Deeter Hastenteufel

Swiss born Deeter Hastenteufel is an internationally known Canadian artist who has lived in Canada for 40 years. Hastenteufel studied at the Werkkunstschule in Krefeld, the Werkkunstschule Wuerzburg and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste in Stuttgard among other schools, and he has stayed in touch with Europe ever since.

Hastenteufel has not restricted himself to only one medium. He works on canvas, does collages and builds sculptures. As “building material” for his three-dimensional works he often uses things gathered at each place of exhibition anew. The thrown-away parts, the litter and the discarded are his manifesto. He wants to make the place of any exhibition part of his art, so that the local social and cultural settings are reflected in his works. The metamorphosis of trash into art is thus the means of his choice. In this way Hastenteufel recycles materials, which would not be of any other use: “The technical-industrial and cultural heritage of a region becomes recycled and revitalized.” To get access to interesting pieces out of steel, cardboard or plastic, he occasionally works closely with the local waste management industry.

Due to the materials used, his works show an incidental and procedural nature. Hastenteufel’s works evolve only while being created. An approach planned in advance is not the way for Hastenteufel’s spontaneous character. He grants himself the adventure of being surprised by the finished work itself. His raw material originates from everywhere. The brand names and company logos are frequently still seen on the finished works of art and sometimes even become the title of the work.

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Swiss born Deeter Hastenteufel is an internationally known Canadian artist who has lived in Canada for 40 years. Hastenteufel studied at the Werkkunstschule in Krefeld, the Werkkunstschule Wuerzburg and the Staatliche Akademie der Bildenden Kuenste in Stuttgard among other schools, and he has stayed in touch with Europe ever since.
Hastenteufel has not restricted himself to only one medium. He works on canvas, does collages and builds sculptures. As “building material” for his three-dimensional works he often uses things gathered at each place of exhibition anew. The thrown-away parts, the litter and the discarded are his manifesto. He wants to make the place of any exhibition part of his art, so that the local social and cultural settings are reflected in his works. The metamorphosis of trash into art is thus the means of his choice. In this way Hastenteufel recycles materials, which would not be of any other use: “The technical-industrial and cultural heritage of a region becomes recycled and revitalized.” To get access to interesting pieces out of steel, cardboard or plastic, he occasionally works closely with the local waste management industry. Due to the materials used, his works show an incidental and procedural nature. Hastenteufel’s works evolve only while being created. An approach planned in advance is not the way for Hastenteufel’s spontaneous character. He grants himself the adventure of being surprised by the finished work itself. His raw material originates from everywhere. The brand names and company logos are frequently still seen on the finished works of art and sometimes even become the title of the work.