on the island Scharfenberg on Tegel Lake, Berlin.
Various travels to Italy, France, USA, Ireland,
Canariy Islands, Sinai, Egypt, Greece, Turkey,
Kenia, Sri Lanka, Russia, Scandinavia Coutries, Poland,
Brasil, Caribian Islands, etc;
1988 - 1992 Participation at the Cultural Workshops of the
"Bund Deutscher Kunsterzieher"(BDK)
("Association of German Art teachers") in Umbria / Italy
Since 1989 Collaboration with the Circle "Decentral Culture Work"
in Berlin-Reinickendorf
Since 1990 Collaboration and 2. chairman of the group
"Berliner Architekturmaler" ("Berlin Architectur art Painters")
Since 1991 Own Studio in the former tram depot of
Alt-Heiligensee 73-75
Since 1997 Gallery Sterzenbach Internet ""

Memberships:

1974 - 1994 Member of the "Neue Gesellschaft für Bildende Kunst"
(NGBK) ("New Society of Art");
Since 1974 Member of the "Bund Deutscher Kunsterzieher" (BDK)
("Association of German Art teachers");
Since 1993 Member of the "Berufsverband Bildender Künstler(BBK)
("Professional Association of Artists");

Sterzenbach is a painter who creates self-willed dream figures (men, animals, sculptures, rock formations, etc.). Strange and bewitched creatures come into existence, which defy description. Theese magical, surrealistic images have a suggestive effect on the spectator. Sterzenbach about his practice: "I don´t know theese creatures, before I see them appearing on the paper or canvas. I am myself often surprised about my own creations. When I start a new picture I don´t know what will happen - there is so much - what happens". It is quite an own world the artist has created in the last twenty years. He speaks about "Interior Views" in contrast to the "Exterior Views" - realistic urban views, landscapes, portraits, still life, etc. of his surroundings. If you want to enter in this dreamland you have to look over the artist´s shoulder. He has developed different techniques allowing him to prepare the ground in such a manner that he can "see" the figures easier who he then slowly approaches. Either he uses a bundle of ball pen, turning them between his hands so that they let structures on the paper in which he later on "sees" his figures or, he uses the old technique of frottage by rubbing with a black-lead pencil (graphite) on a paper layed over different wooden or metallic articles found, or parts of a machine. Then he puts the different fantastic figures together, in the beginning without any imagination of what is to come into existence later on. This graphic art interesting in itself is then conserved by fixative, and finally completed in water color or pastell. Other techniques like decalcomany, imprimitation on canvas, etc. are also the ground where interesting structures appear which are assembled by the artist to fantasy figures. Little faces and forms, which Sterzenbach inserts in the coarse structures, increase the dreamlike surrealistic appearance of the pictures. Sterzenbach´s works are made in series, meaning many pictures are in process simultaneously. The floor of his studio is full of pictures in process. The advantage to this proceedure is that he can work continuously without waiting for the process to dry. He slowly approaches the figures which he "sees" in every picture in a different way. Whith every stroke or color a figure emerges, finally comprehensible to the imagination. Then the artist begins carefully to enforce, to tone down or to change the shapes forms. It is still a process of something, which is controlled consciously or subconsciously. A concrete imagination would disturbe the process of developement. This way something independent is coming into existence. The titles are mostly short and suggestive like "birdmen", "Unpenetrable", "Agitated", "Oppression", etc. Theese titles often reflect or project a sensation, the spectator may experience by regarding the pictures. Spectators of theese pictures can react quite in a different way: either they feel captured or oppressed. Others are affected by the mysticism of the pictures. In any case comprehension and understanding should not be put in the foreground. It is the artist`s own world, where the spectator uses his own imagination to interpret what he sees.

Virtuelle Ausstellungen

1998
Online-Galerie Sterzenbach D- Berlin

1999
Junge Kunst.de D- Stuttgart


2001
Arbeitsgruppe Berliner Architekturmaler D- Berlin
Art Internationale USA- Port Clinton, Ohio
ArtMecca USA- San Francisco
ArtNetGallery S- Hjarup
ArtQuest Inc. USA- St. Louis
dArt () The Internet Art Database USA- Houston
FMA Find Me An Artist USA
Global IMAGE Internet Service GmbH D- Köln
Net-Art I- Rome
Surrealistic Art D- Berlin
The Artwalker Project UK- Oxford
The Hammond Galleries (Now Surreal Galleries)
The World Wide Arts Resources Corp. / USA- Columbus / Ohio
Visual Escapes CDN
(vormals: CentralArray Co) USA- San Antonio
Webring - Artists of the web (Kunstring.net)

2002
Agora Gallery USA- New York - Soho
AllesKunst.net I.D. Ges.m.b.H A- Wien
ARTeUTILe I- Trapani / Sicily
Artgalerie-Deutschland.de D- Hamburg
Artisan Network Inc. USA- Atlanta

