VitraHaus

vitra design museum grand opening 16. Juni 2010

Art|41|Basel

vitra.

photography and interpretation of the atmosphere by andreas baier

Artists|Herzog & de Meuron

vitra.|VitraHaus

contact: andreas baier +49 – 176 – 39.23.89.71

Bonus|Track

VIP Lounge|Express

Art|41|Basel

Artist|Jeff Koons

Pierced Snail

Sold|$3,32m

pictures left: spreads taken from the Art-Basel-Catalogoues (1990 and 1991) showing photographs from Andreas Baier in a puristic black and white documentary style.

Some facts about Andreas Baier: Andreas Baier was born straight into the international art scene. His parents were publishing the art magazine Magazin KUNST; and so he got in touch with famous artists, critics and, of course, artwork: tons of paintings, sculptures and grand art openings.

After finishing school he became quite soon a photographer working for magazines like STERN, MERIAN, GEO, MAX and the supplements of the HANDELSBLATT and the SÜDDEUTSCHE ZEITUNG. During this period of time he met people like Sir Peter Ustinov or Bill Gates. You will find their portraits on the following pages.

In addition he studied fine arts and developped his special lightning technique which he calls flashlight paintings.

They look computer generated but they are not digitally touched in any way. His flashlight paintings were published and exhibited throughout the world and even sold by Sotheby‘s. However, in the middle of the 1990‘s, Andreas Baier decided not to publish and to exhibit his flashlight paintings anymore. Since then his flashlight paintings enjoy the status of a strictly confidential matter between the artist and the collector.

picture above: cover of a Magazin KUNST issue showing Joseph Beuys. It‘s the magazin Andreas Baier‘s parents were starting to run from the beginning of the 1960‘s.

Wolfgang Schmidt was responsible for the graphic design.

flashlight painting by Andreas Baier. each print exists only once.

this flashlight painting belongs to private collection. size: 60cm / 90 cm; printed on cibachrome.