1944 - 1968

Pähkinänkuoressa

  • Art period: Modern
  • Top 3 works:
    • Schwarze Tafeln
    • Untitled (OB - 138/5)
  • Died: 1968
  • Lifespan: 24 years
  • Works on this site: 2

The Life and Artistic Practice of Peter Roehr

Born in Lębork, Poland, Peter Roehr was a German Pop Art minimalist artist whose brief but prolific career spanned several years. After his parents divorced, he moved from Leipzig to Frankfurt am Main. His early professional training included an apprenticeship as a producer for electronic signage in Frankfurt am Main, followed by studies at the Werkkunstschule in Wiesbaden from 1962 to 1966 under Vincent Weber. During his time in Frankfurt, he maintained close contact with artists Charlotte Posenenske and Thomas Bayrle. In 1967, Roehr and Paul Maenz organized the exhibition Serielle Formationen at the Studio Galerie of the Goethe University Frankfurt, featuring works by artists such as Donald Judd and Piero Manzoni. Roehr passed away in Frankfurt am Main in 1968.

Conceptual Montages and Seriality

Roehr's oeuvre is characterized by a commitment to conceptual art, specifically through the principle of unvaried repetition. Over a five-year period, he produced more than 600 works categorized into ten groups based on their materials. He described his process as assembling available things of the same kind—such as objects, photographs, letters, or sounds—to create what he termed montages. His work often focused on organizing identical elements without additive results. Notable examples of his experimentation with time and sound include:

Kysymykset ja vastaukset

Mistä Peter Roehr on kotoisin?

Peter Roehr on syntynyt Poland.

Missä kaupungissa ja maassa Peter Roehr on syntynyt?

Peter Roehr on syntynyt Lębork, Poland.

Mistä löytää Peter Roehr -taiteilijan teokset aihepiireittäin ryhmiteltynä?

Peter Roehr:n teoksia voi tutkia aiheen mukaan artistin Aiheatlas -sivulla.

Voinko selata Peter Roehr teoksia tekniikan mukaan?

Kaikki tekniikat-sivulla Peter Roehr:n teokset on ryhmitelty tekniikan mukaan.

Pikainen tietovisa

Jokaisessa kysymyksessä on vain yksi oikea vastaus.

Kysymys 1:
In which city was Peter Roehr born?
Kysymys 2:
What was Peter Roehr's occupation during his apprenticeship?
Kysymys 3:
Which exhibition did Roehr and Paul Maenz organize in 1967?
Kysymys 4:
What was the primary material used in Roehr's 'Film-Montages I-III'?
Kysymys 5:
At what age did Peter Roehr die?