Gabriele Viertel focuses on the element of water and explores its surface from both the outside and the inside. The act of seeing and the perception of the transient landscape of water with reflection and mirroring, movement and depth is expressed in minimalistic, abstract photographic work. There are different approaches in the artist's depiction of the originally extraterrestrial element. Early works are anonymously figurative and use the weightlessness in the slow and quiet underwater world, consciously leaving the path of traditional photography, a balancing act between painting and photography, leading to a surreal atmosphere.
Over the last years Gabriele Viertel was honoured many times for her photographic work.
She is the recipient of many awards including the silver medal of Prix de la Photographie Paris, the gold medal of the Color Award and the platinum medal of the Graphis NY Award.
Gabriele Viertel has been invited to international exhibitions such as the 'Nation, Best of Contemporary Photography' of the Fort Wayne Museum of Art, Indiana USA in 2015, 3rd Biennial of Documentary and Fine Art Photography Heritage Municipal Museum Malaga Spain in 2014, Berlin Foto Biennal Germany in 2016, NordArt Schleswig-Holstein Germany in 2016 and the two-artist exhibition in 2017 ' Visions de Corps' of the Centre Charles Peguy , Musee D'Orleans France.
Works are held in collections of public institutes including the Musée des Beaux-arts Orleans, FR, the University of Art Codarts Rotterdam,NL, the Fort Wayne Museum of Art Indiana, USA, the Dr. Belbe Collection Stade as well as in private collections in Netherland, Germany, Belgium, France, Thailand, United Kingdom and the United States.
Gabriele Viertel published an art book with poems of Elly de Waard with title ´als parelmoer` in 2018.
Originally from Germany Gabriele studied mechanical engineering and design in Cologne. During this time she worked as a model to fund the studie. After graduation as a technician she decided to pursue the career in front of the camera and on the catwalk. It was followed about a decade working in the international fashion industry for designers such as Dior, Wolfgang Joop and Karl Lagerfeld.
Thoughtout her development she has taken courses at Fotoacademy Eindhoven, NL and studied stage design at actors studio Pulheim, Germany. Viertel presented her photographic work to the public for the first time in 2013. This did not go unnoticed and was followed by numerous publications worldwide, among others repeatedly featured in the art blog of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.
Gabriele Viertel lives and works in the Netherlands and Portugal.
"The idiosyncratic element that does not follow the normal rules of chemistry and behaves like no other substance on earth, that defies gravity; the breeding ground for life, a destroyer, a romantic, a mirror of the soul, unfathomable and enigmatic. Frightening and fascinating, an alien, elixir of life.
Most essential requirement for the survival of not only mankind, but all terrestrial life on Earth....influenced by nature and man-made factors". Gabriele Viertel
Gabriele Viertel & Elly de Waard
Design: Mart. Warmerdam
Format: 28 x 21.6 cm
15 fc images, 32 p., Sewn (singer stitch)
Edition: 99 numbered and signed ex.
Paperback/softback
january 2018
Publisher : 99 Uitgevers
ALS PARELMOER
the artbook is a result of the project 'interaction' where photographs of Gabriele Viertel meet poems of Elly de Waard.
A limited edition of 99, each numbered and signed exemplar is accompanied by a print of 'hunting' by Gabriele Viertel.
' The 21st century is a century of globalization, mixing of cultures and the expansion of monocultures. For the arts, this means that the disciplines involve many more connections: theater with cinematography, painting or sculpture, word with music, word with image, photography, and so forth. As a poet I am focused on maximizing the expression in as few words as possible and in the melody of the language itself. But I have also discovered that combining my poems with a certain image can give me amazing new possibilities. That image I found in the work of Gabriele Viertel. Due to her kind of photography, I am able to re-expose a relatively unknown side of my work so far - sexuality and eroticism.
And in a way that in the present time, where we almost daily are confronted with rape, sex mutilation and violence against women, is expelled to the background, namely provided with beauty, tenderness, love and with an antidote very meaningful and pleasant glamor.
On the other hand, my poems also throw a new and surprising light on her images. '
Hunting edition print
numbered and signed
size 32.5 x 23 cm,
printed on 305 grs Hahnemühle
Photo Rag Ultra Smooth Paper
EXHIBITIONS + FAIRS
2018
KunstRAI
Amsterdam 2018
99Uitgevers , booth 73
4-8 april 2018
2018
Als Parelmoer
exhibition + book presentation
Interaction foto | poetry
Kunstcentrum Haarlem, Netherland
January 13 - February 3, 2018
2017
Vision De Corps Duo exhibition
Musee D'Orleans
Le Centre Charles Péguy, Orléans France
July 12, 2017 - Sept. 9
2017
Zomersalon
Galerie Kruisweg68
Haarlem, Netherlands
July 14, 2017 - August 26
2017
Paris Hilton Orly, France
July 25, 2017 - August 31
2017
KunstRAI
Amsterdam, 99publishers
May 31, 2017 - June 5
2016
Berlin Foto Biennale
4th edition of the International Biennal of Doc.