Jinxs NewsArt I- Berlin
jubilaa D- Berlin
Kunst und Kultur D- Berlin
Kunstfokus.de D- Berlin
Online-Galerie Rolf Thalmann D- Hamburg
SubmitArt.org USA
The Art Industri Group - Artist Portfolio UK- Oldham
The Art Source Breckenridge Communications, Inc. USA- Denver

2003
123 .inc USA- New York
A Gallery of Artists USA- Silsbee
A Visionary Gallery USA
ABS-Gallery USA
CDN- Montreal / Quebeck
AllesKunst.net I.D. Ges.m.b.H A- Wien
Allinto Fine Art USA- Folsom
American Spirit Studios USA- Glendale
Artabus F
USA- North Olmstead
Artary
ArTatoO U
Artcouver Magazine CDN- Toronto, ON
USA
D- Frankfurt / Main
USA
Artland A
- The Premier Art Site USA
Artmajeur - Wild Virtual Galleries F- Montpellier
Artor A- Wien
F- Saint-Romain-au-Mont-d`Or
USA
ArtTrack F-
ArtWanted USA
Cannonball Fine Art USA- San Anselmo
Creative-Search Ltd. UK- London
Digitalart.org USA
Espectro USA
AUS- Springwood, NSW
InterArteOnline I
James Baird Gallery CDN- St. John's, Newfoundland
Jungkunst D
Kreativ Internet-Galerie D
Kunst Online.net - Die Kunstgalerie im Internet D- Köln
Kunstgalerie.org - Die Community für Künstler D
Kunstplattform.de D- München
Lily Creek`s Virtual Gallery USA- Freeport
Lion`s Art - The Place of Painting & Digital Art I
Mercant Arts International D- Halle
Offbeatcards USA
USA
Online-Framing GmbH wir rahmen.de D- Echem
USA

Rising Artist, LCC. USA- West Bend
Sane Security

Sell Your Art. Net Inc. USA- S. San Francisco
Solid Expressions, Inc. USA- Los Altos Hills
TakingItGlobal - Global Gallery CDN- Toronto, Ontario
talentX USA
The Artist`s Friend USA- Winston - Salem
The Digital Artist Gallery USA- Chepachet
The Void AUS- Griffith
Through the eyes of John Baselmans NL- Curacao / Dutsch Antilles
World Artist Directory USA
Worldwide Artlinks - Künstler Weltweit

2004
3fox.net
AllesKunst.net Internet Dienstleistung GesmbH A- Wien
art-reflector GbR D-Berlin
ArtCafe Kunstportal D-Mönchengladbach
Artmotion USA-
UK-London
I-
ARTROM Gallery I-Rome
D-Hamburg
USA-San Leandro
Galerie Nordhof D-
Knack die Nuss! Creative Service "Kunst Arbeitsgemeinschaft" D-Berlin
kuenstlerwelten.org e.V.i.G D-Ludwigsburg
Kunstbasar - Netz im Kunst - Communiity - kunstnet.de D-Berlin
Kunstmailer (Men in Text - Agentur für gute Worte) D-Berlin
Kunstverein Oval A-Wien
Neues Kunstquartier D-Berlin
Online Art Gallery - Artist Portfolio - ARTQ.NET USA-
.uk UK-
USA-

2005
, USA-Lomita
Artlib, SU-
AugustoFineArt - The Art Fix, USA-Cleveland / Ohio
Avisen-Avk Art Gallery, DK-
Cocaoo Kunstmarkt, D-Bremen
- Fine Arts Catalogue, USA-San Francisco / California
Espectro, USA-
Eurogallery Art and Trading - International Business Capital Ltd, UK-London
Grafike Börse, D-
InterArtRing.de, D-Halle / Saale
Ionone free site submission, USA-
kulturverein kunstszene.at, A-Wien
Kunst-Galaxie - Tramsen Media, D-Weinheim
MonkDogz Urban Art, USA-New Yourk
, USA-Atlanta
Powerpainter.org, NL-
Show, S-
Starving Artist Gallery, USA-
, UKRAIN-
Webism - Art Connecting the World, D-Sonthofen / Oberallgäu
YourArt, Inc., USA-

Ausstellungen (Auswahl)



1985 Dorschule Heiligensee
Kleine Werkstatt-Galerie, Hermsdorf

1988 Galerie Eylau `5, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Rathaus-Galerie, Berlin-Spandau
"Unsere Altstadt heute" (G)
Rathaus-Galerie, Berlin-Reinickendorf
" Gesehen-Empfunden" - Dalldorfer 88 (G)

1989 Heimatmuseum Reinickendorf
Kunstkeller Kreuzberg
Airport-Galerie Flugafen, Berlin-Tegel

1990 Galerie am Havelufer, Berlin-Kladow
Galerie Kusian, Berlin-Reinickendorf (G)
Hermann-Ehlers-Akademie Berlin
Kulturkreis Siemens, Siemenswerder
Senator für Bau- u. Wohnungswesen (G)

1991 Centre Culturel Francais de Wedding
Kommunale Galerie Steglitz und
Stadtbücherei Steglitz, Berlin-Steglitz
Galerie "Haus der Kleinen Künste",
Berlin-Spandau
Kongresshalle, Berlin-Tiergarten (G)

