Albrecht Behmel

Albrecht Behmel
Albrecht Behmel
	Behmel in 2011 at Filmforum.
Born	24 March 1971; Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Pen name	Albrecht, Timothy Patterson
Occupation	Novelist; screenwriter; essayist;
Nationality	German
Education	Master of Arts
Alma mater	University of Heidelberg
Genre	comedy, drama, fantasy, non-fiction
Years active	1999–present

Albrecht Behmel (German: [German: ˈalbʁɛçt ˈbeːməl]; born 24 March 1971) is a German artist, novelist, historian, non-fiction writer and award-winning playwright.

Surname and family history

Son of geologist Hermann Behmel and grandson of architect Paul Behmel. The uncommon family name is a Germanicized form of the Czech given name Bogomil from where (Bohemia) their family emigrated to Saxony in the early 18th century. On his mother's side he is a descendant of Christoph Martin Wieland, a Swabian poet and writer of the Enlightenment.^{[citation needed]}

Life

After working as a bouncer and a puppeteer in Paris, France, in the early 1990s, Behmel moved to Germany to complete his studies in humanities in Heidelberg, where he was a fellow student of Silvana Koch-Mehrin and Gerrit Jasper Schenk and at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany. He has published on ancient history, Greek naval warfare and early German literature like the Nibelungenlied. Most notably, however, are a series of self-help e-books for fellow students, making him one of the pioneers of German electronic publishing.^{[citation needed]} He used the pseudonym Timothy Patterson for two titles. He is noted to suffer from insomnia. He was a business consultant between 1995 and 2005.^{[citation needed]} His published work includes novels, like Mitte 1, Homo Sapiens Berliner Art; radio plays, computer games, film scripts ^[1] and stage plays as well as non-fiction. He has worked for a number of German and international TV stations, like ARTE and ARD. Behmel founded a network for film and media professionals, Filmforum, in 2008.^[2]^[3]

In 2013 he founded Samiel Award, an annual literary prize for antagonists of newly published German novels. The first Samiel Award went to Austrian writer Jan Kossdorff for a dark humor novel about human trafficking and advertising agencies. The award is supported by publisher Marc Hiller of Stuttgart.^[4] Winning writers receive 666 Euros, the number of the beast.^[5]

The Magic of the Swarms

A series of paintings developed by Albrecht in 2013 and 2014. The Magic of the Swarms is about the fusion of shapes into more complex forms and about the interaction of colours. But it is also a geometrical game called Abstrahism: Intricate chaotic systems consist of simple overlapping elements. The colours help define the shape, but at the same time emphasise the intricacies of the interaction of each silhouette. The work is influenced by ecclesiastical lead lights and Buddhist mandalas.^{[citation needed]}

Real-life silhouettes merge into something almost but not totally abstract - a swarm of forms that is more than the sum of its elements or parts. It is a way to perceive the world using techniques of geometry and cartography to depict motion and form. Expressive colours underline the aspects of contrast and combination. Three-dimensional bodies are reduced to two dimensions.^[6]^[7]

Exhibitions

2024

ART 4 Ukraine, Berlin (Connected Hearts)
Palais Wickenburg, Vienna
Lentfest, AGAP, Archdiocese of Glasgow
KSI, Siegburg

2023

Kunsthalle Löffingen
Art4Ukraine, St Wendel
Art4Ukraine Düsseldorf
Art4Ukraine Frankfurt/M

2022

Preview ML Konzept, Freudenstadt
United in Peace, Böblingen

2021

Kreative Hug, Freudenstadt

2020

Kunsthalle Altensteig
Städtische Kunstsammlung Jena

2019

Baiersbronn Conversations

2018

Chateau Savant, Cannes, France
Taste of Contemporary, Miami, USA
Gesichter einer Stadt, photo exhibition, Freudenstadt
Featured Artist at DMEXCO, Cologne

2017

Dark Side of Marvelous, Beverly Hills, CA, USA, Solo Show
Acts of Kindness Gala, Manila Philippines, Group Show
Art Expo New York, Pier 94

2016

Rathaus Backnang, 2016 (solo)
Convensis Group, Stuttgart, 2016 (solo)
Universitätsklinik Mannheim, 2016 (solo)
Al Madad Foundation, London, 2016 (group)
Landtag von Brandenburg, Potsdam, 2016 (group)
Carrousel du Louvre, Paris, France, 2016 ^[8]

2015

Touring Exhibition, Berlin, Riga, St. Petersburg, London, 2015
Evelina Children's Hospital, London, 2015 (group)
White Space Black Box Galerie, Neuchatel, 2015 (group)
Amrey Heyne Galerie, Stuttgart, 2015 (group)

Style and motifs

Two recurring motifs of most of his books are urban culture and the pitfalls of modern communication but also horsemanship and alcoholism or a mix thereof. Irish folk music, academic ceremonies and ancient mythology appear in some fiction works. Most dialogues feature a variety of German dialects and slangs. Some novels have been compared to the work of Israeli writer Ephraim Kishon.^{[citation needed]}

Political views

The general standpoint professed in most of his non-fiction works can be described as libertarian, anti-establishment and pro-science with a general distrust in doctrines, political ideologies of whatever color. A recurring thought is that institutions like most governments, schools, churches and universities have not kept up with current social developments for decades, and in some cases, centuries, which contradicts their claim to leading positions within society.^[9]

Awards

Radio play, September 2003: Hörspiel des Monats for Ist das Ihr Fahrrad, Mr. O'Brien? Eine Hörspielcollage aus der Welt der Wissenschaft und des Suffs, directed by: Nikolai von Koslowski.^[10]^[11] About the life, the work and death of the Irish writer Flann O'Brien.

