Hans Greuel
Category : ArtDocs
Birthplace: Düsseldorf
Art studies at the Académie Royale des Beaux-Arts in Liège
Annual Exhibition of Düsseldorf Artists
Visual Artists and Authors of Düsseldorf
Artists’ Association Malkasten (Düsseldorf)
Artists’ Card of the State Capital of Düsseldorf
1981 Annual Exhibition of Düsseldorf Artists
After studying art at the Royal Academy in Liège, Belgium, Hans Greuel studied medicine, and both professions continue to fascinate him.
Today (2007), the 53-year-old general practitioner has his practice in Düsseldorf and enjoys a strong reputation as an artist.
His pivotal experience was a visit to the Native Americans in Arizona – he was able to support the chamanes in both their artistic and medical work and recognized that sculptures, talismans, and rituals are equally valuable elements of treatment alongside non-pharmaceutical therapy.
On this basis, Greuel also reclaimed medicine and art as healing methods and promoted a culture of quiet contemplation and internalization to encourage a return to one’s inner roots as an appropriate path to the demands of modern life.
