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1937 Mannweiler, Germany - 2016 Schwabisch Gmund, Germany. Known for: Light, sound and media, artwork of LEDs, wood, glass and cable, kinetics.
Walter Adolf Giers (May 10, 1937 in Mannweiler, Germany - April 3, 2016 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany was a German light, sound and media artist and a pioneer of electronic arts. He lived in... Read full biography
Walter Adolf Giers (May 10, 1937 in Mannweiler, Germany - April 3, 2016 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany was a German light, sound and media artist and a pioneer of electronic arts. He lived in Schwäbisch Gmünd since 1960. After school and an apprenticeship in steel engraving, he originally started as... Read full biography
Walter Adolf Giers (May 10, 1937 in Mannweiler, Germany - April 3, 2016 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany was a German light, sound and media artist and a pioneer of electronic arts. He lived in Schwäbisch Gmünd since 1960. After school and an apprenticeship in steel engraving, he originally started as jazz musician in 1955. From 1959 to 1963 he studied at the Higher Professional and Technical School for Precious Metals in Schwäbisch Gmünd, and graduated in Industrial Design as Diplom Designer. In... Read full biography
Walter Adolf Giers (May 10, 1937 in Mannweiler, Germany - April 3, 2016 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany was a German light, sound and media artist and a pioneer of electronic arts. He lived in Schwäbisch Gmünd since 1960. After school and an apprenticeship in steel engraving, he originally started as jazz musician in 1955. From 1959 to 1963 he studied at the Higher Professional and Technical School for Precious Metals in Schwäbisch Gmünd, and graduated in Industrial Design as Diplom Designer. In 1963 he established his own business in Industrial Design "Form and Function" in Schwäbisch Gmünd. In 1992/93 he had a lectureship at the Academy for Design in Karlsruhe and was an associated artist at the Zentrum für Kunst- und Medientechnologie... Read full biography
Walter Adolf Giers (May 10, 1937 in Mannweiler, Germany - April 3, 2016 in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany was a German light, sound and media artist and a pioneer of electronic arts. He lived in Schwäbisch Gmünd since 1960. After school and an apprenticeship in steel engraving, he originally started as jazz musician in 1955. From 1959 to 1963 he studied at the Higher Professional and Technical School for Precious Metals in Schwäbisch Gmünd, and graduated in Industrial Design as Diplom Designer. In 1963 he established his own business in Industrial Design "Form and Function" in Schwäbisch Gmünd. In 1992/93 he had a lectureship at the Academy for Design in Karlsruhe and was an associated artist at the Zentrum für Kunst- und Medientechnologie (Center for Art and Media), in Karlsruhe. 1968 he began with the production of artwork on the basis of electronic circuits. From 1985 on he had... Read full biography
Walter Adolf Giers - Artist Info
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Keywords (10)
Art Method
- •Conceptual
- •Industrial Design
- •Kinetic Energy
- •Sculpture, Three Dimensional Forms, Sculptor
Art Media
- •Engraving, Engraver
- •Mixed Media, Multi Media and/or Multli Styles
- •Neon Light, Projected Light, Illumination
- •Video Art, Documentary Photo, Cinema, Filmmaking
Added Description
- •Art Educator:Teaching, Scholarship, Workshops and/or Writing
Ethnicity of Artist
- •German