since 1928 free painter, still lifes and landscapes are created
1941-1945 soldier in the 2nd world war, captivity
1948 co-founder of the artist group "junger westen" (Gustav Deppe, Thomas Grochowiak, Ernst Hermanns, Emil Schumacher, Heinrich Siepmann und Hans Werdehausen); art award "junger westen" of the town Recklinghausen together with Emil Schumacher, Karl Otto Goetz and Kurt Lehmann
1953 member of the Westdeutscher Kuenstlerbund
1954 art award "junger westen" of the town Recklinghausen
1956 member of the Deutscher Kuenstlerbund
1959-1969 abstract paintings, influenced by tachism are created
1962 Ruhr-award for art and science of the town of Muelheim/Ruhr
1970 beginning of the constructive phase
1979 Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Award of the town of Hagen, art award of the artists of Duesseldorf
1980 guest stay at Villa Romana, Florence
1981 Grand Prix of the 3rd international biennial graphic arts festival in Seoul/Southkorea
1989/90 retrospective exhibition in Bochum, Duesseldorf and Ahlen
1994 ring of honours of the town of Mülheim/Ruhr
1997 Ida-Gerhardi-Award, Luedenscheid
2002 died in Muelheim in december
Heinrich Siepmann (born in 1904) was one of a few contemporary artists still working at an advanced age with impressive creative vigor. Siepmann was a founding member of the artists' group "junger westen" in Recklinghausen, Germany in 1948. Initially he painted gestural pictures based on psychic improvisation which are classified as Art Informel. Later he began using clearly defined geometrical forms in his painting. Since the 70's, his paintings had continuously become more severe but in the 90's they became more colourful and lyrical. The collages of Heinrich Siepmann were autonomous experiments exploring structures of form and colour. The artist on his work: "I build my pictures beginning at a geometric-constructive starting-point with the diagonal having a special function. Colour has a contrapuntal function, placed within a scale of grey and white shades. Analytical considerations and remaining open to evocative possibilities during the work process determine my work."
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