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REIN TRIEFELDT KINETIC & SOLAR SCULPTOR EDUCATION University of Windsor, Master of Fine Art, 1986 University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Fine Art, Honors,1984 University of Toronto, Art History Studies, 1984 BIOGRAPHY Rein Triefeldt’s environmental kinetic solar sculptures have been exhibited internationally for more than twenty years. Exhibitions of his work have been seen in Asia, Europe, and South America as well as the United States. Cirque du Soleil International, Art Integration Programs hosted a world tour of his prints and bronze kinetic sculptures. Triefeldt has received many commissions for his work, which make a powerful environmental statement. “Condor del Sol”, a solar humanitarian earth art project in Ecuador to supply water and power to a mountain village, “ Solar Tree” projects in Hillsborough, CA and currently in Fort Lauderdale, FL; “Solar Butterfly” in Sunny Isle, FL and a solar kinetic art project at the Dutch Biennale in the Netherlands are but a few of these projects. One of the founders of the Kinetic Art Organization and Founder of the Solar Tree Foundation, Triefeldt has received several awards for his work. For more than a decade, Rein has been creating sculptures that produce energy from the sun and are scaled to provide the power for homes, museums, sculpture parks, arboretums, vineyards and public places. His work blends a commitment to traditional sculptural elements and materials with a dedication to 21st century solar technology, allowing every project to reflect its own unique sense of character. PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS 2015 Praying Mantis Fair Dinkum Const., Palm Beach Island, FL 2013 Fossils, Fair Dinkum Construction, Palm Beach Island, FL 2009 Sunny Isles Beach Blue, The City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL 2008-09 Solar Tree, Hillsborough City School District, CA 2006 Stellarator Quark Park, Princeton, NJ (in collaboration with the US Department of Energy-Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University) 2005 Chaotic Flyers, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA 2005 Variki Arc and Russian Swing, Cirque du Soleil International 2005 Temple, International Schools Services, (through Contemporary Integrated Arts, Princeton, NJ ) 2005 Solar One, The Dutch Biennale, The Netherlands 2003 SeeSaw, Samek & Associates, Boston, MA 1998 Lunicyclisté, Merrill Lynch Building, Windsor, Canada 1997 Flyer, University of Windsor, CAW Student Center 1996 Olympic High Flyer, Centennial Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA 1992 Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong, China WORKS IN PROGRESS Solar Tree Projects: Central Charter School, Lauderdale Lakes, FL. Highgate International Schools, Cyprus. Drexel Universsity, School of Education, Philadelphia, PA and GKE China Public Art Master Plan, MainStreetNB.com, N. Brunswick, NJ Condor del Sol, Ecuador COLLECTIONS Public and Private collections through out the world. HONORS & AWARDS 2013 International Sculpture Center, Student Awards Juror 2010 International Technology City Announcement GMAC Cultural Ambassador, Nanjing, China 2002 Kinetic Art Organization, Award of Excellence, Switzerland 1993 to 1996 University of Windsor, Sculpture Fellowship Flyer Contact information Online: www.triefeldt.com http://www.solartree.org Phone: 609 954-1751 Email: [email protected] Solar Tree Charging Station
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REIN TRIEFELDT KINETIC & SOLAR SCULPTOR
EDUCATIONUniversity of Windsor, Master of Fine Art, 1986 University of Western Ontario, Bachelor of Fine Art, Honors,1984University of Toronto, Art History Studies, 1984
BIOGRAPHYRein Triefeldt’s environmental kinetic solar sculptures have been exhibited internationally for more than twenty years. Exhibitions of his work have been seen in Asia, Europe, and South America as well as the United States. Cirque du Soleil International, Art Integration Programs hosted a world tour of his prints and bronze kinetic sculptures.
Triefeldt has received many commissions for his work, which make a powerful environmental statement. “Condor del Sol”, a solar humanitarian earth art project in Ecuador to supply water and power to a mountain village, “ Solar Tree” projects in Hillsborough, CA and currently in Fort Lauderdale, FL; “Solar Butterfly” in Sunny Isle, FL and a solar kinetic art project at the Dutch Biennale in the Netherlands are but a few of these projects. One of the founders of the Kinetic Art Organization and Founder of the Solar Tree Foundation, Triefeldt has received several awards for his work. For more than a decade, Rein has been creating sculptures that produce energy from the sun and are scaled to provide the power for homes, museums, sculpture parks, arboretums, vineyards and public places. His work blends a commitment to traditional sculptural elements and materials with a dedicationto 21st century solar technology, allowing every project to reflect its own unique sense of character.
