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Werner Ehm               

 

*27. März 1927, Dortmund                     
†22. Januar 2015, Münster

 

Werner Ehm was born on 27 March 1927, in Dortmund Germany.  He was a year and a half when he had an accident, from then on he got mentally ill.  He lived from 1941 until 1965 in an institution for mentally ill people in Gescher. After that he went to the living quarter of the Alexianer brotherhood. He

 

Ending of the 70s Ehm started his career as an artist. He drew in art therapy several times in a week. Bitten with enthusiasm he drew vehicles. He began with contours and fulfilled them with colors. For Ehm was mostly important to name the vehicle type, the position of motor and number plate. For his art works Ehm experimented with material and was not held up to long with details.  His humor is inherent in all of his art works.

 

Exhibitions

2003 Jahresausstellung Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster

2004 Jahresausstellung Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster

2005 Jahresausstellung Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster

2007 Jahresausstellung Kunsthaus Kannen, Münster