November 2001
Andreas Nottebohm
Weinstein Gallery, San Francisco – gallery@weinstein.com
Russeck gallery, NYC, Las Vegas – russeckgallery@earthlink.net
Gallerie Hawaii – gallerie@maui.netAndreas Nottebohm was born in Eisenach, Germany on October 13, 1944. From 1965 to 1969, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich, West Germany under surrealist painter Mac Zimmerman. In 1968, he studied etching at J. Friedlaender workshop in Paris, France. From 1971 to 1974, he studied lithography in Salzburg, Austria. He returned to Munich in 1974. Andreas first visited the United States for a one-man show with Gallery Hilger [Vienna] at WASH-ART in Washington, D.C. in 1978. He came back to the U.S. in 1979 for the same show and traveled throughout the United States for six months. After which he chose to make the San Francisco Bay area his home. Andreas has been a NASA artist since 1981. He covered the first launch of the Space Shuttle and various other NASA events. Andreas has had over one hundred one-man shows in Europe and the United States. He has painted over 1,600 paintings and printed hundreds of graphics including gicleé prints.
Technique:
A unique aspect of Nottebohm’s work is his use of aluminum sheets as painting surfaces. After creating luminous textures on the metal with a variety of tools, he applies numerous layers of glazes using Liquitex Acrylic Colors suspended in Gloss Medium & Varnish. He then applies background color with spray guns and creates additional textures using Liquitex Gloss Gel Medium and various other techniques. Details are added with an Iwata airbrush. The last step is to seal the painting with a coat of Liquitex Gloss Medium & Varnish.
