Bernd Zimmer / Zweite Natur / Second Nature / 06.09 - 21.12.2019

Bernd Zimmer - Wassersturz III, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 120 cm, WV 2261 — Wassersturz III, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 120 cm, WV 2261

Bernd Zimmer ist co-founder of the „Young Wild Painters“ movement in Berlin of the seventies. In the last forty years he has created a substantial artistic oeuvre. His works are present in prominent collections and museums all over the world. It is worth noting that Bernd Zimmer made his debut with a group exhibition in 1976 at the “Kunstverein” in Frankfurt am Main. Today Galerie Berghout is proud to present this highly accomplished artist’s first ever solo exhibition in Frankfurt am Main with a range of his works of the cycles “Cosmos”, “Reflexions” and “Crystal World” originating between 2009 and 2019.

Since his temporary residence at the Villa Massimo in Rom 1983/84 Bernd Zimmer undertook extensive travels to our planet’s most isolated places leaving a formative and lasting influence on his artistic work. His abstract landscapes do not originate from actually painting in open nature but evolve in the studio through remembering and reflecting on what was seen and experienced. The title of this exhibition “Second Nature” is based on his method of “working by reflection”.

After landscape painting – once a leading discipline in art history – became somewhat obsolete due to various factors, it was Bernd Zimmer who relentlessly pursued this art form further and took it to another level. Through his artistic efforts this intellectual and exceptional artist succeeded in once again putting landscape painting back on the agenda of 21st century painting.

In his works Bernd Zimmer masterly visualizes the sublime transformation of nature and the universe.

Gallery Paintings

Bernd Zimmer, 2019, Exoplanets, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 190 cm

Bernd Zimmer, 2017, Das geheime Leben der Sterne 4, acrylic on canvas, 260 x 190 cm, WV 2641

Bernd Zimmer, Reflexion über Kalt, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, WV 2663 — Reflexion über Kalt, 2018, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, WV 2663

Bernd Zimmer, Reflexion über Unwetter (Mai), 2015/18, Acrylic on canvas, 174 x 116 cm, WV 2661 — Reflexion über Unwetter (Mai), 2015/18, Acrylic on canvas, 174 x 116 cm, WV 2661

Bernd Zimmer, 2016, Pfad II, acrylic on canvas, 95 x 75 cm, WV 2567

Bernd Zimmer, Nebel III (Blauer Baum), 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 90 cm, WV 2503 — Nebel III (Blauer Baum), 2015, Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 90 cm, WV 2503

Bernd Zimmer, Puyuhuapi I, 2013, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, WV 2375 — Puyuhuapi I, 2013, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 150 cm, WV 2375

Bernd Zimmer, Regenwald II, 2013, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 160 cm, WV 2379 — Regenwald II, 2013, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 160 cm, WV 2379

Bernd Zimmer, Quelle VI (Kristallwelt), 2012, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 100 cm, WV 2349 — Quelle VI (Kristallwelt), 2012, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 100 cm, WV 2349

Bernd Zimmer, Ursprung II (Kristallwelt), 2012, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 160 cm, WV 2332 — Ursprung II (Kristallwelt), 2012, Acrylic on canvas, 200 x 160 cm, WV 2332

Bernd Zimmer, Feuchtgebiet. Aufstieg, 2012, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 130 cm, WV 2330 — Feuchtgebiet. Aufstieg, 2012, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 130 cm, WV 2330

Bernd Zimmer, Feuchtgebiet I, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 200 cm, WV 2270 — Feuchtgebiet I, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 200 cm, WV 2270

Bernd Zimmer, Feuchtgebiet II, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 200 cm, WV 2271 — Feuchtgebiet II, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 160 x 200 cm, WV 2271

Bernd Zimmer - Hochwald. Weiher, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 95 x 75 cm, WV 2230 — Hochwald. Weiher, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 95 x 75 cm, WV 2230

Bernd Zimmer, Drachensturz II, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 95 x 75 cm, WV 2263 — Drachensturz II, 2011, Acrylic on canvas, 95 x 75 cm, WV 2263

Bernd Zimmer, Spiegelwasser I, 2010, Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 90 cm, WV 2167 — Spiegelwasser I, 2010, Acrylic on canvas, 110 x 90 cm, WV 2167

Bernd Zimmer, Lichtung. Übergang, 2010, Acrylic on canvas, 145 x 120 cm, WV 2193 — Lichtung. Übergang, 2010, Acrylic on canvas, 145 x 120 cm, WV 2193

Bernd Zimmer, Wie ein Schatten, wie Wasser… , 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 100 cm, WV 2089 — Wie ein Schatten, wie Wasser… , 2009, Acrylic on canvas, 120 x 100 cm, WV 2089

Gallery Works on Paper / Woodcuts