Franz Wörle
Franz Ferdinand Wörle (* 1952 in Munich ; † 2020 in Grafing- Straussdorf) was a German sculptor who mainly worked with iron . He lived and worked in Grafing-Straussdorf near Munich. Franz Ferdinand Wörle first studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under L. Kornbrust and A. Gangkofner; Graduated with a diploma. He worked as a freelance artist and was a member of the Neue Münchner Künstlergenossenschaft.
For his works, which are exhibited nationally and internationally, Franz Ferdinand Wörle received several awards and grants:
- 1988 Debutant Prize of the Bavarian State
- 1989 Art Prize of the City of Ebersberg
- 1999 Dr. Stöcker Kulturstiftung Rosenheim
- 2008 Tyron Guthrie Art Center, Annaghmakerring House, Ireland
- 2015 European work grant Lviv (Lemberg), Ukraine
- 2016 Water Lily Prize of the City of Munich
- 2017 European work grant Oronsko, Poland.
- 2018 SculpturePark Art Prize of the City of Günzburg
- 2018 Schäfer Art Prize Schwabmünchen
As a memorial to the victims of the train accident in Bad Aibling, its massive, three-meter-high stele made of rusty iron reminds of railroad tracks and symbolizes a gate from life to death.
Exhibitions
| year | place | country |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | Etchings X 7, Bruckmühl | Germany |
| 2020 | Kunstraum Stoffen, Pürgen | Germany |
| 2019 | Art Association, Schwabmünchen | Germany |
| 2018 | Sculpture Park, Günzburg | Germany |
| 2017 | Artist symposium, St.Anton / Arlberg | Austria |
| 2017 | Artist symposium, Schwabmünchen | Germany |
| 2017 | Summer studio at Galerie Sureth, Stadland | Germany |
| 2016 | Seidlvilla, Munich | Germany |
| 2016 | Ysabel Sureth Private Gallery, Stadland | Germany |
| 2016 | Gallery Villa Maria, Bad Aibling | Germany |
| 2015 | Kulturhaus Holzapfel, Tacherting - with Rainer Devens | Germany |
| 2014 | Supreme Building Authority, Munich | Germany |
| 2013 | Gallery Markt Bruckmühl | Germany |
| 2013 | City Gallery, Rosenheim | Germany |
| 2012 | St. Hubertus Sculpture Path in the Ebersberger Forest | Germany |
| 2012 | Archaeological State Collection Munich - belongings - | Germany |
| 2011 | Gallery Villa Maria, Bad Aibling | Germany |
| 2010 | Sculptures in the Magistrale, Technical University of Munich | Germany |
| 2010 | Sculptue in Context Botanic Garden, Dublin | Ireland |
| 2009 | Hallward Gallery, Dublin | Ireland |
| 2009 | Mill Cove Gallery , County Cork | Ireland |
| 2008 | Tyron Guthrie Art Center | Ireland |
| 2008 | Lemon Street Gallery, Dublin | Ireland |
| 2007 | Association for Original Etching Munich eV | Germany |
| 2006 | Chambre D'Amis Torre Alfina | Italy |
| 2005 | Oberpfälzer Künstlerhaus Schwandorf | Germany |
| 2005 | Art Association Ebersberg | Germany |
| 2004 | Municipal Gallery Gmunden | Austria |
| 2003 | Museum of Modern Art Passau | Germany |
| 2002 | Städtische Galerie Traunstein Kunstraum Klosterkirche | Germany |
| 2001 | Kunstverein Passau St. Anna Church | Germany |
| 2000 | Künstlerhaus Munich | Germany |
| 1999 | Sculpture path at the Rosenheim Clinic | Germany |
| 1997 | German Parliamentary Society Bonn | Germany |
| 1996 | Hofmeister Massing Gallery | Germany |
| 1995 | Fürstenfeldbruck cultural workshop | Germany |
| 1994 | Gallery Markt Bruckmühl | Germany |
| 1992 | Municipal gallery Rosenheim | Germany |
| 1991 | City Gallery Szombathely | Hungary |
| 1990 | Gallery of Artists Munich | Germany |
| 1988 | Gallery in the Ganserhaus Wasserburg | Germany |
| 1986 | Admont Abbey | Austria |
| 1985 | Schwabach Municipal Gallery | Germany |
Web links
Commons : Franz Wörle - Collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ merkur.de: Sculptor Franz Ferdinand Wörle is dead
- ^ Exhibition TU Munich. Retrieved December 9, 2015 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wörle, Franz |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wörle, Franz Ferdinand (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1952 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Munich |
| DATE OF DEATH | 2020 |
| Place of death | Grafing- Straussdorf |