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Walter Giers is regarded as an artist of kinetics, but also as an artist of light and sound. What is special about his art is above all the inclusion of electronic components in his art objects, which, in addition to their functional task, ie the generation of sounds and light, also regularly serve as design elements. The recurring themes between people and the environment, the role of the media in society and dealing with religions are decisive in his works. However, there are also many works that fade away from the narrative content, such as light or light-sound objects, which impress the viewer with changing plays of colors, possibly with melodic background music.<\/p>\n

born 1937<\/strong> in Mannweiler
1959-1963<\/strong> studies at the art school in Schw\u00e4bisch Gm\u00fcnd, diploma in industrial design
1963<\/strong> founded his own office for industrial design in Schw\u00e4bisch Gm\u00fcnd
1992-1993<\/strong> lecturer at the University of Design in Karlsruhe, associated artist at the Center for Art and Media Technology (ZKM) Karlsruhe
1968<\/strong> Beginning of the production of art objects based on electronic circuits
Giers has been developing lighting concepts for cities since 1985<\/strong>
In 2003<\/strong> she received the Maria Ensle Prize from the Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Art Foundation
2007<\/strong> Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
2011<\/strong> Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Culture Prize from the Volksbanken Raiffeisenbanken and the Baden-W\u00fcrttemberg Foundation<\/p>\n

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