Wolf Kettler
Hometown: Vienna
Based in: Bath
I am an artist working predominantly in photography. My work investigates the perception of reality and expresses the issues in a visual language. Increasingly, an environmental element has been appearing in my works.
More recently, I have become interested in the process of hand-making paper, especially in the Japanese tradition (washi).
I am also a published writer. My art-philosophical text Photography and Realism and collection of essays on reality in photography is in publication. My captioned photography series I Object (published as a book), which documents the environmental destruction proposed by the planned building of a quarry, was instrumental in overturning the planned actions. I have also written for photography magazines.
Finding the courage to be an artist happened later in life. As an artist I am self-taught.
I am an enthusiastic gardener and a passionate sailor.
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What inspires you?
Nature, a smell or sound, often a mis-remembered memory but also a chance glimpse, and sometimes music, the theatre or a book.
Describe your creative process.
For me it is all about the idea behind a work. Once there is a seedling of an idea, my brain keeps picking it up and toying with it. It's relentless. Annoyingly, my inner self often wants to talk to me when I cannot take notes.
Who are some artists that have influenced your work?
Egon Schiele, Arnulf Rainer, Josep Vallribera, Hiroshi Sugimoto, Robert Doisneau, Mark Rothko, Helmut Newton
What is the most important tool when creating your work?
My mind and my life's collected experiences. The rest is technical detail.
Where do you go for inspiration?
My garden.
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Credentials
Exhibitions
Saatchi Art Curated Collection
2021
Galerie Biesenbach: Art Matters 2 Group Show - Honourable Mention
2020
Sashay Gallery (Solo exhibition)
2019
Agfa Professional Portfolio
2002
Sunprint Gallery (Group show)
1980
Gallery at Atelier Café
1979
Gallery at Bildungshaus Schloss Puchberg
1977
Exhibitions
Saatchi Art Curated Collection
2021
Galerie Biesenbach: Art Matters 2 Group Show - Honourable Mention
2020
Sashay Gallery (Solo exhibition)
2019
Agfa Professional Portfolio
2002
Sunprint Gallery (Group show)
1980
Gallery at Atelier Café
1979
Gallery at Bildungshaus Schloss Puchberg
1977