Max Hattler is a German video artist and experimental filmmaker. He created the kaleidoscopic political short films "Collision" (2005) and "Spin" (2010), abstract stop motion works "Shift" (2012) and "AANAATT" (2008), and psychedelic animation loops "Sync", "1923 aka Heaven" and "1925 aka Hell" (2010).
Max Hattler | |
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 Max Hattler (left) with Noriko Okaku, 2010 | |
| Born | 2 February 1976 |
| Nationality | German |
| Education | Goldsmiths (BA), Royal College of Art (MA), University of East London (Professional Doctorate in Fine Art) |
| Known for | Video Art, Media Art, Contemporary Art, Abstract animation, Visual music, Animation, Experimental Film, Digital Art, Audiovisual Performance |
| Website | www |
Biography edit
Max Hattler was born in Ulm, Germany. He is the son of Hellmut Hattler, a German bass player mainly known for his Krautrock band Kraan. Max Hattler holds a BA from Goldsmiths (2001), a Master of Arts in Animation from the Royal College of Art (2005)[1] and a doctorate in fine art from the University of East London (2014).[2] He is an associate professor at the School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong.[3]
Hattler's work has been described in the following terms: "Max Hattler works on the thin line between abstraction and figuration, being able sometimes to create powerful political statements while eschewing the traditional constraints of narrative, choosing a poetics of implication over the mere construction of a discourse."[4]
Hattler has exhibited internationally at museums and galleries including Erarta,[5] Tate Britain,[6] Pinakothek der Moderne,[7] Tenderpixel[8] (London), Lumen Eclipse[9] (Cambridge, Massachusetts), MoCA Taipei, Exploratorium, Gasworks Gallery,[10] Art Below, Fries Museum,[11] Yota Space[12] and Museumsquartier Vienna.[13]
Hattler also works in the field of audiovisual performance[14][15] and has performed at Seoul Museum of Art,[16] Punto y Raya Festival[17] and Expo 2015 Milan.[18]
Awards edit
- First Jury Prize (for "O/S"), Punto y Raya Festival, Lisbon, Portugal, 2023.[19]
- Off-Limits Award (for "Serial Parallels"), Annecy International Animated Film Festival, Annecy, France, 2020.[20]
- Honorary Mention (Computer Animation) (for "Serial Parallels"), Prix Ars Electronica, Linz, Austria, 2020.[21]
- Best Abstract / Non-Narrative Animation (for "Divisional Articulations"), Anifilm, Trebon, Czech Republic, 2018.[22]
- Best Abstract Film for "All Rot" at Third Culture Film Festival, Hong Kong, 2016.[23]
- Best Commissioned Film for "Stop the Show" at Bradford Animation Festival, UK, 2014.[24]
- Visual Music Award (First Prize) for "A Very Large Increase in the Size, Amount, or Importance of Something Over a Very Short Period of Time", Gelnhausen, Germany, 2014.[25]
- Visual Music Award (Special Mention) for "Amnesty International: Stop the Show (a.k.a. WAR)", Gelnhausen, Germany, 2014.[26]
- Bronze Design Lion for "Amnesty International: Stop the Show (a.k.a. WAR)" at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity, France, 2013.[27]
- First Prize for "Shift" at Premio Simona Gesmundo, Cetraro, Italy, 2012.[28]
- Award for Best Experimental Film for "Shift" at TOFUZI International Festival of Animated Films in Batumi, Georgia, 2012.[29]
- Visual Music Award (Special Prize) for "Sync", Frankfurt, Germany, 2011.[30]
- Visual Music Award (First Prize) for "AANAATT", Frankfurt, Germany, 2010.[31]
- Prädikat Wertvoll for "Collision" by Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden, Germany, 2008.[32]
Bibliography edit
- Dan Torre, "Persistent Abstraction: the Animated Works of Max Hattler" In Senses of Cinema, issue 76, 2015
- "Hattlerizer 2.0 – Max Hattler", in: MIMA Artblog, 7 October 2013
- Bruna Volpi: "Max Hattler: Shift", in: Dazed Digital, March 2012 (Interview)
- "Profile: Max Hattler", in: Design Week 26 January 2011
- "Max Hattler", in: Shift Magazine, November 2010 (interview)
- Kate Taylor: "Short Cuts: Max Hattler", in: Electric Sheep Magazine, 1 December 2009
- Andrew Selby: "Experimental Animation in a Post-Critical Age", in: International Journal of the Arts in Society, 3.4, 2008, p. 1-6 (on Max Hattler, Robert Seidel, Semiconductor)
References edit
- ^ "Animation Graduates". Royal College of Art.
