Reinhold Koehler is a German Abstractionist whose creative spirit was awakened by Kurt Schwitters. In the two decades after the Second World War and his untimely death in 1970, Koehler practiced the avant-garde movements of ZERO, ‘Nouvelles Realités' and Matter-Painting. During the 1950s, Koehler developed the principle of ‘décollage’ into a radical expression of torn structures carved out from card by knife. Known as ‘Plakatdécollages’ these works bear testimony to Koehler’s dedication to the aggressive-destructive moment, tamed by controlled masterly execution. Along those principles, Koehler forged a remarkable body of work including sand-paintings, works with broken glass and works created with burning forks.
The work of Koehler is in the following museums: Museum Wiesbaden, Wiesbaden; Goethe Institute, Munich; Wilhelm Hack Museum, Ludwigshafen; Kunsthalle Bielefeld, Bielefeld; Kunstmuseum Bochum, Bochum; Museumslandschaft Hessen Kassel, Kassel.