Erwin Wortelkamp

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Erwin Wortelkamp (2008)

Erwin Wortelkamp (born September 21, 1938 in Hamm / Sieg ) is a German sculptor and painter .

Life

The stages of his life reflect his desire for free, artistic creation and academic knowledge transfer: After studying at the Munich Art Academy from 1960 to 1965, Erwin Wortelkamp was an art teacher in Frankenthal for the next eight years . Close by, in Beindersheim , he founded and managed atelier nw 8 until he left in 1973 , which was then no longer viable without him. In 1973 he moved to the Freiburg University of Education as an assistant . In the winter semester 1982/83 he was visiting professor at the Justus Liebig University in Gießen and again in the winter semester 1995/96 at the University of Witten / Herdecke .

In 1975 Erwin Wortelkamp moved to the Westerwald , bought the “old schoolhouse” in Hasselbach , set up his studio there and began to acquire meadows and pastures, in order to start in 1986 with the “ Im Tal ” facility . 40 sculptors have meanwhile integrated their work into the landscape in such a way that an eventful dialogue between the works of art has arisen and continues in the 10 hectare area. The “House for August Sander ” has awaited the visitor there since 1988 , where pictures by the photographer, who was born in the Westerwald, can be seen.

In the same year, Wortelkamp discovered his second residence in Acquaviva Picena, Italy ( Ascoli Piceno province ), a medieval place where all of his works have been created on paper ever since.

Wortelkamp's wanderlust has not impaired his twofold sedentariness. B. to Indonesia , Hong Kong , Bali , Jakarta , but also to Scandinavian countries and the Faroe Islands . In these places Erwin Wortelkamp let himself be temporarily or permanently involved with his work on the respective surroundings.

Since 1990, Wortelkamp has sought to deal with the environment, be it in the urban environment or in the countryside. In the 1970s, it was actions and objects that wanted to have a socio-political effect. B. denounced the inhospitable “public space” or turned against the contributions of “ art in architecture ”.

The “Im Tal” facility emerged from this attitude and it also shapes his endeavors to seek, find and create new locations for the sculptures that have been made in wood again since 1980. At his second home, Acquaviva, around 20 of his works were on view for six weeks in the little town, which is architecturally largely influenced by the Middle Ages and Renaissance. In Bamberg , too , almost 40 wooden and bronze sculptures were shown in squares and buildings in the historic old town.

His sculptures have a dominant effect in their surroundings and refer back to themselves and the viewer with all intended reciprocal references. Outside, most of the wooden objects are natural, weathered, often black; inside mostly whitewashed. His bronzes blend in more closely with the room, but are visually close to the wooden sculptures. There is always a noticeable interest in shaping space and surroundings.

Many of his works are exhibited in the Marienstatt Abbey and the private grammar school Marienstatt attached to the monastery , as he is on friendly terms with Abbot Andreas Range .

Erwin Wortelkamp was a member of the German Association of Artists . Between 1973 and 1984 he took part in a total of nine major annual exhibitions of the DKB, most recently in 1983/84 in the exhibition 80 Years of the German Artists Association in the Martin-Gropius-Bau and the National Gallery in Berlin.

Exhibitions

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 2002: International artist house Villa Concordia
  • 2009: Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck , Remagen
  • 2016: Landesmuseum , Mainz: Erwin Wortelkamp. Sculptures outside / inside 2018/19: Ready for defense - or what needs to be defended?
    • Part I: Sculptures , 20 large-format works from 1981-2018, fortress grounds of Ehrenbreitstein Fortress , August 26, 2018 to February 3, 2019
    • Part II: Cross-section , sculptures and works on paper from 1970-2018, in the interior of the Landesmuseum Koblenz on the Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, December 1, 2018 to February 3, 2019
  • 2019: Museum DKM , Duisburg, A Whole Life for Art _ Erwin Wortelkamp_ 09/20/2019 - 05/03/2020

Group exhibitions (selection)