Bibliography

Fiction

The Threshold, Digital Publishers, Stuttgart, 2015
The Stronghold (novel), Urbane Publications, London, 2015
Mitte 2, 110th, Satzweiss, 2014
Mitte 1, 110th, Satzweiss, 2013
Doktor Faust und Mephisto, 110th, Satzweiss, 2013
Homo Sapiens Berliner Art. Schenk, Passau 2010, ISBN 978-3-939337-78-2
Das Nibelungenlied. Ein Heldenepos in 39 Abenteuern. Nacherzählung. Ibidem-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-89821-145-2
Auf dem Rücken der Pferde liegt das Glück dieser Erde. Weltbild, Augsburg 2006, ISBN 3-8289-8118-6
Von der Kunst, zwischen sich und dem Boden ein Pferd zu behalten. Berlin 2005, ISBN 3-89769-910-9

Non-fiction

Lexikon der Filmschurken January 2020
The Successful Kid - A Diary for Smart Young Minds, August 2015
Die Mitteleuropadebatte in der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Zwischen Friedensbewegung, kultureller Identität und deutscher Frage. Ibidem-Verlag, Hannover 2011, ISBN 978-3-8382-0201-3
1968 – Die Kinder der Diktatur. Der Mythos der Studentenbewegung im ideengeschichtlichen Kontext des „hysterischen Jahrhunderts“ 1870 bis 1968. Hannover 2011, ISBN 978-3-8382-0203-7
Erfolgreich im Studium der Geisteswissenschaften. Francke, Tübingen 2005, ISBN 3-7720-3371-7^[12]
Manuskripte druckreif formatieren. Ibidem-Verlag, Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-89821-137-1
Was sind Gedankenexperimente? Kontrafaktische Annahmen in der Philosophie des Geistes – der Turingtest und das Chinesische Zimmer. Stuttgart 2001, ISBN 3-89821-109-6
Themistokles, Sieger von Salamis und Herr von Magnesia. Die Anfänge der athenischen Klassik zwischen Marathon und Salamis. Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-932602-72-2

Radio plays

Ist das Ihr Fahrrad, Mr. O'Brien? Eine Hörspielcollage aus der Welt der Wissenschaft und des Suffs. SR 2003

Computer games and films

Out of the Present^[13]
Fortress Under Siege

References

^ M - das Lifestyle & Technik Magazin, 1/2013. p. 24-28"
^ "Theapolis". Theapolis.
^ "Interview with Albrecht Behmel in Italian, P. 27". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2012-01-05.
^ "Autorenwissen - dp DIGITAL PUBLISHERS".
^ "Tierischer Sylt Krimi überzeugt Jury beim Samiel Award 2014". www.sylt-tv.com.
^ Malaviya, Nalini. "Interview: Albrecht Behmel - This is the Era of the Artist".
^ "The Dark side of MARVELous". April 19, 2018.
^ "Neuschwansteiner". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.
^ Review Faust Archived June 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine
^ "Akademie der Darstellenden Künste". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-01-04.
^ First Broadcast Deutschlandradio
^ "Review". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2013-01-09.
^ "Albrecht Behmel". Crew United.

External links

Media related to Albrecht Behmel at Wikimedia Commons
Quotations related to Albrecht Behmel at Wikiquote
Personal blog
Interview in German on "Was mit Büchern"
Wikiart Albrecht Behmel

[1] M - das Lifestyle & Technik Magazin, 1/2013. p. 24-28"

[2] "Theapolis". Theapolis.

[3] "Interview with Albrecht Behmel in Italian, P. 27". Archived from the original on 2009-10-01. Retrieved 2012-01-05.

[4] "Autorenwissen - dp DIGITAL PUBLISHERS".

[5] "Tierischer Sylt Krimi überzeugt Jury beim Samiel Award 2014". www.sylt-tv.com.

[6] Malaviya, Nalini. "Interview: Albrecht Behmel - This is the Era of the Artist".

[7] "The Dark side of MARVELous". April 19, 2018.

[8] "Neuschwansteiner". Archived from the original on 2016-10-20. Retrieved 2016-10-19.

[9] Review Faust Archived June 19, 2013, at the Wayback Machine

[10] "Akademie der Darstellenden Künste". Archived from the original on 2012-05-10. Retrieved 2012-01-04.

[11] First Broadcast Deutschlandradio

[12] "Review". Archived from the original on 2012-08-25. Retrieved 2013-01-09.

[13] "Albrecht Behmel". Crew United.

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Albrecht Behmel

Surname and family history

Life

The Magic of the Swarms

Exhibitions

Style and motifs

Political views

Awards

Bibliography

Fiction

Non-fiction

Radio plays

Computer games and films

References

External links

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