Klaus Hartmann


Klaus Hartmann is a German painter living in Berlin.
After serving his apprenticeship as an orthopedic shoemaker Klaus Hartmann studied from 1991 to 1997 at the University of Fine Arts of Hamburg with Werner Büttner. In 1994, he spent a semester abroad at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna.

Work

The paintings of Klaus Hartmann are picturesque constructions that originate from the artist's detailed observations. Frequently, he integrates thematic breaks into his pictures that may be interpreted as reflections on society. Early painting themes are garden plots, fairs, Ferris wheels and roller coasters, billboards, rails, pedestrian bridges, different formations of bushes and Chinese restaurants, among others. Klaus Hartmann travelled to East Africa several times. Between 2006 and 2015, he painted a series of Tanzania paintings that consist predominantly of landscapes.

Collections

Paintings by Klaus Hartmann are included in many private and museum collections including the Bundeskunstsammlung, Kunstmuseum Dieselkraftwerk Cottbus, Kunstmuseum Bremerhaven and The Falckenberg Collection in Hamburg.

Books

Jürgen Becker Klaus Hartmann: Jua Toka and The Source of Shades - The Tanzania Paintings, Textem-Verlag, Hamburg 2015, Text Fritz W. Kramer,
Jürgen Becker Klaus Hartmann: Candy Station, Textem-Verlag, Hamburg 2017,