ARTISTIC STATEMENT
I commenced my artistic career with pen and pencil drawings in the style of Surrealism and Fantastic Realism, subsequently developing a predilection for abstraction. My principal source of inspiration is the multifaceted aspects of human existence, encompassing a vast array of elements such as speeches, experiences, thoughts, feelings, memories, and longings. Additionally, I draw inspiration from the intricate structure of our world and the natural environment, and the manner in which we interact with and are shaped by these entities.
My current work is primarily focused on acrylic painting, mixed media, and the creation of sculptural objects, with the production of several series occurring concurrently. The specific techniques and materials employed in a given series or theme are contingent upon the artist's creative vision and the desired outcome. The tactile experience of the paintings may exhibit evidence of the creative process, such as the presence of cracks, bumps, and indentations. Conversely, the surfaces may appear smooth, yet subtle indications of the artist's handiwork may be discerned. My artistic practice encompasses a diverse range of approaches, from those that adopt an experimental, process-based methodology to those that adopt a more conceptual stance.
The works reflect a multitude of aesthetic and emotional aspects of the world, including the transience of existence, personal experiences in the context of self-discovery, and social issues. The works are to be understood as a dialogue between light and shadow, between the visible and the hidden.
The objective of addressing the vulnerability of our existence is to create an awareness of the preciousness of life and to inspire individuals to identify with their own experiences through the colors and shapes depicted in my works. In a world that is often characterized by a lack of contemplation and a tendency towards superficiality, I aim to provide a space that offers an opportunity for individuals to engage in a process of appreciation and reflection on the beauty of the present moment. The objective of my artistic endeavors is to acknowledge and celebrate the delicate nuances of existence. This encompasses the acknowledgment of the oft-overlooked minor miracles.
CURRICULUM VITAE
KLAUS BILICZKY
Born in Dinkelsbühl, Germany's most beautiful old town (Focus).
Lives and works in Neuendettelsau, Bavaria, Germany.
Worked as a graphic designer, product developer and manager in the packaging industry.
Self-employed in the real estate industry. Freelance visual artist.
ARTIST EDUCATION
2013 - 2016 Akademie Wildkogel - with Günther Reil, Jochem Ahmann, Gabriele Middelmann, Anita Hörskens
and Conny Niehoff, Ines Hildur and further
1982 - 1984 SGD Darmstadt - Study advertising graphic and commercial graphic
FIELDS OF WORK
Paintings, collages, drawings, graphics, sculptural objects, photography.
Focus: Acrylic painting and rust/patina oxidation on canvas, sculptural objects.
AWARDS - ART PRIZES - CERTIFICATES - RECOGNITIONS (Selection)
2023 DIPLOMA OF PARTECIPAZIONE FLORENCE BIENNALE (Florence, Italy)
2022 PALM ART AWARD HONORABLE MENTION AWARD (Germany)
2022 PALM ART AWARD NOMINATION CERTIFICATE (Germany)
2021 PALM ART AWARD RECOGNITION PRIZE (Germany)
2021 CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE CFA (Lyon, France)
2021 INTERNATIONAL ART PRIZE AUDIENCE AWARD (Stuttgart, Germany)
