Press Reviews
Press Reviews.
Herz’s human sculptures are direct and sensual.
- With a chainsaw for peace. Süddeutsche Zeitung March 6, 2022
- The high diver from Ostbahnhof. Süddeutsche Zeitung July 16, 2019
- Wooden figures with character. Süddeutsche Zeitung November 11, 2018
- A touch of Rio in Munich. Abendzeitung München August 23, 2019
- A real eye-catcher. Abendzeitung München November 2, 2022
About
About.
Jörg Herz lives and works in Munich
– Born 1965 in Bad Säckingen
– Art / Graphic Design studies, Pforzheim University of Design, Painting / Sculpture / Graphics
– Semester abroad, Fine Arts at Leeds Metropolitan University, England
– Scholarship holder of the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Bonn
– Lives and works in Munich
– Member of the BBK, Association of Visual Artists in Bavaria
Exhibitions
Art Exhibitions.
In Germany and abroad
– Belgium, Canada, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Spain, Switzerland, United States
– 2018 Galerie LANZ 7, Munich
– 2018 STROKE ART FAIR, Munich
– 2018 Truderinger Kunsttage, Munich
– 2019 Public Art Munich: Einihupfn – the jump into the water – Public Art Munich
– 2019 Kunst im KarrÈe – open studios in Schwabing and Maxvorstadt, Munich
– 2019 Kultur im Quartier – open studios in Haidhausen, Munich
– 2019 Galerie Kunststücke, Munich: Group exhibition >> Lauter Helden <<
– 2020 Galerie Kunst-Haus, Erlangen: Group exhibition >> Na und!? <<
– 2020 Galerie Artificium, Osnabrück: >> New Discoveries <<
– 2020 Galerie Uli Lang, Biberach: >> Contemporary Art <<
– 2021 Galerie 116, Leonberg: Group exhibition >> Musicians and Nudes <<
– 2021 Galerie jaeschke, Braunschweig: >> when the eye touches the heart <<
– 2021 Max Galerie, Augsburg: >> Contemporary Art <<
– 2022 Kunst Schoenen Eynatten, Belgium >> This is where the music plays <<
– 2022 Kunst-Schaefer, Wiesbaden: >> Street Life <<
– 2022 Kunstgalerie Hesse & Hornung, Bad Dürkheim: >> Landscapes <<
– 2022 Smelik & Stokking Galleries, The Hague, Netherlands >> I’m looking forward <<
– 2022 Galerie Göldner, Bordesholm: >> All about Art <<
– 2022 Rathausgalerie Kunsthalle, Munich: >> Demo4democracy <<
– 2023 BBK Annual Exhibition >> EVERYTHING ALWAYS NOW <<
– 2023 Galerie Brigitta Leupin, Basel: >> Art Enjoyment <<
– 2023 Galerie artSOLITAIRE, Hanover: Exhibition and catalog
– 2023 Galerie Cameo Heilbronn & Mannheim: Solo exhibition 100 Sculptures
– 2023 International Wood Sculpture Symposium Brienz, Switzerland
– 2023 INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM St. Blasien
– 2023 Galerie Kunst-Schaefer, Wiesbaden
– 2024 BBK Annual Exhibition >> RELAX <<
– 2024 Galerie artSOLITAIRE, Hanover: Exhibition and catalog
– 2024 INTERNATIONAL SCULPTURE SYMPOSIUM St. Blasien
– 2024 Galerie Brigitta Leupin, Basel: >> Art Enjoyment <<
– 2024 Galerie der Stadt Bodenmais
– 2024 Galerie in der Orangerie, Munich
– 2024 ARTe Fair in Dortmund
– 2025 Galerie Simone Menne, Kiel >> The everyday is beautiful <<
– 2025 Kunstverein AK68, Wasserburg >> GOOSE out of the HOUSE <<
– 2025 Galerie per-seh Frank Buchholz, Lübeck
– 2025 Galerie Kunstwerk 11, Garmisch-Partenkirchen
– 2025 Urban Art Gallery, Mallorca, Spain
– 2025 BBK Annual Exhibition >> FULL HOUSE <<
Art in Public Spaces
Acquisitions.
Public Sector and Companies
– Schönau Castle, City of Bad Säckingen
– Tourism Association of the City of Bad Säckingen
– Headquarters of SKAN AG, Basel
– City Companion we love events…, Munich
– SKAN Japan, Okinawa
– SKAN do Brasil, Sao Paulo
– Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics, Starnberg
– Aseptic Technologies, Gembloux, Belgium
– Zwirner Violin Making Workshop, Hanover
– Tourism Association of the City of St. Blasien
– ROBUR Industry Service Group GmbH, Munich
– SPIE Industry Service GmbH, Munich
– Skanderbeg Beer, Viti, Kosovo
– Altenheim Collegium Augustinum GmbH
– Notaries Rainer Krick & Birgit Birnstiel, Munich
– Stoiber Architecture Office, Munich
– RED GmbH, Krailling
Art in Public Spaces
Public Art.
In Germany and abroad
- Germany, Italy, Japan, Switzerland, USA
- 2018 SKAN, Allschwil
- 2018 SKAN Japan, Okinawa
- 2018 SKAN Germany, Görlitz
- 2018 SKAN USA, Raleigh
- 2019 High Diver Rote Frieda, Munich
Awards
Awards.
National and international design awards
- International Digital Type Design Contest
- 100 Best Posters
- Berliner Type, Gold
- Advertising Yearbook
- iF Communication Design Award
- Annual Multimedia
- Typographic Excellence TDC New York
Teaching
Teaching.
Concept, Graphic Design, and Drawing
- DDA German Dialogue Marketing Academy GmbH, Frankfurt, Cologne, Munich
- Macromedia University of Applied Sciences for Media, Munich
- AMD, Academy of Fashion and Design, Munich
- Blocherer School, Communication Design, Munich
See the humorous in everyday life with a chainsaw and paint.
Seeing the humorous in everyday life with a chainsaw and paint.
“The works of painter, sculptor, and designer Jörg Herz provide a reason to smile. Both his roughly crafted wooden sculptures and his delicately colored graphics show various types of people who are humorously exaggerated.” Süddeutsche Zeitung March 25, 2018 Culture Tip


