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Jo Niemeyer (born in 1946 in Alf, Germany) is a concrete artist and designer. Niemeyer's work is based on the observation of the nature through the use of mathematics and, especially, the "Golden Section". He experimented with various media such as photography and film video. Today, he principally uses painting to compose his graphic works. Niemeyer also realized sculptural objects and big scale project such as the land art "20 steps around the world". == Biography == Jo Niemeyer was born in 1946 in the German village Alf. He comes from a long tradition of an artist family. His mother was a textile designer and worked in Saabrücken at the former State School for Art and Crafts, where she was in charge of a handloom weaving factory. His father start to paint relatively early in his life, in abstract and concrete art. Unfortunately, his paintings were considered to be degenerate and most of his works were destroyed or lost during WWII. After three years of studying Photography and Graphic Art, Niemeyer executed his first geometrical painting in 1966. He travelled in several countries such as the United States, Canada and Scandinavia where he was particularly seduced by the nature. In 1967, he pursued his training in industrial design at the Finnish Institute for Art "Atheneum". He decided in 1970 to quit his job as professional photographer to became a full-time independent artist. In Finland, he met colleague artists Lars-Gunnar Nordstrom and Matti Kujasalo- the former director of the Finnish Academy of Art in Helsinki. In the 80s, Kujasalo asked Niemeyer to lecture about the different print technics in the graphic art département. During this time, Niemeyer built up his knowledges about Finnish architecture. It is also in Helsinki in the late 60s that Niemeyer met his wife Tuula Partanen. She founded in 1972 the edition Partanen which specialised in silkscreen print and publication of graphic and art portfolios, the studio was established in South Germany with a showroom in Zurich (Switzerland). The Edition Partanen collaborated with artists such as Rupprecht Geiger, Matti Kujasalo, Ilya Bolotowsky and Niemeyer himself. Niemeyer began to elaborate his big scale project "20 steps around the world" which will be installed in 1997 in the City of Ropinsalmi in Finland. In this project, he expained for instance the earth replaces the canvas. According to him, our blue planet is the carrier of his artistic work being integrated into the creative process only by minimal changes. In the context of this work an arbitrarily defined route around the earth is divided systematically and exactly into 20 segments which develop to a dynamic, logarithmic progression according to the 'Golden Section'. The 20 steps are being visualized by using an installation of 20 stainless-steel elements around the globe, precisely located on continents and countries. The location of the points is achieved by using the computer and satellite navigation. Over the years, Niemeyer has held successful one-man and group shows in Scandinavia, Italy, Switzerland, Israel, USA, England, Japan, Argentina, and Finland. His murals in public buildings can be found in countries all around the world including Switzerland, Germany and Scandinavia. Featured in numerous international publications and films, his works can be found in public and private collections and museums throughout the world including in Japan, Germany, Canada, the Netherlands, Finland, Germany and Austria. Today, Jo Niemeyer works and lives in Germany, France and Finland. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Jo Niemeyer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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