PUBLIC ART COMMISSIONS2015 Praying Mantis Fair Dinkum Const., Palm Beach Island, FL2013 Fossils, Fair Dinkum Construction, Palm Beach Island, FL2009 Sunny Isles Beach Blue, The City of Sunny Isles Beach, FL 2008-09 Solar Tree, Hillsborough City School District, CA 2006 Stellarator Quark Park, Princeton, NJ (in collaboration with the US Department of Energy-Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory, Princeton University)2005 Chaotic Flyers, The Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA 2005 Variki Arc and Russian Swing, Cirque du Soleil International 2005 Temple, International Schools Services, (through Contemporary Integrated Arts, Princeton, NJ ) 2005 Solar One, The Dutch Biennale, The Netherlands2003 SeeSaw, Samek & Associates, Boston, MA1998 Lunicyclisté, Merrill Lynch Building, Windsor, Canada 1997 Flyer, University of Windsor, CAW Student Center1996 Olympic High Flyer, Centennial Olympic Games, Atlanta, GA 1992 Cathay Pacific Airways, Hong Kong, China
WORKS IN PROGRESSSolar Tree Projects: Central Charter School, Lauderdale Lakes, FL. Highgate International Schools, Cyprus. Drexel Universsity, School of Education, Philadelphia, PA and GKE ChinaPublic Art Master Plan, MainStreetNB.com, N. Brunswick, NJCondor del Sol, Ecuador
COLLECTIONSPublic and Private collections through out the world.
HONORS & AWARDS 2013 International Sculpture Center, Student Awards Juror 2010 International Technology City Announcement GMAC Cultural Ambassador, Nanjing, China 2002 Kinetic Art Organization, Award of Excellence, Switzerland1993 to 1996 University of Windsor, Sculpture Fellowship
Flyer
Contact informationOnline: www.triefeldt.com http://www.solartree.org
Phone: 609 954-1751Email: [email protected]
Solar Tree Charging Station
Living fossils
EXHIBITIONS (Selected)2015 &13 International Kinetic Art Exhibition Boynton Beach, FL2013 Artforms in Motion, International Kinetic Art Exhibit2010-11 Jenkins Arboretum, Devon, PA2008-09 Museum of Contemporary Science, Trenton, NJ 2006 Grounds for Sculpture, Hamilton, NJ 2007-06 Miami Beach Botanical Garden, Miami Beach, FL2005 ‘t Ulenêst Sculpture Park, The Netherlands 2005 Library of the Academy of Science, Beijing, China2003 Dutch Biennale, the Bos van Ypeij Park, The Netherlands1998-2005 Cirque du Soleil International, Art Integration Program1992 to 1995 Touchstone Gallery, Hong Kong, China
LECTURES 2015 &13 International Kinetic Art Symposium, Boynton Beach, FL(Solar Tree in Education)2014 Sierra Club, Rockberger Hall, Boca Raton, FL2014 Art Palm Beach, Kinetic Art Panel, West Palm Beach, FL2013 International Kinetic Art Symposium, Boynton Beach, FL(Solar Tree in Education)2012 Highgate International School, Cyprus (Solar Sculpture)2012 Karsiyaka School, Northern Cyprus (Solar Sculpture)2012 The Princeton Club of New York, NY (Solar Sculpture) 2010 Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ (Solar Sculpture)2010 Scholastic Theater, New York, NY (Solar Sculpture)2009 Museum of Contemporary Science Trenton, NJ (Solar Art)2008 The Bridge School, Hillsborough, CA (Solar Sculpture)2004 Contemporary Arts Center, New Orleans, LA (Solar Art)1996 Princeton Art Association, Princeton, NJ (Kinetic Art)1990 Stamford Museum, Stamford, CT (Kinetic Art)
ACADEMICS / ORGANIZATIONS2008-present Solar Tree Foundation, Founder & President 2000-2005 The College of New Jersey, Faculty 2001-present Kinetic Art Organization, Co-founder & Board Member2001-present Kineticus, Germany, Co-Founder & Professional Member1988-97 Johnson Atelier Institute of Sculpture, Trenton,NJ Faculty1996-97 Artworks of Princeton, Princeton, NJ FacultyInternational Sculpture Center (ISC) Professional MemberAmericans for the Arts (AFTA) Professional Member
PUBLICATIONSInternational Collection of Essays About Kinectic Art, 2013 -Vol.1 KOA /Tsinghua University,Bejing, China. eBook, Amazon.comArtforms in Motion, International Kinetic Art Symposium, 2013Sonnen Energie, Elke Kuechnle, July 2013South Florida Sun Sentinal, Jan Engoren, Feb. 2013David W. Bermant, The Audacious Art Collector, Katherine Boone, 2012Treehugger.com, Jennifer Hattam, Nov. 2011 Plantetforward, Video Producer Jason Bellini, Sept. 2010WNYC, NPR, National, Lisa Chow, April 2010 The Urban Evolution, Television Feature, Kell Ramos, Oct. 2009The Miami Herald, Aldo Nahad, January 2007 WHYY Philadelphia, NPR, National, Aries Keck, July 2005The Philadelphia Inquirer, Jeff Gammage, July 2005Public Art Review, David Edgar, Spring and Summer 2004Sculpture Magazine, Featured Member Sculptor, May 2004Art in Motion Monograph, The Netherlands, Cor Wetting, 2003Sculpture Magazine, Rein Triefeldt, Robert Preece, December 2003Zeitschrift für Anglisttik und Amerikanistik, Germany, 2002 The Washington Times, Margaret Rankin, September 1998The Canadian Jewish News, Miriam Chinsky, May 1997NJN Television News Feature, September 1996The Times of Trenton, Cover, D. Quentin Wilber, July 1996Vaba Eesti Sõna Estonian, New York, August 1996
REIN TRIEFELDT KINETIC & SOLAR SCULPTOR
Contact informationOnline: www.triefeldt.com http://www.solartree.org
Phone: 609 954-1751Email: [email protected]
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