An important point of reference for Marienfeld’s objects is the image of the human body and its perception. He plays with the tension and curvature of surfaces and the resulting changing reflection of light. With an unmistakable aesthetic, he creates abstract forms that seem to have a character of their own.
In his bondage works in particular, the artist succeeds in reinterpreting nude art without the directness of an explicit depiction of the body. He creates new, hybrid forms that give the impression of wanting to emerge from between the tightly stretched rope. This juxtaposition offers erotic connotations as well as associations with phenomena in nature.
Winner of numerous art prizes, many of his works can be found in public and private collections. The artist lives and works in Hattingen an der Ruhr.
Exhibitions and art fairs
2024:
– Sculptures, Gallery von Braunbehrens, Stuttgart, Germany
– Art Quadriennale, Bad Homburg, Germany
– Unusual selected, Kunstraum-Dreieich, Dreieich, Germany
– Venet-Haus Gallery, Ulm, Germany
– RARITY Gallery, Mykonos, Greece
– Gallery Noah, Augsburg, Germany
2023:
– 10 years – Anniversary exhibition, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Zero 23, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Blickwechsel, Kunsthaus Hannover, Hannover Germany
– Ten years for the future of art, Venet-Haus Gallery, Ulm, Germany
– Gallery Werkhallen, Kampen/Sylt, Germany
– Bound, Gallery Obrist, Essen, Germany
2022:
– Summer exhibition, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Here and Now, Stadtmuseum Hattingen, Hattingen, Germany
– Art is what remains, Gallery ART/OF, Offenbach am Main, Germany
– RENDEZ – VOUS DES ARTISTES, Gallery ART/OF, Offenbach am Main, Germany
– Fantastic Four: X-Mas Show, Venet-Haus Gallery, Ulm, Germany
2021:
– Cologne Fine Art & Design, Gallery Kellermann, Cologne, Germany
– Red Art Salon, Museum Villa Rot, Burgrieden, Germany
– Winter exhibition, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Triennale Bad RagARTz, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
2020:
– New Zero, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Groupshows, Werkhallen Gallery, Kampen/Sylt, Germany
– Deep Insights, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Winter exhibition, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Gallery Kleebolte, Essen, Germany
– Shine, Gallery Artes, Berlin, Germany
– Colors of the present, Gallery Artes, Berlin, Germany
2019:
– ART Palm Beach, West Palm Beach, Florida, USA
– Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Gallery Kleebolte, Essen, Germany
2018:
– ART Karlsruhe, Stern-Wywiol- Gallery, Hamburg, Germany
– Gallery Floss & Schultz, Cologne, Germany
– Gallery Klose, Würzburg, Germany
– Gallery Knoll-Art, Warthausen, Germany
– Art Basel, Gallery Chiefs & Spirits, Miami Beach, Florida, USA
2017:
– Gallery Floss & Schultz, Cologne, Germany
– Gallery Noah, Augsburg, Germany
– Galeria-K, Palma, Mallorca
– Zero 2.0, Gallery Kellermann, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Gallery Simon Nolte, Münster, Germany
– Gallery Radial Art, Strasbourg, France
2016:
– Harald Gnade | Stephan Marienfeld, Gallery Noah, Augsburg, Germany
– Kunsthaus Klüber, Weinheim, Germany
– Gallery Kautsch, Michelstadt, Germany
– Galeria-K, Palma, Mallorca
2015:
– Leinfelder Ingenieure, Alte Pumpenstation Haan, Haan, Germany
2014:
– Sculpture Park Interart, Netherlands
– Gallery Filser & Gräf, Munich, Germany
2013:
– Stadtwerke Witten, Witten, Germany
– Sculpture Park Mörfelden-Walldorf, Hesse, Germany
– GemlucART, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Museums and collections
– Dortmund Art Museum, Dortmund, Germany
– Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich, Germany
– Museum Seitz, Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany
– Hattingen City Museum, Hattingen, Germany
– Prince of Bavaria Collection, Munich, Germany
– BAYWOBAU AG Collection, Munich, Germany
– Collection KM-159, Düsseldorf, Germany
– Collection NATIONAL BANK AG, Essen, Germany
– Collection JAB Architekten, Münster, Germany
– Museum in the Glass Palace: Collection Prof. Walther, Augsburg, Germany
Awards and prizes
2017:
– Nomination: Ennepe-Ruhr Art Prize, Schwelm, Germany
2016:
– Nomination: BLOOM-Award by Warsteiner, Berlin, Germany
2015:
– Nomination: Rheinischer Kunstpreis, Bonn, Germany
– Nomination: Ennepe-Ruhr Art Prize, Schwelm, Germany
2013:
– Nomination: DEW 21 Art Prize, Dortmund, Germany
2011:
– 3rd place: Ennepe-Ruhr Art Prize, Schwelm, Germany
2005:
– Art Prize of the City of Hattingen, Hattingen, Germany
2002:
– Art Prize of the City of Korschenbroich, Korschenbroich, Germany
– Art Prize of the City of Neuss, Neuss, Germany
2001:
– Art Prize of the City of Hollerfeld, Hollerfeld, Germany
Stephan Marienfeld (born 1966) was Tony Cragg’s assistant and “right-hand man” for almost 20 years and was thus directly involved in the realization of many well-known works of art. Today, Marienfeld himself is causing a sensation both nationally and internationally with his unmistakable sculptures. His “Dislike” objects, for example, shaped the entrance area of the Palazzo Mora at the 2019 Venice Biennale.
