Hans Dieter Zingraff (born 1947 in Karlsruhe) is a German artist in constructivism. He was born in Karlsruhe, Germany in 1947 as the son of an electrical engineer. Zingraff showed an early interest in the arts, in particular in trompe-l'œil, the optical illusion technique.
In Spain
In 1972 he moved to Dénia, Spain, creating a number of critically noticed works in the surrealist style. He continued to paint purely abstract including architectural still lives in mixed media collage. In 1984 he started experimenting on wood strip images, while conversely, seemingly glued pieces of photography were actually painted.
The 1980s
In the years 1983 to 1985 Zingraff managed a crucial step in the current local art scene. As an absolute novice, in 1983 one of his pictures was selected by the jury of the 50th Salon de Otoño (Association of Spanish Painters and Sculptors) in Madrid. After a period of soft lines and shapes, he returned to the hard line.
Zingraff's Constructivism
From 1996, Zingraff themed the removal of spatial continuity and visual ambiguity radically abstract. In 1999 he developed his personal style. He brought his compositions now effectively out of the area and out of the traditional format. Depth, volume and lighting are since there no longer painted illusions, but a tangible reality. Wall and space are included in the works, back-mounted lights give real light and shadow. Despite his many exhibitions Zingraff continuously creates new works. In recent years, his works were exposed in New York, Lima (Peru), Madrid, Berlin, artKarlsruhe, and Cairo.
Awards and honors
1st Prize in the competition "Minicuadros, Elda (Alicante) in 1981
3rd Medal of the 51st Salon de Otoño (Association of Spanish Painters and Sculptors) in the Cultural Center of Madrid (Centro Cultural de la Villa de Madrid) in 1984
2nd Medal of the 52nd Salon de Otoño in 1985
"Galerias Preciado"-Price, 23 Exhibition of San Isidro, Madrid
Medal of OMJET (Cairo)
Artes Plasticas Convocatoria 2005 and 2006, Government of Alicante
2003: Viaje de Papel (Para Cuba-dos), Universitat Politecnica de Valencia, Museum of Art & Culture de Lescar, Lescar, France
2004: Museum Cantanhede Exposición Quorum
2005: Grupo MAI, Galerie des Arenes, Bayonne, France, Painter of the Mediterranean, MUBAG, Alicante Provincial Government, National Museum, Lima, Peru, Lladro Museum, New York, 57th Street, Galerie & Edition René Steiner, Erlach, Switzerland * 2008: Colors and shapes, museum la Rioja, Logroño
