H.D. Tylle: Touring Germany and Working in Wisconsin
| Published: 02/14/2012 |
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MSOE presents H.D. Tylle: Touring Germany and Working in Wisconsin at the Grohmann Museum, 1000 N. Broadway, from Feb. 17 through April 22. German artist Hans Dieter Tylle has spent more than 30 years painting industry, working on location in steel mills, salt mines, foundries, manufacturing facilities and others, creating paintings of industry in both the United States and Europe. As one of the world’s premiere industrial painters, Tylle does not simply document industry. Rather, he celebrates industrial achievement, examines the relationship between man and machine, and pays homage to the businessperson’s entrepreneurial spirit.
After spending the greater part of 2000-09 working in the United States (during which he created works for MSOE and the Grohmann Museum), Tylle returned to Germany for a focused two year project: Touring Germany, when he painted for companies like BASF, BMW and Merck. This exhibition brings together these recent works with those done previously for local industries such as Charter Manufacturing, Kondex Corp., Pieper Power, and Michels Corp.
As part of Milwaukee’s Gallery Night and Day event on Friday, April 20 from 5 to 9 p.m., the museum is hosting a closing reception with Tylle.
The Grohmann Museum is home to the Man at Work collection, which comprises more than 800 paintings and sculptures dating from 1580 to the present. They reflect a variety of artistic styles and subjects that document the evolution of organized work: from farming and mining to trades such as glassblowing and seaweed gathering. The Grohmann Museum welcomes visitors to three floors of galleries where a core collection is displayed as well as themed exhibitions. The museum is owned by MSOE, an independent university with about 2,500 students. MSOE offers 18 bachelor’s degrees and nine master’s degrees in the engineering, engineering technology, building and infrastructure engineering, computer, business, nursing and health-related engineering fields.