Reinhard Wöllmer at galerie 13: Experience Paper Objects and Steel Sculptures
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Between Construction and Poetry: Reinhard Wöllmer at galerie 13
The exhibition Reinhard Wöllmer – Paper Objects and Steel Sculptures invites to a focused examination of works at galerie 13 in Freising. At the center is a multifaceted oeuvre that combines strict construction, geometric form, and playful poetry. Paper does not appear as a secondary material, but as an independent plastic body with volume, surface, and spatial presence.
Paper as a Sculptural Material
Reinhard Wöllmer, born in 1957 in Nuremberg, studied from 1977 to 1984 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg with Clemens Fischer and graduated as a master student. Since his redirection to paper, he has developed a distinctive visual language. Dyed, cut, folded, and processed paper surfaces transform into relief-like objects, color-space reliefs, and standalone sculptures.
The aesthetic experience of these works arises from the interplay of surface and space. Light glides over edges, shadows deepen cuts, and reduced forms unfold a quiet, nearly meditative intensity. The exhibition atmosphere promotes a slow perception, wherein material, color, and proportion reveal themselves step by step.
Steel, Line, and Spatial Tension
Opposing the paper objects are steel sculptures. The industrial material brings weight, resistance, and constructive clarity into the gallery space. In contrast to the apparent fragility of paper, a tension-rich dramaturgy emerges: lightness meets stability, organic processing confronts precise placement.
Wöllmer's art thus moves within the realm of concrete and constructive tendencies, without fitting into a rigid stylistic system. Circle, oval, line, and geometric basic forms serve as starting points for a research on order, rhythm, and perception. The works are not images but independent visual experiences.
Artistic Biography and Art Historical Context
Important milestones in Wöllmer's career include a foreign scholarship from the City of Nuremberg in Skopje, the founding of the artist group PURPUR, and his long-term role as a lecturer for design at the Werkbund Werkstatt Nuremberg. In 1995, he received the Bavarian Debutant Award, followed by art prizes from the Kunstverein Spirale in Treuchtlingen and in Hollfeld in 2004.
His works have been presented in various cities, including Berlin, Vienna, Munich, Nuremberg, and Freising. With this exhibition, galerie 13 once again dedicates itself to a position that combines craftsmanship, material research, and cultural education. Visitors receive insights into the possibilities of contemporary paper art and sculptural form-finding.
Opening Hours and Art Experience
The exhibition is open on Friday, November 6, 2026, from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM. Further visits are possible during the exhibition period on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays from 2:00 PM to 6:30 PM, Thursdays from 2:00 PM to 8:30 PM, and Saturdays from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM, and by appointment. Admission is free.
Conclusion: Reinhard Wöllmer's paper objects and steel sculptures promise a quietly intense art experience between construction and poetry. The exhibition opens a sensual encounter with paper art, sculpture, light, shadow, and a reduced visual language. Those who want to not only observe materiality but experience its spatial effect should definitely visit this exhibition live at galerie 13.
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