2021 POWER OF CREATIVITY ART PRIZE CERTIFICATE CACM (Dubai, VAE)
2021 CERTIFICATE OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE CFA (Lyon, France)
2021 PALM ART AWARD NOMINATION CERTIFICATE (Germany)
2020 PALM ART AWARD ART OF HOPE AWARD (Germany)
2020 ARTIST OF THE FUTURE AWARD CACM (Dubai, VAE)
2020 CERTIFICATE OF ARTISTIC EXCELLENCE CFA (Lyon, France)
2020 PALM ART AWARD NOMINATION CERTIFICATE (Germany)
2020 HONORABLE MENTION AWARD CFA (Lyon, France)
2020
PALM ART AWARD NOMINATION CERTIFICATE (Germany)
2019
KITZ ART AWARD CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENCE
(Austria)
2018 ANSBACH ART PRIZE SPECIAL PRIZE (Germany)
BIENNALE EXHIBITION
2023 XIV FLORENCE BIENNALE
INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITON OF CONTEMPORARY ART AND DESIGN (Florence, Italy)
SOLO EXHIBITONS (Selection)
2025 INSIDE- OUTSIDE - Residenz, Hilpoltstein (Germany)
2024 BEAUTY OF DECAY - Gallery M11, Gunzenhausen (Germany)
2022 WELT UNTERM GÖTTERHIMMEL - Residenz, Hilpoltstein (Germany)
2022 SENSITIVE PERCEPTION - Kunsthaus R3, Ansbach (Germany)
2022 FLAYED PARADISE - Gallery LeonART, Nürnberg (Germany)
2021 VERGIB IHNEN, DENN SIE WISSEN, WAS SIE TUN - Gallery M11, Gunzenhausen (Germany)
2021 OXID ART - POESIE DER VERGÄNGLICHKEIT - Haus der Geschichte, Dinkelsbühl (Germany)
2020 POESIA DELLA TRANSITIORIETA - RUGGINE E PATINA - Gallery ARTtime, Udine (Italy)
2019 KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG ZUM BUSS- UND BETTAG - Heilig-Geist-Kirche, Dinkelsbühl (Germany)
2019 OXIDATION - ROST UND PATINA - Gotische Halle, Ansbach (Germany)
GROUP EXHIBITIONS (Auswahl)
2024 OBERFLÄCHLICH - TIEFGRÜNDIG - Kunstschranne Weißenburg (Germany)
2024 FUSSABDRUCK - Giechburg near Scheßlitz (Germany)
2024 MITGLIEDERAUSSTELLUNG - Galerie Fleischhaus, Rothenburg o.d.T. (Germany)
2023 ZEIT ZEICHEN - Giechburg near Scheßlitz (Germany)
2023 10 JAHRE STADTTEILGALERIE - Gallery LeonART, Nürnberg (Germany)
2023 ZU GAST BEI Gräfe art.concept - Gallery Gräfe art.concept, Berlin (Germany)
2022 INS LICHT GERÜCKT - Kunsthaus R3, Ansbach (Germany)
2022 MITGLIEDERAUSSTELLUNG - Gallery Fleischhaus, Rothenburg o.d.T. (Germany)
2022 REGIONALE 22 - Giechburg near Scheßlitz (Germany)
2022 ART IN TRANSITION - Gallery Kunst-Quartier, Leonberg (Germany)
2022 VENEZIA 1.0 - Gallery Tana Art Space, Venice (Italy)
2021 MITGLIEDERAUSSTELLUNG - Galerie Fleischhaus, Rothenburg o.d.T. (Germany)
2021 INS LICHT GERÜCKT - Kunsthaus R3, Ansbach (Germany)
2021 KUNSTPREISAUSSTELLUNG - Gallery Kunst-Quartier, Leonberg (Germany)
2021 WORLD 1.0 - Artbox-Gallery, Zurich (Switzerland)
2020 KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG - Gallery Fleischhaus, Rothenburg o.d.T. (Germany)
2020 MERRY CHRISTMAS - Gallery Kunst-Quartier, Leonberg (Germany)
2020 KUNSTAUSSTELUNG ART+FARBE - Kunstgewölbe, Dinkelsbühl (Germany)
2020 AUFRUHR DER SINNE - City Gallery Kitz Art, Kitzbühel (Tyrol, Austria)
2020 1000 JAHRE ST. STEFAN - INSPIRATION ZEITGESCHICHTE 1020 - 2020 - Church St. Stefan, Bamberg (Germany)
2019 GRENZENLOS KUNST BRAUCHT RAUM - Giechburg near Scheßlitz (Germany)
2019 90. JAHRESAUSSTELLUNG ZEITGENÖSSISCHER KUNST - Plassenburg over Kulmbach (Germany)
2019 FACE TO FACE - KUNST UND PORTRAITS - Kunsthaus R3, Ansbach (Germany)
2019 WAS MICH ANTREIBT - Kunsthaus R3, Ansbach (Germany)
2019 KUNST TRIFFT INNOVATION - Gelder & Sorg, Coburg (Germany)
2018 KUNSTPREISVERLEIHUNG ANSBACHER KUNSTPREIS - Karlshalle, Ansbach (Germany)
