Name: Michael Engelhardt: Landscapes and Labyrinths
Start: 2026-09-17T21:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-09-18T00:00:00+02:00
Location: Stadttheater Amberg

Landscapes as Thought Space, Labyrinths as Image Experience

With the vernissage Art in the Foyer, the Amberg City Theater opens an evening where painting is not only viewed but intensely experienced. Michael Engelhardt connects landscape, still life, and inner image spaces to create an exhibition that oscillates between poetic realism, magical realism, and surreal hints. The works unfold a quiet, concentrated exhibition atmosphere where light, volume, and perspective become an aesthetic experience.

An Artist Between Academy, Travel, and Image Poetry

Michael Engelhardt was born in 1952 in Erlangen and studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg with Clemens Fischer and in the master class of Günter Voglsamer. He then continued his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna under Rudolf Hausner, a co-founder of the Vienna School of Fantastic Realism. Study trips to Greece, the Himalayan region, and West Africa shape his perspective on nature, space, and cultural memory.

Poetic Realism with Depth and Mystery

Engelhardt's painting represents a carefully constructed visual language, where oil painting and egg tempera create a special light effect. His landscapes and still lifes do not merely show objects or views but condensed states: enigmatic, contemplative, and simultaneously sensually tangible. In this work examination, realistic precision, atmospheric density, and a fine sensitivity for the unspoken come together.

Spaces Between Magic and Reality

The exhibition in the Upper Foyer of the Amberg City Theater opens a place of precise viewing. Engelhardt's images develop spatiality and volume without limiting themselves to a simple central perspective. Thus, image worlds are created that recall New Objectivity while also reaching towards fantasy, surrealism, and Pittura metafisica. Those who engage with this painting experience art as a quiet journey through complex, contemplative worlds.

Vernissage and Visitor Experience at the City Theater

The vernissage takes place on Thursday, September 17, 2026, at 7:30 PM at the Amberg City Theater. The exhibition is freely accessible one hour before the start of events in the Upper Foyer during theater events. This makes the theater itself a cultural resonance space where stage, architecture, and visual art meet directly.

Conclusion: Michael Engelhardt: Landscapes and Labyrinths promises an art experience for all who appreciate painting as thought space, silence, and image adventure. Those seeking poetic objectivity, art historical depth, and atmospheric image worlds should definitely visit this exhibition in Amberg live.