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Artistic work

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My artistic work runs like a red thread through my life. Music has accompanied me since my youth and always served me as a balance besides sports. I learned to play the accordion and then the church organ. Making music with hands and feet on the organ had immediately captivated me, especially through the music of J.S. Bach. Before starting my military service, I completed the D-qualification for church instrumental playing and was active as a part-time organist for 15 years. During my military service I also played the trumpet in a music corps, an instrument that has always fascinated me as well. I was equally fascinated by photography, which has accompanied me from my youth to the present day and trained my eye for interesting motifs from an early age.

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I only became more intensively involved with the fine arts during my studies in economics. My great uncle Richard Ziegler (painter, draftsman and graphic artist - www.richardziegler.de) and his daughter Cornelia Ziegler (draftswoman and illustrator in Basel - www.corneliaziegler.ch) have always been my role models and source of inspiration.

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As a further balance to the professional activity, I finally began to draw and occupied courses in oil painting with the

painter and sculptor Wolfram Diehl (www.wolf-kunst.de). However, my job as a "breadwinner" left less and less time for

artistic activities. Nevertheless, I continued my education in various courses as well as self-taught. In 201 4 I began to work

further with the material wood and took courses at the sculpture school Geisler-Moroder (www.schnitzschule.com) 

theory and carving courses with the chainsaw.

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In the meantime, I can schedule more time in life for painting and the production of wood sculptures and

thus also develop my artistic work more intensively.

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CV

• since 2019 freelance artist

• since 2014 Member of the Board of Trustees of the Richard-Ziegler-Foundation in Calw

• 2008-2020 workshops paintings and autodidactic involvement with art

• 2002-2017 management consultant in the financial sector

• 1993-1995 painting courses with Wolfram Diehl (Painter and sculptor)

• 1984-2001 bank employee (last as authorized signatory)

• 1983 degree in business administration at the University of Mannheim

• 1977 graduation from high school (evening high school) in Lahr

• 1972 graduation in D-qualification for instrumental playing (church organ)

• 1971 graduation in banking

• 1952 born in Allmannsweier

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