SHORT BIO
André Lichtenberg (b.1964) is a German/Brazilian artist (based in UK) whose work explores the intersection between photography and other art forms such as painting, collage and drawing. In an era of overproduction and consumption of digital images, André is concerned with the creation of memory and translating that into a final physical object. Lichtenberg’s practice is informed by a highly technical and yet experimental approach to image making, a blend between art and science. “I am interested in the creative process and the subjective and poetical aspects of photography”. His large scale artworks, such as the Within Series, take weeks to be constructed and often includes subtle references to his own childhood memories. Since as a young boy growing up in Brazil, Andre had a strong relationship with architectonical drawings and imaginary visual representation of cities and the land. His work has been exhibited in museums and private galleries worldwide, including the Barbican Centre, London in 1998, Centre Pompidou/IRCAM, Paris in 2015/16 and Fabrica, Brighton in 2018. His artworks are represented in numerous international art collections including the NHS Trust in UK and the prestigious Joseph Cohen Family Collection in NY.
EDUCATION
MA, Photographic Studies, University of Westminster, London 1996 / 1998
BSC (1st class), Photographic & Electronic Imaging Science, University of Westminster, 1991 /1994
BSC Civil Engineering, PUCRS, Porto Alegre, Brazil, 1984 / 1986
AWARDS & GRANTS:
Aesthetica Art Prize, Impossible Utopia, Book & Exhibitor, UK, 2022
Life Framer, Night Life, honorary mention by Marion Tande of MoMA, New York, 2019
Life Framer, Urban Stories, honorary mention by Ron Haviv, VII Agency, New York, 2019
Aesthetica Art Prize, Untitled 2, Dream series, Book & Exhibitor, UK, 2018
Arts Council England, Grant for the Arts, Within Series, NYC / London, 2014
Aesthetica Art Prize, Fenchurch, Within series, Book & Exhibitor, UK, 2014
Arts Council England, Grant for the Arts, Within Series,London / Paris, 2013
Arles, Photography Open Salon, Vertigo series, exhibitior, Arles, France, 2012
Terry O’neill Award, Licht series, shortlisted, UK, 2011
Renaissance Photography Prize, Vertigo series, Highly commended, UK, 2011
Renaissance Photography Prize, Licht series, catalogue & exhibition, UK, 2011
Aesthetica Creative Works Annual, Neon Blue, Vertigo series, Book, UK, 2011
AOP Photographers Awards, Wish series, Non-Commissioned Environment Series, UK, 2010
International Color Awards, 4th Photography Masters Cup, Aerial, LA USA, 2010
International Color Awards, 3rd Photography Masters Cup, Architecture, LA USA, 2009
AOP Photographers Awards, Vertigo series, Contemporary Cityscapes series, London, 2009
IPG/Terry O’neill Award, Full Moon Pantanal, finalist, UK, 2007
Travel Photographer of The Year, TPOTY, Northeast series, Winner, Wild category, 2006
The Independent / First Direct B/W Award, Barbican Centre, exhibitor, London 1998
Travel Photographer of The Year", TNT mag, London, 1996
16.11 Hove Beach, Impossible Utopia, 2016
Infused dyes sublimated onto aluminium: 181x124cm
"I am intrigued by a spiritual essence present in André Lichtenberg's works. It's not overt, rather it may result from his meditative process, whether the time spent creating his very large urban compositions, or the appreciation of a calm scene of waterfront emptiness with a very long, moonlit exposure. There is a sense of groundedness, in the presence of an artwork that has been created over a long period of time rather than a photograph that has captured an opportunistic instance. For me, Lichtenberg's work manifests the concretisation of time-space memory, the compacting of duration into one scene. It's an almost overwhelming proposition to experience an image like this in person.”
Christiane Monarchi - Photomonitor UK
SELECTED ART COLLECTIONS
The Joseph Cohen Family collection, New York
Goodwin Law, London
Brighton & Sussex University Hospitals NHS TRUST, UK
COMMISSIONS / COLLABORATIONS
FABRICA Centre For Contemporary Art, In Between Gallery, Vertigo series, June 2018, Brighton, UK
Centre Pompidou / IRCAM, Season 2015-16, Paris, France
Le Monde magazine, Within Series, "This is London Special', Paris, France
Sunday Times magazine, MI6 - Within Series, London, UK
GALLERY REPRESENTATION
Holden Luntz Gallery, Palm Beach, USA
Galeria Bolsa de Arte, Sao Paulo & POA, Brazil
Centre Pompidou/IRCAM Catalogue 2015-16
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
Future Now: Aesthetica Art Prize, UK 2018
Pompidou/IRCAM, Paris, 2015 / 2016
Aesthetica Art Prize Anthology, UK, 2014
Le Monde magazine special, France, 2012
Sunday Times magazine, Cover, London, 2012
Renaissance Photography Prize UK, 2011
Madrid Photo catalogue Spain, 2011
Aesthetica Creative Works, UK, 2011
AOP Awards, London, UK, 2010
AOP Awards, London, UK, 2009