BIO & STATEMENT

Annette Schock offers a mysterious look at animals, as both an embodiment and a symbol of the irresponsibility of our paradoxical times. They are primarily food animals, which often survive in appalling conditions, as is the case on farms where, after the pleasant Alpine summer, the harsh winter and the sadness of the stabled animal arrive. "The Three Graces" are perhaps the symbol: three of Annette's friends, beautiful Austrian cows whose personalities the artist knows and explains in detail: "They deserve to be portrayed," our creator concludes.

Annette Schock is an extraordinary and tireless draftsman, mastering the use of charcoal on both paper and canvas, frequently adding acrylic paint. As already mentioned, her drawings occupy ("invade," we could say) her studios between Germany and Madrid, like preparatory notes that compose large mosaics that will serve as a source of study.

In this way, the great paintings will grow, emerging after an exhaustive analysis and careful selection of the stages of the sketches, sometimes also using photography in the process prior to drawing and, in some way, this complex exercise is the starting point of his look at these flesh(s).

To the point? Bleeding? Please, the table is set.

Alfonso de la Torre, Art Critic.

Born on January 29, 1968 in Waiblingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Bachelor of Fine Arts, Friedrich Schiller Gymnasium, Fellbach. Fine Arts, Freie Kunstschule Stuttgart. Student and assistant to the sculptor Eckhard Diez in Schwäbisch Gmünd. Lives and works in Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid and Stuttgart, Germany.

Awards: • Selected 2nd Francisco Pedraja Muñoz International Painting Prize, CB Foundation, Badajoz • Selected 29th Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz • Honorable Mention 28th Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz • Selected 89th Autumn Salon, 2022, AEPE • Selected 26th Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz • Selected 25th Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz • Selected 24th Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Fuente de Cantos, Badajoz • Selected Otto Scharr Kunstpreis, Stuttgart, Germany, 2016 Public collections: Villanueva de la Cañada Town Hall Majadahonda Town Hall Evangelischer Kirchenbezirk, Dekanat Nürtingen

Solo exhibitions in Spain: January 2023 - CARNE[S]- curated by Alfonso de la Torre, Martín Chirino Hall, San Sebastián de los Reyes, Madrid September 2022 – CARNE[S]- curated by Alfonso de la Torre, El Hospital Centro Vivo, Vaquero Poblador Hall, Badajoz Provincial Council, Badajoz June 2019 - La Vaca Austriaca- La Despernada Cultural Center, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid April 2015 - Soledad- Carmen Conde Cultural Center, Majadahonda, Madrid March 2014 - Movement- La Despernada Cultural Center, Villanueva de la Cañada, Madrid April 2013 - Run Lola, run- Antonio Machado Hall, Leganés, Madrid March 2013 - Curves- Carmen Conde Cultural Center, Majadahonda, Madrid May 2012 - Great bodies- Le Garage, Madrid (excerpt) January 2024 – Francisco Pedraja Muñoz International Painting Prize, CB Foundation February 2024 - Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Badajoz Provincial Council February 2023 - Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Badajoz Provincial Council October 2022 - Autumn Salon - Casa de Vacas, Madrid March 2021 - Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Badajoz Provincial Council February 2020 - Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Badajoz Provincial Council March 2019 - Francisco de Zurbarán International Painting Prize, Badajoz Provincial Council Solo exhibitions in Germany (excerpt) April 2024 – DIE DREI GRAZIEN - Galerie Forum Türk, Nürtingen March 2024 – WEIBSBILDER - Galerie Schacher, Stuttgart May 2023 -WILWECHSEL- Galerie Schacher, Stuttgart December 2022 – CARNE[S]- Galerie USTAIKO, Waiblingen September 2022 -CARNE[S-] (excerpts), Schock-Areal, Schorndorf February 2020 -Werkschau- Wagenhallen, Stuttgart September 2019 -Dezennium- ZVW Publishing Waiblingen, Waiblingen September 2018 -Puppenspiel- Schock-Areal, Schorndorf March 2018 -Werkschau- Römerkastell, Stuttgart February 2018 -Löwenherz- Weingut Albrecht-Kiesling, Heilbronn September 2017 -Hominis et Bestias- Schock Areal, Schorndorf March 2017 -Hominis et Bestias- Römerkastell, Stuttgart February 2017 -Art in the City- Uhl, Ludwigsburg September 2016 -Landliebe- Schock Areal, Schorndorf March 2016 -Landliebe- Römerkastell, Stuttgart June 2015 -Soledad- Traube, Weinstadt June 2015 -Backs- Kongresszentrum Karlsruhe January 2015 -Werkschau- Römerkastell Stuttgart May 2014 -Movement- Kulturhaus Schwanen, Waiblingen January 2014 -Movement- Römerkastell, Stuttgart June 2013 -Schönheiten- GeZe, Schorndorf January 2013 -Curves- Römerkastell, Stuttgart July 2012 -Feminin- Top Air, Stuttgart Airport January 2012 -Frauen und Wein- Mercedes-Benz Arena, Stuttgart January 2011 -Nude- LBBW Forum, Stuttgart Group exhibitions in Germany: September 2024 - DAS KLEINE FORMAT- Blaues Haus, Diessen January 2024 .BASIS- Galerie Schacher, Stuttgart September 2023 -KUNSTPROJEKT VILLA KUNTERBUNT- Schorndorf, project curated by Annette Schock May 2023 -HÄND MÄDE FROM THE LÄND, Haus 10, Fürstenfeldbruck, Munich December 2022 -Essenz- Q-Galerie, Schorndorf December 2021 -Lügen und andere Wahrheiten- Q-Galerie, Schorndorf December 2019 -Jagdgründe- Q-Galerie, Schorndorf December 2018 -Essenz- Q-Galerie, Schorndorf December 2017 -Jubiläumsausstellung- Q-Galerie, Schorndorf December 2016 -Bumm- Q-Galerie, Schorndorf May 2016 -Körperphantasien- KunstWerk, Fellbach December 2015 -Herzlich Willkommen- Galerie für Kunst und Technik, Schorndorf September 2015 -Schorndorfer Kunstnacht- Schock Areal, Schorndorf August 2015 -Rue des Arts- Galerie für Kunst und Technik, Schorndorf September 2014 -Schorndorfer Kunstnacht- Schock-Areal, Schorndorf September 2013 -Schorndorfer Kunstnacht- Schock-Areal, Schorndorf September 2012 -Schorndorfer Kunstnacht- Schock Areal, Schorndorf July 2012 -Schichtwechsel- Crossart, St. Pauli Salon, Dresden

International exhibitions: July 2024 – Chimäre- Rue des Arts, Tulle, France August 2022 – Message in a Bottle, Rue des Arts, Dueville, Italy August 2021 – Soyons Fous – Rue des Arts, Tulle, France August 2017 – Veritas, Rue des Arts – Vicensa, Dueville, Italy August 2016 – Trame de Soie, Rue des Arts - Tulle, France January 2014 -Woman by Women- Art Traffik, Ed. Wisecom, Paris, France January 2013 -Arte Internazionale- Palazzo dell´Annunciata, Matera, Italy

Collections

Annette Schock's work is present in numerous public and private collections in Spain, Germany, Italy, France, and Austria.

Annette Schock 's works can be seen at:

DDR ART GALLERY , Calle de la Encomienda 21, 28012, Madrid. 

info@ddrartgallery.com

Tel. +34 659819791