2018 FINALISTENAUSSTELLUNG ANSBACHER KUNSTPREIS - Kunsthaus R3, Ansbach, (Germany)
2018 LIEBLINGSSTÜCKE - Gallery M11, Gunzenhausen (Germany)
2018 ORDNUNG KUNST CHAOS - Giechburg near Scheßlitz (Germany)
INTERVIEW
2022 CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR MAGAZINE
ART REVIEWS
2025 CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR MAGAZINE
2024 CONTEMPORARY ART CURATOR MAGAZINE
PUBLICATIONS
2023 I AM YOU - XIV FLORENCE BIENNALE
Catalog of the International Exhibition of Contemporary Art and Design - ISBN 978-88-374-2404-6
2023 VOICES OF TOMORROW - Art Book - ISBN: 978-84-19526-48-9
2022 INS LICHT GERÜCKT - Exhibition catalog
2022 POWER OF CREATIVITY - Art Book - ISBN-10: 8419192627 / ISBN-13: 978-8419192622
2022 ART COLLECTOR'S CHOICE VOLUME 3 CHINA - Art Book - English/ Chinese - ISBN: 978-84-19192-59-2
2022 ART COMPASS Himmelblau 2022 - Book of contemporary artists - ISBN: 978-3-9817701-4-8
2022 SENSITIVE PERCEPTION - KLAUS BILICZKY - Exhibition catalog
2022 ART IN TRANSITION - KUNST STUTTGART INTERNATIONAL - Art Book for the exhibition - ISBN: 978-3-947408-24-5
2021 TRENDS IN ART INSIGHTS FOR COLLECTORS - Art Book - ISBN: 978-84-18287-93-0
2021 INS LICHT GERÜCKT - Exhibition catalog
2021 SPOTLIGHT CONTEMPORARYARTMAGAZINE 24 - Art Magazine
2021 SPOTLIGHT CONTEMPORARYARTMAGAZINE 22 - Art Magazine
2020 ART IDEAL EXPLORE CONTEMPORARY AESTHETICS V.1 - Art Magazine
2020 INSPIRATION ZEITGESCHICHTE 1020 - 2020 - Exhibition catalog
2020 SPOTLIGHT CONTEMPORARYARTMAGAZINE 19 - Art Magazine
2018 ANSBACHER KUNSTPREIS 2018 DIE PREISTRÄGER - Catalog of the Award Winners
PRESS ARTICLES (Selection)
2025 DIE DEUTUNG BLEIBT DER FANTASIE ÜBERLASSEN - Donaukurier -20.05.2025
2024 KUNSTAUSSTELLUNG IN DER SCHRANNE - Donaukurier - 03.07.2024
2023 ZU GAST BEI GRÄFE art.concept - Prenzlberger Kiezzeitung for Prenzlauer Berg - 01.04.2023
2022 AUF ENTDECKUNGSREISE DURCH DIE KUNSTSCENE - Fränkische Landeszeitung - 14.12.2022
2022 WELT UNTER GÖTTERHIMMEL - Roth Hilpoltsteiner Volkszeitung - 21.06.2022
2022 UNTERM GÖTTERHIMMEL - Roth Hilpoltsteiner Volkszeitung - 30.05.2022
2022 BLICK VON OBEN AUF DIE WELT - Roth Hilpoltsteiner Volkszeitung - 25.05.2022
2022 BERÜHRENDE BLICKE DURCH FENSTER - Fränkische Landeszeitung - 10.05.2022
2021 BEEINDRUCKENDER BLICK AUF DIE ERDE - Nürnberger Nachrichten Altmühlbote - 20.11.2021
2021 DENN SIE WISSEN, WAS SIE TUN - Nürnberger Nachrichten Altmühlbote - 12.11.2022
2021 KÜNSTLERGESPRÄCHE MIT KLAUS BILICZKY - Fränkische Landeszeitung - 13.10.2021
2021 OXID ART ERÖFFNET - Fränkische Landeszeitung - 06.10.2021
2021 OXID ART - POESIE DER VERGÄNGLICHKEIT - Blickpunkt Dinkelsbühl - 06.10.2021
2021 POESIE DER VERGÄNGLICHKEIT - Fränkische Landeszeitung - 28.09.2021
2020 LA RUGGINE DI BILICZKY IN MOSTRA FINO AL 6 AGOSTO - Messaggero dellunedi - 27.07.2020
2020 RUGGINE E PATINA: OPERE DI KLAUS BILICZKY ALL' ARTTIME - Friuli online - 25.07.2020
2020 POESIA DELLA TRANSITORIERTÀ - RUGGINE E PATINA - Udine today - 22.07.2020
2020 INSPIRATION ZEITGESCHICHTE: 1020 - 2020 - Bamberger Onlinezeitung - 25.06.2020
2020 ZUM 1000. JUBILÄUM DER STEFANSKIRCHE - Main Post - 12.06.2020
2018 SKULPTUR 21 GEWINNT DEN ANSBACHER KUNSTPREIS - Fränkische Landeszeitung - 08.11.2018
2018 RHYTHMISCHE RÄUME UND KRITISCHE IMPULSE - Fränkische Landeszeitung - 08.11.2018
2018 EINER DER ANGESEHENDSTEN KUNSTPREISE DER REGION - Fränkische Landeszeitung - 13.10.2018