1992 Galerie am Havelufer, Berlin-Kladow
"725 Jahre Kladow" (G)
Airport-Galerie Flughafen, Berlin-Tegel

1993 Die Pumpe, Berlin-Tiergarten
"Berliner Kneipen, Restaurants u. Cafés"
Allianz-Versicherung Berlin
Galerie Fredericus, Berlin-Charlottenburg

1994 Humboldt-Bibliothek, Berlin-Tegel
St. Paul-Kirche, Berlin-Wedding
Galerie im Hinterhof, Berlin-Spandau
Rathaus-Galerie, Berlin-Reinickendorf
"Ein Stück Rußland in Berlin" (G)
Rathaus-Galerie, Berlin-Schöneberg
Rathaus-Galerie, Berlin-Charlottenburg

1995 Ev. Bildungswerk Berlin - Haus der Kirche
Galerie Kleine Weltlaterne, Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Bernauer 111 , Berlin-Wedding
"Berliner Kirchen"
Ausstellungszentrum am Fernsehturm (G)
"Berlin-Mitte"
Galerie Jacob Kohnert, Berlin-Charlottenburg




1996 Café im Literaturhaus, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Galerie im Steigenberger, Berlin-Charlottenburg
Kirche am Tempelhofer Feld, Berlin-Tempelhof
Pauluskirche Zehlendorf
Hotel Berlin, Berlin-Tiergarten
Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin-Wedding
Krankenhaus am Urban, Berlin-Kreuzberg
Berliner Panoptikum, Berlin-Charlottenburg
"Ausflüge in Berlin-Phantasie und Realität" (G)
Rathaus-Galerie 2000, Berlin- Wilmersdorf

1997 Robert Koch-Institut, Wedding
Galerie im Steigenberger, Berlin-Schöneberg
IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, B-Charlottenburg
Galerie im Kulturhaus Spandau
Galerie im Humboldt-Krankenhaus, Berlin-Tegel
Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, B-Steglitz

1998 Natur & Kultur e.V. LabSaal Lübars
Humboldt-Bibliothek, Berlin-Tegel
ZAR Zentrum für ambulante Rehabilitation, Mitte
Reitparkanlage Stolpe
Galerie im Fontane-Haus, Berlin-Wittenau (G
"Bilder und Skulpturen aus der Mark
Brandenburg " ( Auf den Spuren von Fontane")

1999 Dominikus Krankenhaus GmbH, Berlin-Hermsdorf
G.M.A.C. Berlin, Grand Marché (G), Berlin-Mitte
BB-Kapitalbeteiligungsges. mbH, B-Tiergarten
Berliner Dom, Kaiserliches Treppenhaus, B-Mitte
Ev. Bildungswerk, Berlin-Charlottenburg

2000 IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG (G)
Deutsche Bank AG, Private Banking Center
Immanuel-Krankenhaus GmbH, Wannsee
Rathaus Zehlendorf (G)

2001 Krankenhaus Reinickendorf - ö.B. Humboldt-K.
Centre Bagatelle, Frohnau

2002 Daimler-Chrysler Berlin-Reinickendorf
Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum Berlin-Reinickendorf
Humboldt-Bibliothek Berlin-Tegel
Universitätsklinikum Benjamin Franklin, Berlin-Steglitz

2003 Vivantes Humboldt-Klinikum Berlin-Reinickendorf
Martin-Luther-Krankenhaus Berlin-Wilmersdorf
Schulfarm Insel Scharfenberg (G)
Kunstzentrum Tegel-Süd, Berlin-Tegel (G)

2004 Immanuel-Krankenhaus GmbH, Berlin-Wannsee
Robert Koch-Institut, Berlin-Wedding
Bürgerhaus Overath (Kulturforum Overath / Köln)
9. Freie NordBerliner Kunstausstellung, Berlin-Lübars (G)
Kunstzentrum Tegel-Süd, Berlin-Tegel (G)
Galerie in Villa WellArte, Berlin-Frohnau

2005 Vivantes Humboldt Klinikum, Berlin-Reinickendorf
Schmiedeke Optik, Berlin-Reinickendorf
Rathaus Zehlendorf, Berlin-Zehlendorf (G)
"35 Jahre Arbeitsgruppe Berliner Architekturmaler"
Hofgarten Tegel - Galerie und Club, Berlin-Tegel (G)
"Wein-Bilder"
Hofgarten Tegel - Galerie und Club (G)
"Winter-Bilder"



as well as numerous exhibitions (about 200) in municipal and
private institutions mostly as a single-exhibition, if not qualified
as a groop-exhibition (G). Also periodic participation at the
exhibitions of the "Berliner Architekturmaler" ("Berlin Architectur
art Painters"), at the FBK "Freie Berliner Kunstausstellung"
(Free Berlin Art Exhibition") since 1988, and at the "Freie
Nordberliner Kunstausstellung" (Free North-Berlin Art Exhibition"),
since 1989. Virtuel exhibitions 24 hours per day in the
"Online Gallery Sterzenbach" (),
as well as numerous national and international online galleries