Mady Piesold
Mady Piesold, born 1979 in Riesa, Germany,
lives and works in Berlin.
Education
| since 2008 | Study of Fine Arts and Educational Science at the art academy “UdK”, Berlin |
| 2007 | Degree in stage set and costume design |
| 2001 - 2007 | Study of stage set and costume design at the art academy Berlin-Weißensee |
| 2004 - 2005 | Semester abroad in Barcelona/ Spain realisation of the animation movie "Tisolski", paintings in the context of the theme "Body of a City" |
| 2000 - 2003 | Internship and assistence at theater and film productions, for example at “theater 89“, Berlin, productions "Maienschlager" and "Gnadenlos" (stage set/costumes: Anne-Kathrin Hendel, direction: Hans-Joachim Frank); Internship at the film production “nfp“ in the field of scene design in the productions "Jonathans Liebe" (direction: Zoltan Spirandelli) and "Dr. Sommerfeld - am Rande des Nervenzusammenbruchs" (direction: Bettina Woernle, scenography: Susanne Dieringer) |
| 2000 – 2001 | Education in costume design in the “Berufsfortbildungswerk“, Berlin |
| 1999 – 2003 | Study stay in USA, India, Canada; Cooperation with the theater group "mortal coil" in the field of scenography and creating puppets. |
| 1997 – 1998 | Working with children (age of 6 - 12)in the fields of fine arts, youth center “U-Punkt” in Riesa |
Projects and exhibitions
| 2007 – 2008 | Scenography of he play “Kalina Krasnia“ (direction: Hans – Joachim Frank), concentration on the theme „Prison“ |
| 2007 | Stage set and costumes for the theater project "göttliche samen. der flug!" theater with disabled people (direction: Franziska Naumann, Andreas Uehlein) |
| ab 2006 | Care for and work with physically disabled people at “Diakonie Bethel” in Berlin |
| 2005 | Exhibition of paintings and presentation of the performance "Stadtkörper", Kulturzentrum tivoli e.V. |
| 2004 | Stage set and costumes for “Die Geschichte vom Soldaten“ Cooperation with the “Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler“ (direction: Reyna Bruns); |
| Scenography for "Extremities" at the „Theater zerbrochene Fenster” | |
| 2002 | Exhibition of paintings "Flugbilder" in “slomo e.V” |
Movies
| 2007 | "Der Palast", animation film with puppets 2007 presentation in the “theater 89“ Berlin; 2008 presentation in the context of the scenographic exhibition "Bild und Szene" in Meiningen |
| 2005 | "Tisolski", animation film with puppets and cartoons. Presentation at “Tivoli e. V.“ and in the cinema “Lichtblick“ in Berlin |
| 2004 | „Mein blaues Klavier“, a poetical movie adaption of the poem of Else – Laske Schueler |
Contribution to festivals
| 2008 | Festival international du film d`Amiens |
| “Eulenspiegeleien“ in Berlin (3rd award of the jury) | |
| 2007 | Festival of Short Films in Oberschöneweide in Berlin |
Contact
Further information about the artist you will find directly at Galerie Förster.
