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Renate Hoffleit (born 1950 in Stuttgart) is a German sculptor and artist. She lives and works mainly in Stuttgart, Germany.

Biography

Renate Hoffleit studied graphics, free graphic art and sculpture at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart. From 1979 onwards, she developed her marble and light sculptures ^[1], and since 1987 she has created square design, sculptures and fountains in public spaces. In addition, Renate Hoffleit started her site-specific audio-visual installation Vertonungen in 1992. Since 1993, Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa have together been creating site-specific sound installations and string installations, accompanied by performances ^[2].

Exhibitions

Renate Hoffleit's works are on display at home and abroad.

Renate Hoffleit, *Mittags-Stele*, University of Hohenheim, Stuttgart

Works exhibited in museums and public collections

Württembergische Staatsgalerie Stuttgart
Ministerium für Wissenschaft und Kunst, Stuttgart
Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo, Rome
Djerassi Foundation, Woodside (Kalifornien), USA
The Hakone Open-Air Museum Tokyo, Japan
Informationsbüro des Landes Baden-Württemberg, Brussels
Städtische Kunsthalle Mannheim
Städtische Museen Heilbronn, Germany
Städtische Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Germany
Kunstsammlung Lütze Sindelfingen, Germany
Kunstsammlung der Stadt Fellbach, Germany
Landratsamt Böblingen, Germany

Works in public spaces

Renate Hoffleit, *Skulpturenfeld*, Amts- und Landessozialgericht Stuttgart

Skulpturenfeld, Amts- und Landessozialgericht, Stuttgart
Stufenanlange mit 8 Wasser / Klang-Säulen, Kornwestheim
Wasserklangbrunnen Magstadter Duo, Magstadt
Vier-Säulen-Brunnen and Wandbrunnen, Klinik Löwenstein, Germany
Konvex / Konkav (2/III), main station Heilbronn
Stufenanlage mit 8 Türmen, Kornwestheim, Germany

Landscape-related works

Feuer Im Sequoia, Djerassi Foundation, California, USA
alb-eier, Schwäbische Alb, „Der Grosse Alb-Gang“, Landkreis Esslingen, Germany
Konvex / Konkav (1/III), Hakone Open Air Museum, Japan
Mittags-Stele in the Exotic Garden of the University in Hohenheim, Germany
Convexe / Concave La Tour, estate near Nice, France
Wiesen-Eier, Das Goldene Ei Aichtal (Sculptoura), Landkreis Böblingen, Germany

Audio-visual works

Leben ist Laut – Vertonungen außen-innen-außen, Donaueschinger Musiktage, 2000
Seefelder Vertonungen, Klangprojekt Hörfeld, Schloss Seefeld, 2004
Urspring, Waves, Festival KlangRaum Stuttgart, 2011

String Installations

In collaboration with Michael Bach Bachtischa

One8 and 15 Strings, Donaueschinger Musiktage, 1994
Notrepos, Schloss Monrepos, Ludwigsburg, Germany, 1995
Achill Strings, Achill Island, Irland, 1996
Traffic Tubes and Soloists, Treffpunkt Rotebühlplatz, Stuttgart, 1997
EFeu-Klänge, Stadtgalerie Saarbrücken, 1997
Strings of Kaukab Spring, Misgav Festival, Israel, 1998
... die Leere zwischen den Steinen klingt ..., Skulpturenfeld, Stuttgart, 1999
Le Chien Noir, Abey in Murbach, France, Festival Printemps Rhénan, 2000
Schloss Kapfenburg besaitet ..., Opening Ceremony of the Internationale Musikschulakademie Kulturzentrum Schloss Kapfenburg, Germany, 2000 (Guinness-Buch der Rekorde [1])
Strings and Pillars, Opening Ceremony of the Fuchu Art Museum, Tokyo, 2000
Jungfernfahrt, Festival Berlin Biennale 2001, Berlin
Habichtswaldsaiten, Festival Tonale 2011, Kassel
genius loci gehört und genius loci concertante, Domnick Foundation, Nürtingen, 2014 (Project Garten Eden of the KulturRegion Stuttgart)
(zwischen e und f)², Stadtbibliothek Stuttgart, 2015

Awards, prizes and scholarships

Renate Hoffleit, *alb-eier*, Der große Albgang, Landkreis Esslingen, Germany

For her artistic work, Renate Hoffleit obtained scholarships from the Kunstfonds e.V., Bonn foundation and Kunststiftung Baden-Wuerttemberg as well as scholarships for study visits at the Deutsche Akademie Villa Massimo Casa Baldi, Olevano, Italy, and the Djerassi Foundation, USA, among others. She received the Utsukushi-ga-hara Museum Award, Japan, for her Konvex-Konkav sculpture made of light-reflecting, polished bronze. For their audio projects, Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa obtained support from the Irish Arts Council, Ireland, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung and the Innovationsfonds Kunst Baden-Wuerttemberg, among others.

Weblinks

Literature by and about Renate Hoffleit in the German National Library catalogue
Renate Hoffleit
Saiteninstallationen

Galerie

Vier-Säulen-Brunnen, Klinik Löwenstein, Germany
Schloss Kapfenburg besaitet... a project by Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa, 2000
Sculpture Konvex / Konkav in Heilbronn, 1989/93
Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa, Schloss Kapfenburg besaitet... by night, 2000

^ Renate Hoffleit, Skulpturen, Galerie Mühlenbusch, Düsseldor, Germany, ISBN 3-980-19970-3
^ Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000, ISBN 3-89727-128-1

[1] Renate Hoffleit, Skulpturen, Galerie Mühlenbusch, Düsseldor, Germany, ISBN 3-980-19970-3

[2] Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000, ISBN 3-89727-128-1

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 == Biography ==
 [[File:Das goldene ei.jpg|thumb|Renate Hoffleit, ''das goldene ei'', Aichtal/Landkreis Böblingen, Germany]]
-Renate Hoffleit studied graphics, free graphic art and sculpture at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart. From 1979 onwards, she developed her marble and light sculptures, and since 1987 she has created square design, sculptures and fountains in public spaces. In addition, Renate Hoffleit started her site-specific audio-visual installation ''Vertonungen''  in 1992. Since 1993, Renate Hoffleit and Michael Bach Bachtischa have together been creating site-specific sound installations and string installations, accompanied by performances.
+Renate Hoffleit studied graphics, free graphic art and sculpture at the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Künste, Stuttgart. From 1979 onwards, she developed her marble and light sculptures <ref>Renate Hoffleit, Skulpturen, Galerie Mühlenbusch, Düsseldor, Germany, ISBN 3-980-19970-3</ref>, and since 1987 she has created square design, sculptures and fountains in public spaces. In addition, Renate Hoffleit started her site-specific audio-visual installation ''Vertonungen''  in 1992. Since 1993, Renate Hoffleit and [[Michael Bach (musician)|Michael Bach Bachtischa]] have together been creating site-specific [[sound installations]] and string installations, accompanied by performances <ref>Donaueschinger Musiktage 2000, ISBN 3-89727-128-1</ref>.
 == Exhibitions ==