1939 born in Schweidnitz (Silesia), lives and works in Stuttgart (GER)
1957-1962 studies at the State Academy of Fine Arts, Stuttgart (GER)
In the 1960s he switched from abstract painting to sculpture.
1964 Development of the concept “from surface to space”
In 1965 creation of sculptures made of polyester “Raumkörper” (spatial bodies)
1969 first large sculptures as well as large wall and room installations
1990 group of works ‘Stable-unstable’ – panels, collages and sculptures made of wood
2010 Beginning of the group of works ‘From Real to Imaginary Space’: sculptures and panel paintings
H. Kuhnert was one of the first artists in Germany to work with the plastic polyester.
He is represented in many collections amongst others in the Staatsgalerie and the Kunstmuseum Stuttgart, in the German Bundestag, Museum of Concrete Art Ingolstadt, various works in public space.
In 1985 he received the Sponsorship Award of the State of Lower Saxony, as well as in 1970 the Prize of the Kingdom of Nepal at the international exhibition in Kathmandu.