- ^ "Prof Doc Fine Art (DFA)". University of East London. 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
... The Doctorate has helped me steer my entire artistic practice towards a more considered, grounded, and unified expression, a solid foundation on which to build in years to come. '
- ^ "Faculty Profile: Max Hattler". School of Creative Media, City University of Hong Kong. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Max Hattler". Hilda Magazine.
- ^ Erarta: Multivision video installation group exhibition, 11/2012
- ^ Assembly: Composite II, Tate Britain Part of the series Assembly: A survey of recent artists’ film and video in Britain 2008–2013, 03/2014
- ^ Schaustelle: Max Hattler. Selected Works Solo Exhibition, 06/2013
- ^ Tenderpixel: Max Hattler 'Shift' Archived 27 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine Solo Exhibition, 03-04/2012
- ^ Lumen Eclipse: Max Hattler Archived 3 September 2010 at the Wayback Machine Solo Exhibition, 04-06/2010
- ^ Gasworks: Blink Archived 4 August 2012 at archive.today 07-08/2006
- ^ Fries Museum: Max Hattler – Landscape of Human Existence Archived 24 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine Solo Exhibition, 09/2007
- ^ onedotzero at Yota Space, St. Petersburg group show with UVA, Jason Bruges, Quayola and Memo Akten, 12/2010
- ^ Asifakeil: Transform – Max Hattler & Noriko Okaku Two-person exhibition, 05-06/2011
- ^ maxhattler.com/live documentation of live a/v performances on Hattler's website.
- ^ "Munich Institute of Media and Musical Arts - Art Blog: Hattlerizer 2.0 - Max Hattler". Archived from the original on 12 March 2016. Retrieved 27 September 2014.
- ^ SeMA Hi-Fi AudioVisual Spectacular Seoul Museum of Art, Korea, May 2015
- ^ Hattlerizer 2.0 Punto y Raya Festival 2014
- ^ Hattlerizer 3.0 Archived 27 November 2015 at the Wayback Machine German Pavilion, Expo Milano, 1 Oct 2015
- ^ Punto y Raya Festival. "Awards 2023". instagram.com/puntoyrayafest.
- ^ Annecy Festival. "Awards 2020". annecy.org.
- ^ Ars Electronica (7 July 2020). "The 2020 Winners – Prix Ars Electronica". ars.electronica.art.
- ^ Anifilm. "ANIFILM 2018 knows its Winners". anifilm.cz.
- ^ Sam Bekemans. "Third Culture Film Festival – And The Winners Are…". thirdculture.cc.
- ^ "Stop the Show". nationalmediamuseum.org.uk.
- ^ INM - Michael Klein, Lutz Gerlinger. "Visual Music Award". visualmusicaward.de.
- ^ INM - Michael Klein, Lutz Gerlinger. "Visual Music Award". visualmusicaward.de.
- ^ "Amnesty International – Stop the Show (aka WAR)" at Cannes Lions 2013
- ^ "Shift" First Prize at Premio Simona Gesmundo, 2012
- ^ "TOFUZI - Archive - Tofuzi 2012". adf.ge.
- ^ INM - Michael Klein, Lutz Gerlinger. "Visual Music Award". visualmusicaward.de.
- ^ INM - Michael Klein, Lutz Gerlinger. "Visual Music Award". visualmusicaward.de.
- ^ "Collision" Prädikat Wertvoll Filmbewertungsstelle Wiesbaden, Germany
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