  • documenta 6 - Kassel - 1977
  • Art in the Federal Republic of Germany 1945–1985 - Berlin - 1985
  • Color blue - Kunstverein Hamburg - 1990
  • The image of the woman in sculpture of the 20th century - Lehmbruck-Museum Duisburg - 1986
  • Figure - Views of Figure in Modern Art - City Museum Heilbronn - 1991
  • La Mano - The hand in the sculpture of the 20th century - City Museum Heilbronn - 1999
  • Torso - from Rodin to Baselitz - Staatsgalerie Stuttgart - 2001
  • Three-dimensional - Kunsthalle Mannheim 1983, Lehmbruck Museum 1984 (also in Tokyo, Seoul, Manila + Singapore)

gallery

literature

Monographs

  • Bernd Fäthke, Erwin Wortelkamp, ​​exhib. Cat .: 7th action in "Room 27", Museum Wiesbaden, Sept. 16 - Sept. 21, 1975
  • Papers… sculptures… spaces… contexts. Catalog for the exhibitions in Ludwigshafen, Dresden, Duisburg 1999–2001. Ostfildern-Ruit 2000
  • Sculptures find their place . Bamberg May 9 - July 14, 2002 and Schönthal Monastery, Langenbruck May 25 - October 27, 2002. Exhibition catalog Bamberg 2002

Individual examples of art in public space

  • (+ Ulla Wortelkamp) Brunnenplatz at the Danube Center . Neu-Ulm and Hasselbach o. J.
  • Sculptures . 1980-1993. Exhibition catalog Erfurt, Bonn. Erfurt 1993
  • 3 sculptures . St. Petri Westenhellweg Dortmund May 15 - June 24, 1994. Dortmund 1994, Neu-Ulm.
  • outside and inside - inside and outside . December 28, 1996 - January 26, 1997. Kunstverein Kapelle Weitendorf e. V. Exhibition catalog. Lübeck 1996
  • Sculptures on the Gänsbühl in the Schwörsaal . Leutkirch, Allgäu. Hist. Town hall. May 18 - October 10, 1997. Exhibition catalog. Leutkirch 1997
  • Socketed fragments . Erwin Wortelkamp at St. Kilian in Heilbronn. October 11 - November 22, 1998. Exhibition catalog. Heilbronn 1998
  • TRANS P ORT . Sculpture for the "old station" in Netphen-Deuz. no place, no year
  • opposite - sculptures and works on paper ; Galerie im Prediger Schwäbisch Gmünd, March 19 - August 15, 2004, ISBN 3-936988-01-3
  • (+ Monika Bugs): Erwin Wortelkamp in conversation with Monika Bugs ; Laboratory, Institute for Current Art in Saarland at the University of Fine Arts, Saar. Saarbrücken 2004, ISBN 3-928596-83-7
  • Acquaviva Picena - works on paper, primavera, estate, autumno ; Hasselbach, sculptures; February 12 - April 10, 2005, Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern / [Ed .: Britta E. Buhlmann . Catalog: Annette Reich ...]. Pfalzgalerie, Kaiserslautern 2005, ISBN 3-89422-131-3

Secondary literature

  • Christoph Brockhaus: Erwin Wortelkamp and the public of sculpture in: Sparda-Bank Südwest, Mainz: Sparda-Bank Prize 2003/04 for special achievements in art in public space. - Saarbrücken, 2004
  • Jörg van den Berg (HG.): 38 _ 08 - saw and say - A book for Erwin Wortelkamp's 70th birthday , columbus books 2008

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Full members of the German Association of Artists since it was founded in 1903 / Wortelkamp, ​​Erwin ( Memento of the original from March 4, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (accessed on June 26, 2016) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.kuenstlerbund.de
  2. ↑ s. Participation in exhibitions of DKB members "W" since 1951, in: Deutscher Künstlerbund and the authors VG Bild-Kunst: Nineteen hundred three · nineteen hundred and ninety-five. The German Association of Artists at a Glance , Special Edition Kunstreport Winter 1994/95, Bonn 1995. ISBN 3-929283-08-5 (p. 135)
  3. ↑ us [Bruno Russ], A work of art is made, Aktion Erwin Wortelkamp, ​​Wiesbadener Kurier, Thursday, September 18, 1975, p. 7
  4. ↑ Erwin Wortelkamp "Wehrhaft - or what is it to defend?" Part I: "Sculptures" , special exhibition, Ehrenbreitstein Fortress, August 26, 2018 to February 3, 2019 (accessed on December 31, 2018).
  5. ↑ Erwin Wortelkamp “Wehrhaft - or what needs to be defended?” Part II: “Cross section” , special exhibition, Landesmuseum Koblenz, House of Cultural History, December 1, 2018 to February 3, 2019 (accessed on December 31, 2018).

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personal data
SURNAME Wortelkamp, ​​Erwin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH September 21, 1938
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamm / victory