About
Robert J. Tomsons in the Museum Folkwang in the City of Essen
About
Robert J. Tomsons is a Social Creative Entrepreneur from the City of Essen in the main Rhine-Ruhr-Area, Germany. He likes black coffee, animals and art history.
CV
- Born in 1980 in the City of Bielefeld, Germany by a carpenter and theater/musical stage technician (father) and a art metalsmith/technical drawer(mother).
Single Exhibitions
2024
- KunstBlicke Offene Ateliers in the City of Mülheim an der Ruhr, Kunstblicke MH, Ein Projekt der Arbeitsgemeinschaft Mülheimer Künstlerinnen und Künstler e.V., Mit freundlicher Unterstützung des Kulturbüro Mülheim an der Ruhr in the Zur Alten Dreherei Mülheim an der Ruhr.
- The Unperfekt Exhibition in cooperation with the Unperfekthaus, in the City of Essen, Germany.
Group Exhibitions
2016-2024
- Artist & Copymachine, “Sleep Cycles: Copied Dream Portraits”, 2024 Group Exhibition in the City of Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany in the M.F.F. - Museum für Fotokopie.
- Spacesthetics Exhibition: “The Universe Structures”, 2023 Group Exhibition in the City of Essen, Germany (Spacesthetics) in the SAANA-Building on the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, in the City of Essen, Germany.
- Olf Temporary Gallery, 2016, Group Exhibition in the City of Oberhausen, Germany.
Performances
2023
- Black Sand, 10 Minutes Performance in the City of Essen, Germany (Spacesthetics) in the SAANA-Building on the Zollverein Coal Mine Industrial Complex, in the City of Essen, Germany.
News
2001-2025
- WAZ, Live-Painting mit Hühnern: Mülheims Künstler öffnen ihre Ateliers, 2025-11-01.
- Kulturportal, Artist & Copymachine: Robert J. Tomsons, 2024-06-06.
- Stadt Mülheim an der Ruhr, Artist & Copymachine: Robert J. Tomsons, 2024-06-06.
- Die Glocke, Das Können der Jugendkunstpreisträger, 2023-10-28.
- WAZ, Künstler eröffnet Galerie auf Zeit in Oberhausen-Sterkrade, 2016-12-15.
- WAZ, Bottrop geht mit 16 Punkten beim WDR-Wettbewerb in Führung, 2014-03-25.
- Neuß Grevenbroicher Zeitung, “Art at work” und Schüler trugen die “blaue Hand” Über eigenen Schatten gesprungen, 2001-10-05.
Talks
2024
- I’am a Artist … and Poor. Why? Fundamental basics in art pricing, market and public art management in the Unperfekthaus, 2024.
Workshops (Guest)
1998-2024
- Cyanotope: Workshop with Klaus Urbons about the Cyanotope Technique in the Museum für Fotokopie, in the City of Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
- 3D Printing for Beginners: Workshop with Burkhard Effertz in the Unperfekthaus.
- Plastics and Silicone Works: Workshop with Jochen H. Michel in the Unperfekthaus.
- Open Copy: Workshop with Klaus Urbons about Copy Art in the Museum für Fotokopie, in the City of Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
- Frottage: Workshop with Klaus Urbons about the Frottage Technique in the Museum für Fotokopie, in the City of Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
- Open Copy: Workshop with Klaus Urbons about Copy Art in the Museum für Fotokopie, in the City of Mülheim an der Ruhr, Germany.
- Stadbesetzung: Workshop in the City of Ahlen with Stephanie Sczepanek, the dslp-collective, Master of Metaverse and Sven Henric Olde from the Kunstverein Ahlen.
- Development of own artistic Research Projects and Questions: Evelyn Buyken, Alfried Krupp School Laboratory of Arts, SANAA-Gebäude, City of Essen, Germany.
- Performing Arts: Input Workshop for the Spacesthetics Project, Christine Knecht and Marcus Grolle, Folkwang University of Arts, Campus Essen-Werden, Tanzsaal 4, City of Essen, Germany.
- Visual Arts: Input Workshop for the Spacesthetics Project, Museum Folkwang, City of Essen, Germany.
- Music: Input Workshop for the Spacesthetics Project, Roman Pfeifer, Alfried Krupp School Laboratory of Arts, SANAA-Gebäude, City of Essen, Germany.
- Artistic Research: Input Workshop for the Spacesthetics Project, Evelyn Buyken and Stella Göke, Alfried Krupp School Laboratory of Arts, SANAA-Gebäude, City of Essen, Germany.
- Sky Observation: Input Workshop for the Spacesthetics Project, Enrico Fruth, Walter-Hohmann-Sternwarte, City of Essen, Germany.
- Metaverse House: Workshop with the Master of Metaverse Project by the dslp collective in the City of Ahlen, Germany.
- Mappenkurs: Workshop in the Museum Folkwang with Stephanie Sczepanek in the City of Essen, Germany.
- Blue Hand Project with Pip Cozens and Janis Somerville in the City of Bielefeld, Germany.
Memberships
2023-2024
- Club Member Unperfekthaus, 2024 in the City of Essen, Germany.
- Kunstverein Ruhr e.V., 2024 in the City of Essen, Germany.
- Kunstring Folkwang, 2023-2024 in the City of Essen, Germany.
Artist Work
2024
- Unperfekt Community Mediator in the Unperfekthaus, 2024 in the City of Essen, Germany.
Voluntary
2023-2024
- Junger Kunstring Folkwang, 2023, in the City of Essen, Germany.
Art School
1990-1994
- Member of the Bielefelder Kinder Kunstschule, in the City of Bielefeld, Germany.
Books
- Dainas, Latvian Poems (in German) on Google Books, Dainas, Latvian short poems, 2014
Filmography
- Dad, Just Do It!, 2024-12-11, Medienprojekt Wuppertal, Germany.
Ouside Art
2014-2025
- work as FUD (Freizeit und Dienst), as a self-employment in Germany.
- Full Trainee for Computer Scientist for Software Development (IHK), Essen Germany.
- Courses for AI and ML at the Univerity Helsinki, Finland.
- Paused Study in Information- and Communication Technology (IKT) at the Technical University Dortmund, Germany.
- Software Consulting, Team Management and Self-employment, Germany.