Frank Haase
Painter from Deutschland
"In meiner Kunst experimentiere ich gerne. Ich kombiniere verschiedene Materialien und Arbeitstechniken und arbeite mit unterschiedlichsten Werkzeugen. So entstehen neue Effekte und Eindrücke." - Frank Haase
Biography of Frank Haase
**Artistic Education**
1988 - 1993: Studied Industrial Design at the
University of Wuppertal, Germany
- Fundamentals of Design with Anna Oppermann
- Sculptural Design with Hagen Hilderhof
1992 - 1993: Internship, 6 months, ID Design Agency, Munich
1993: Graduated with a diploma in Industrial Design I
**Professional Career**
1993: Founded the design studio TAURUS design, together with a fellow student
1997: Co-founded the development company TAURUS technologie
2003: Sold shares in TAURUS design oHG
2003 - Present: Self-employed as a designer and artist
**Exhibition List (excerpt)**
October 5 - 30, 2020: "Jump over", Group Exhibition, WCAA Seoul, South Korea
September 20 - October 11, 2017: Portraits, Hagenring Gallery, Hagen
September 2 - 30, 2017: Portraits and Shadow Images, Solo Exhibition, Gallery am Stern, Essen
May 11 - August 17, 2014: "Meer & mehr", Solo Exhibition, Gallery Kley, Hamm
March 17 - June 30, 2013: "Light and Shadow", Solo Exhibition, Museum Haus Letmathe, Iserlohn
May 25 - July 20, 2012: "QR-Art and Shadow Images", Solo Exhibition, Gallery am Stern, Essen
April 17 - October 24, 2010: QR Art Project, 24 multimedia QR images, State Garden Exhibition NRW
**Art in Public Space**
2019: City Pillar Letmathe
Identity-creating artwork for the district of Iserlohn-Letmathe
2016: Memorial "Shards" in Hemer
Memorial for the Hemer victims of the Jewish faith
2015: Peace Stele in the Park of Haus Letmathe
Commemorating "70 years of peace in Letmathe"
2009: Sculpture "Paths"
Memorial for the victims of the Nazi era in Iserlohn-Letmathe
About the art of Frank Haase
Frank Haase studied Industrial Design at BUGH Wuppertal and received his artistic foundation through the two-time Documenta participant Anna Oppermann and sculptor Hagen Hilderhof.
After completing his studies, he co-founded the design studio Taurus Design with a fellow student. Between 1993 and 2003, he worked there as managing partner and oversaw more than two hundred design projects. During this time, Frank Haase received numerous national and international design and innovation awards, including multiple Red Dot Awards and the Design Prize of North Rhine-Westphalia. His works were exhibited at international design exhibitions in Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Germany.
Since 2004, Frank Haase has primarily worked as a painter and sculptor. Several large sculptures for public spaces have been realized, and his artworks are housed in churches in Westphalia and the Rhineland. His QR-Art connects physical artworks with digital content on the internet through artistically altered QR codes in the form of images or sculptures. In painting, Haase focuses on landscape excerpts and portraits. Both acrylic and oil paints are used in his works.
The connection between art and design is always evident in his works. The meticulous planning and conception of his projects, the structured approach in their creation, and the sometimes craft-precise execution are skills he developed during his training and work as a designer. Additionally, spontaneity and allowing for chance are aspects that resonate with his artistic soul. The allure of his works comes from the combination of these two different approaches—in a studio where tools such as drawing pens and brushes are as important as computers and construction software.
