Exhibition and workshop at the Stiftung Kunst und Natur in Nantesbuch
Johann Brandstetter - Together - Hidden living together Exhibition of the symbiosis panels – spring festival on 20 April until 13 May 2024
On 13.04.2024 walk in the grounds, workshop with Johann Brandstetter and Elke Zippel The two accompany a walk through the Nantesbucher Winterschacher and sharpen the view for this special togetherness and for the symbiotic processes
At the spring festival on 20.04.2024 there will be live music, readings and a guided tour of the exhibition in the Long House – 12.00 to 18.00 hrs. Gut Karpfsee 12, 83670 Bad Heilbrunn
Johann Brandstetter - Rainforest November 24 to February 24, 2024
It takes a special ability to turn precise depictions of nature into works of art in such a way that they open up insights and lead to knowledge. This is possible if the artist himself is an expert in the subject. And he is also able to record in nature what is important for the reproduction. A sketch in a tropical rainforest or the seemingly fleeting glimpse of a butterfly dancing around provide Johann Brandstetter with the inspiration to create a work of art. He is one of the very rare contemporary artists who can combine accuracy of depiction with high expressiveness and captivating style. As a scientist, I therefore enjoy working with him and learning in the process.
Johann Brandstetter together with the photographer Ingo Arndt April 4 to November 5, 2023
Butterflies: “Impostors, drunkards, snoopers...the crazy life of butterflies” An overview of the work of Neuötting painter, draughtsman and illustrator Johann Brandstetter is reminiscent of Alexander von Humboldt's inventory of his expeditions. Based on his knowledge of the natural sciences, his delicate drawings show the beauty of butterflies, meticulously drawing them in detail in their habitats. He works with watercolors, which are applied in several layers of glazes until the impression of a living organism is created. In this way, Brandstetter visualizes complex ecosystems and impressively combines art and biology. Mostly created after precisely documented journeys, his works depict the larger context of nature and its threats.
LIBe – Literaturhaus Berlin – „Festival der Kooperationen“ - “Der Elefant im Dunkeln”
September 1 to 16 2023, Gastgeber: Alexander Kluge & Friends Joint exhibition with Johann Brandstetter, Reynold Reynolds, Gerhard Richter, Thomas Thiede, Hannelore Hoger and others
Special exhibition at the Hessisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Natur in Wiesbaden
Johann Brandstetter, On the trail of butterflies May 1, 2020 to January 31, 2021 - extended until May 1, 2021
Johann Brandstetter observes butterflies like a researcher and captures shapes, colors and their way of life in drawings and watercolors. His aim is to give art lovers an insight into the surprising interrelationships of nature, as well as to convey his artistic perspective to nature-loving viewers. Over 50 works by the artist Johann Brandsttter will be on display. Also on display will be the over 400-year-old butterflies collected by the naturalist Maria Sibylla Merian and owned by the museum. The exhibition is shown on over 700 square meters. Numerous events in the museum will introduce visitors to the life of butterflies.
RESEARCH NATURE | LIFE – Europäisches Künstlerhaus Oberbayern – Schafhof Freising
October 5 to December 1 2019, theme: „Nature / Life # Cycles.“ International joint exhibition with Johann Brandstetter, Terike Haapoja, Oron Catts, Erich Berger et al.
RESEARCH NATURE | LIFE presents the new vocabularies of forms and media possibilities that have opened up for art in its appropriation of modern technologies and reflecting on scientific working methods. The show also introduces content and ideas that intersect with scientific-research-based and science-initiated thought processes. The interdependence of art and science is also an essential feature of our experience of life today. The exhibition is part of the annual Art & Science theme at the Schafhof – European Center for Art Upper Bavaria and is sponsored by Kulturfonds Bayern.
Johann Brandstetter, Symbioses, the fine art of nature illustration Special exhibition October 14, 2016 to September 30, 2017
His work has gone around the world, his pencil has created images that have become engraved in almost everyone's memory. The Haus der Natur is now presenting a new facet of the multi-award-winning artist Johann Brandstetter's work: "Symbioses, the fine art of nature illustration". By combining art and biology, the exhibition at Haus der Natur becomes a symbiosis itself. In addition to Brandstetter's 32 works, it shows selected original specimens to accompany the tableaux and a film making-of invites visitors to look over the artist's shoulder as he draws. The artistic panels are accompanied by explanations from evolutionary biologist, naturalist and bestselling author Josef H. Reichholf.
