Emil Schumacher German abstract artist Date of Birth: 29.08.1912 Country: Germany

Biography of Emil Schumacher

Emil Schumacher was a German abstract artist and a representative of informel art movement in painting. He received his art education at the School of Applied Arts in Dortmund from 1932 to 1935. After World War II, Schumacher became interested in cubism. In 1948, he was awarded the "Young West" prize in Recklinghausen along with Karl Otto Götz and two other young artists.

During the 1950s, Schumacher transitioned to purely color compositions without any constructive elements. From 1955 onwards, he participated in various exhibitions for abstract artists. In 1962, he won a prize at the 30th Venice Biennale. He also took part in exhibitions for abstract artists in Kassel in 1959, 1964, and 1977.

Apart from his paintings, Schumacher created mosaic panels for subway stations in Rome. From 1958 to 1960, he was a professor at the College of Fine Arts in Hamburg, and from 1966 to 1977, he was a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe. In his hometown of Hagen, a museum dedicated to his artwork was established.

Schumacher viewed the artistic process as a physical and sensory experience rather than a theoretical construction. He valued personal and physical contact with the canvas or board. Some of his paintings have punctures or cuts, and he often applied paint directly with his hand, mixing it with sand, fabric, or pieces of asphalt. He drew inspiration from nature and its life force, aiming to penetrate beyond the "wall of creativity" and uncover hidden depths in his works.