Kreidezeichnungen
August Vibert, Josef Schwaf, Ulrich Röckmann

29th of March 2009 – 27th of September 2009

Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster

Within this exhibition the exclusive works of three outsider artists, Ulrich Röckmann, August Vibert and Josef Schwaf, all part of the museum’s collection, are presented to a broad public for the first time. 

Animal like mythical creatures, vague figures appearing in strong coloured compositions and geometrical forms can be explored within the range of the presented drawings. In his explicit compositions Ulrich Röckmanns expresses his psychotic mind abstracting to geometrical figures whose arrangements and colourings develop a peculiar structure. The drawings of Josef Schwaf on the other hand impress by their inquietude. Created by his energetic drawing technique his man-like figures struggle in a suspenseful interconnection with their surroundings and dominate them at the same time. While all of the three artists use strong, shrill colours August Vibert is the one who utilizes them most sparely. By using two or three colours only he manages to produce creatures that seem to derive from another world gaining their expressiveness by the interplay between contrasting, plane colours and ornamental design. The exhibition shows three artists whose works differ in their respective characteristics while they still are connected by more than just their medium – oil pastel chalk.

Artists:
August Vibert 
*1922 in Verden, † 2005 in Münster
The artist and patient August Vibert lived in the psychiatric clinic Alexianer from 1949 until 2005. In the 1980’s he discovered his affection for colours and forms within art therapy. In colour intensive series Vibert created pictures containing motives resulting from plays of various kinds. Later on, he mainly painted resemblances of his memories.His crayon works are characterized by intensive colour compositions. Full of passion he painted various pictures which the artist later on signed with ViPert Peliter.


Josef Schwaf
*1928 in Altenberge, † 2002 in Münster
Josef Schwaf discovered his interest in art within the 1980’s. His „house paintings“ are reproductions of similar structures characterized by strong contrasts and colour plays. Thereby, forms and surfaces are combined in rhythmic coordination. Crosses, houses and women as well as objects of daily life are reoccuring motives of his paintings. Within his coloured crayon pictures Schwaf mirrors memories as well as scences of daily life. 

Ulrich Röckmann
*1947 in Dülmen, † 2004 in Münster
After several stationary hospitalizations Ulrich Röckmann lived from 1996 on in a living community of the Alexianer Hospital. IN 1997 he started doing art and since 2000 he mainly created large scale drawings. His works are characterized by abstract presentations of geometrical figures, strong colouring and an expressive composition.