and Fine Art Photography
Palazzo Italia, Berlin, Germany
October 4 - 29, 2016
2016
Moscow International Photography Awards
Na Kashirke Gallery, Moscow, Russia
July 20 - August 7
2016
NordArt
NordArt Carlshütte, Schleswig Holstein, GER
International annual Exhibition of Contemporary Art
June 4 - Oct. 9, 2016
2015-2016
The Nation: Best of Contemporary Photography
Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Fort Wayne, Indiana USA
2015
Square Foot Art Basel
Projects Gallery, Wynwood Arts District of Miami, USA
2015
Aqua Art Miami
Projects Gallery, Miami, USA
2015
Red Alert
PH 21 Gallery Budapest, Hungary
2015
Contemplation
Szkéné Theatre Budapest, Hungary
2014-2015
The Road to Elysium
Heist Gallery London, Great Britain
2014
Photographic Art at it's Best
Subject Matter London, Great Britain
2014
Scope Art Fair Miami Beach
SeeMe Gallery New York, USA
2014
Foederer Talent
Foederer Talent Award / Holland Art Group
Schellens factory Eindhoven, Netherlands
2014
Artsquare Amsterdam
Museumplein Amsterdam, Netherlands
2014
3rd International Biennial of Documentary and Fine Art Photography
Heritage Municipal Museum Malaga, Spain
2014
Brabantse Kunstenaars
Gallery H2, H2 / KUBRA Apeldoorn, Netherlands
2013
Scope Art Fair Miami
Seeme Gallery New York, USA
2013
Artwork Projection Show
Linc LIC Building New York , SeeMe Gallery, USA
2013
Creatives Rising
SeeMe Gallery New York
organized by SeeMe Gallery and the
Angel Orensanz Foundation New York, USA
AWARDS + ACCOLADES
2017
International Color Awards
4 x Honorable Mention Fine Art + Fashion
2 x Nominee Fine Art + Fashion
2016
Graphis Inc. New York USA
Platinum Award Fine Art
Moscow International Photography Award Russia
7 x Nominee Fine Art + Fashion
Fine Art Photography Awards, London UK
2 x Nominee in the Professional Fine Art Category
2015
Best of Contemporary Photography USA
Juror Merit Award Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Fort Wayne, Indiana USA
Master's Cup IPA Beverly Hills USA
1st place / Gold Medal in the Professional Fashion Cat.
in addition : 7x Nominee category Professional Fine Art,
Abstract, Nude,Fashion
Prix De La Photografie Paris , France
2nd place / Silver Medal in the Professional
Fine Art Nude Category
in addition : 7x Honorable Mention
category Professional Fine Art
International Photography Awards Los Angeles, USA
10x Honorable Mentions in the
Professional Fine Art / Nude Category
Kontinent Awards Izmir, Turkey
Honorable Mention Fine Art Abstract Category
The Gala Award York, UK
Finalist in the Primary Colors Category
Fine Art Photography Awards London, UK
Honorable Mention in the Professional Fine Art Cat.
Honorable Mention in the Professional Fashion Cat.
1 X Photo Awards Uppsala, Sweden
1st place in the Fine Art Nude Cat. Public Choice
2014
Prix De La Photographie Paris,France
Honorable Mention in the Professional Fine Art Cat.
The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards -
Pollux Award United Kingdom
2 x Finalist in the Professional Fine Art Category
The Worldwide Photography Gala Awards -
Julia M. Cameron Award UK
Finalist in the Professional Fine Art Cayegory
Dive Photo Award 2014 New York
Second Place Underwater Photography
2013
Grand Prix De Découverte Paris, France
Short listed in Fine Art Portrait Category
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Musee D'Orleans Catalogue 2017
Berlin Foto Biennale Catalogue 2016
NordArt Catalogue 2016
Graphis Book 2016
Annual PX3 Book 2015
Contemplation Exhibition catalogue PH21, vol 43, page 31, 2015
Gerrits, Pascal, Tranquil Visions, PHOTO DIGITAAL MAGAZINE Issue 52, vol 114, page 18 - 21, 2015
Bailey, Genea, Gabriele Viertel, HASHTAG MAGAZINE Issue 12, vol 114, page 96 - 99, 2015
Van der Graaf, Anouk, Interview FOTOGRAFIE MAGAZIN Issue 2, vol 115, page 64 - 73, 2015
Haupt, Chuck, Interview RAGAZINE MAGAZINE Issue 2, vol 11, 2015
Arizpe, Miriam, Gabriele Viertel, LYSMALER MAGAZINE Issue 3, vol 146, page 16 - 21, 2015
SAM SLOVAK ART MAGAZINE Issue 13, vol 218, page 188 - 196, 2014
Van Noy, Erica, Viertel's Reality, EN VIE MAGAZINE Asia Issue12/2014, vol 98, page 60 - 65, 2014
Viola, Vito, Gabriele Viertel,CAMERARAW.IT BOOK FOR SINGLE AUTHOR, vol 16, 2014
Adam, Topher, Beneath the Tide, DARK BEAUTY MAGAZINE Issue 39/1, vol 291, page 134 - 141, 2014
Pagonis, Gerasimos, Follow me to the depths, SHOOT ME MAGAZINE Issue 21, vol 250, page 126 - 157, 2014