Career
The central pictorial theme of Karlheinz Bux"s artistic practice is the line. Clarity, complexity and emblematic quality define his sculptures and mural reliefs which are made out of steel, bronze and wood. His drawings are executed on transparent materials such as glass and polymer foils, with photographic templates constituting the basis of his glass and foil works, that are altered by superimposition and linear treatment.
Thereby, a multi-layered image reality is created, that allows numerous interpretations from the viewer, with the exploration of the peripheral areas of reality being central to his artistic practice.
Karlheinz Bux started his artistic career at State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe (1972–1977). Various scholarships brought him to Paris (1986/87 and 1992) and Basel (2004/05).
He created art-in-architecture projects among others in the cities of Radolfzell (1995, mural relief, steel 780/110/5 cm) and in Karlsruhe (2005, Lineamento Verticale, steel sculpture, 18m height). At the invitation of Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe, he and the artist Michaela Kölmel produced a room installation dedicated to the topic of light (Multimediale 2, 1991).
As visiting professor, Karlheinz Bux taught drawing at the University of Pforzheim (1994-1995) and principles of design at University of Mainz (2007-2008).
2014 – Schläfer, Galerie Rottloff Karlsruhe
2010 — Der Radar des Zeichners, Kunstverein Rastatt
2005 – Ississippi, Fondation Bartels Basel
1992 – Gesellschaft der Freunde junger Kunst, Baden-Baden
1985 – studio f, Ulm
1984 — Institut Unzeit, Berlin
1978 – Ulmer Museum (Studio), Ulm
1977 – Werkstatt Galerie, Vienna
2011 – Waldeslust, Kunsthalle Würth Schwäbisch Hall
2008 — Modelle – Materialisierung von Konzepten, Deutscher Künstlerbund Berlin
2004 — Kunst seit 1960, Staatliche Kunsthalle Karlsruhe
2001 – Retour de Paris, Schloss Solitude Stuttgart
1996 – Zeichnen, Germanisches Nationalmuseum Nürnberg
1993 – Kunst der Neunziger Jahre, Badischer Kunstverein Karlsruhe
1991 – MultiMediale 2, Zentrum für Kunst und Medientechnologie Karlsruhe
1987 – Divergences-Convergences, Goethe Institute Paris und Lyon.