1936-1941 studies
of medicine and military service
1941 he was
forbidden to study for "racial" reasons
1946-1950 studies
of painting at the Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste, Munich, with
Carl Caspar; member of the artists group called "ZEN 49"
1948 beginning
of a long-standing friendship with John Anthony Thwaites and Brigitte Meier-Denninghoff
1949 participation
in the exhibition "Kunstschaffen in Deutschland" (making art
in Germany), Central Art Collecting Point, Munich
1950-1951 several
stays in the Netherlands
1951-1953 several
stays in Paris; Studies in the "Atelier 17" with Stanley William
Hayter; contacts with Hans Hartung, Serge Poliakoff and Pierre Soulages
1953-1959 in
Munich; since 1953 member of the artists group "Neue Gruppe Muenchen";
since 1954 member of the Deutscher Kuenstlerbund, Berlin
1955 participation
in the exhibition "Peintures et sculptures non-figuratives en Allemagne
d´aujourd´hui", Cercle Volney, Paris; Premio Lissone, Lissone/Italy
1957 participation
in the exhibition "Couleur vivante - Lebendige Farbe" (living
colour), Städtisches Museum Wiesbaden, and "Eine neue Richtung in der
Malerei" (a new direction in painting), Kunsthalle Mannheim
1958 participation
in the XXIX. biennial festival in Venice (with Cavael, Goetz, Schumacher,
Sonderborg)
1959 participation
in the "documenta II", Kassel; professor at the Hochschule
für Bildende Künste, Berlin (until 1981)
1964 participation
in the "documenta III", Kassel
1965-1966 artistic
creation of the walls and 14 stations of the cross for the Heilig-Geist-Kirche, Emmerich
1967 participation
in der world exhibition in Montreal, German Pavilion
1972-1973 visiting
professor at the College of Art and Design, Minneapolis/USA
since 1978 member
of the Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin, and of the Neue Darmstaedter Sezession, Darmstadt
since 1979 member
of the Internationale Gesellschaft für Bildende Kuenste, Paris
(1979-1984 vice-president, since 1984 president of honour)
1980-1983 vice-president
of the Akademie der Kuenste, Berlin
1983 participation
in the exhibition "Die Malerei der Informellen heute" in the
Moderne Galerie des Saarland-Museums, Saarbruecken
1985 Lovis-Corinth-Award;
oder of the Federal Republic of Germany, 1. class of the order of merit
of the Federal Republic of Germany
1991 foundation
of the Fred-Thieler-Award for painting, art award for young artists
1995 exhibition
with paintings of the years 1942-1993 in the Berlinische Galerie im
Martin-Gropius-Bau, Berlin
1999 dies
in Berlin
Since 1950 Fred Thieler was member of the artists group "Zen 49", which
supported the abstract art. As one of main representatives of the
German Art informel Thieler is also an important colour painter, whose
gesticulous painting goes beyond the pure brush line: The diluted
colors are poured upon the canvas and unfold their own dynamism, that
is determined particularly by the material.
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