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Josef Zutelgte Artist Bio & Statement
When I work, different mindsets or strategies come into play. Sometimes I like to stroll around aimlessly, with no set purpose or direction. These are the moments when I discover unexpected things and moments were I surprise myself. The action can be a walk in the city or a stroll around my drawing paper, both are liberating. The “Meandering Drawings” are a result of this kind of action.
When the pencil hits the paper, the meandering can start to take form, and sometimes magic happens. My mind is free, and through observation and interpretation, through the exacting line or unexpected stroke, the drawing comes to life.
For me, the process is focused but also fun and filled with anticipation. I enjoy finding out what will happen—and what changes I will make. Change is critical to the process—and to my goal. If there is one quality I want my work to possess, it is the ability to create some sort of change in the viewer. Of course, the thought of producing something that touches or changes others in some way is daunting. Achieving it means working and reworking and re-thinking—and the potential for failure always hangs in the balance. Ironically, it is often at that point, when I think I might have to reconsider my idea altogether, that magical things happen.
—Josef Zutelgte
Born in Germany, Josef Zutelgte came to the US in the early 80s. He has exhibited throughout the US and Europe, including the Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC; Jack Tilton Gallery NYC; InKhan Gallery NYC; Sculpture Space NYC; Drawing Rooms Jersey City; the University of the Arts, Philadelphia; Hunter College, NYC; The City College, NYC; and the University of Hawaii. In Germany, Zutelgte exhibited with the Roman Zenner Gallery; Konrad Mönter Gallery; 4th Triennial Fellbach; Darmstätter Secession; Deichtorhallen Hamburg; Kornbrennerei Museum and the Museum Münsterland.
In 2006, Zutelgte’s large permanent public sculpture project called “Rote Telge” was erected in Telgte, Germany and has since become a focal point in the life of the town.
Awards include Triangle Foundation NYC (Residency), National Foundation of the Arts, Miami (Residency), and a Sculpture Space NYC (Residency). He is a two time recipient of the Art Development Grant.
Zutelgte attended the Westfaelische Wilhelms University in Münster and received a MFA in 1983. He also completed an additional MFA at The City College of New York in 2012. He studied the Kunstakademie Münster/Düsseldorf with Norbert Tadeusz in 1986. Zutelgte now lives in Jersey City and is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
You can visit his website at: www.josefzutelgte.com
When the pencil hits the paper, the meandering can start to take form, and sometimes magic happens. My mind is free, and through observation and interpretation, through the exacting line or unexpected stroke, the drawing comes to life.
For me, the process is focused but also fun and filled with anticipation. I enjoy finding out what will happen—and what changes I will make. Change is critical to the process—and to my goal. If there is one quality I want my work to possess, it is the ability to create some sort of change in the viewer. Of course, the thought of producing something that touches or changes others in some way is daunting. Achieving it means working and reworking and re-thinking—and the potential for failure always hangs in the balance. Ironically, it is often at that point, when I think I might have to reconsider my idea altogether, that magical things happen.
—Josef Zutelgte
Born in Germany, Josef Zutelgte came to the US in the early 80s. He has exhibited throughout the US and Europe, including the Corcoran Gallery, Washington DC; Jack Tilton Gallery NYC; InKhan Gallery NYC; Sculpture Space NYC; Drawing Rooms Jersey City; the University of the Arts, Philadelphia; Hunter College, NYC; The City College, NYC; and the University of Hawaii. In Germany, Zutelgte exhibited with the Roman Zenner Gallery; Konrad Mönter Gallery; 4th Triennial Fellbach; Darmstätter Secession; Deichtorhallen Hamburg; Kornbrennerei Museum and the Museum Münsterland.
In 2006, Zutelgte’s large permanent public sculpture project called “Rote Telge” was erected in Telgte, Germany and has since become a focal point in the life of the town.
Awards include Triangle Foundation NYC (Residency), National Foundation of the Arts, Miami (Residency), and a Sculpture Space NYC (Residency). He is a two time recipient of the Art Development Grant.
Zutelgte attended the Westfaelische Wilhelms University in Münster and received a MFA in 1983. He also completed an additional MFA at The City College of New York in 2012. He studied the Kunstakademie Münster/Düsseldorf with Norbert Tadeusz in 1986. Zutelgte now lives in Jersey City and is Adjunct Associate Professor at the Fashion Institute of Technology.
You can visit his website at: www.josefzutelgte.com
