Herbert Strasser

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Herbert Strässer (born July 9, 1930 in Lebach , Saarland ; † December 1, 2005 in Bücken ( County Hoya )) was a German sculptor .

Strässer's work is characterized by concentrated recognition and precise design of the essential. His powerful and at the same time finely designed, abstract sculptures consistently unfold essential human themes in space. His most famous work is the sculpture of the Golden Europe .

Life

Herbert Strässer attended the State School for Arts and Crafts in Saarbrücken from 1947 to 1952 , where he was a student of Hannes Neuner , and from 1952 to 1954 the École nationale supérieure des beaux-arts de Paris . He then learned experimental photography from 1954 to 1955 with Otto Steinert in Saarbrücken.

In 1955 he started sculpting. In 1957 he took part in the Int'l Auschwitz competition. Between 1959 and 1966 Strässer worked as an art teacher. In addition, in 1962 he took part in the symposium of European sculptors in Berlin and in 1963 received a sponsorship from the Saarland Ministry of Culture. Between 1963 and 1967 Strässer won several prizes in competitions. From 1961 to 1971 he stayed in Berlin for study and work purposes. In 1971 he took part in the Munich Olympic competition.

In 1972 Strässer moved to Ludwigshafen am Rhein and in 1973 to Berlin. In 1990 he acquired the "Hoffmeyer-Schmiede" in Bücken, a historic two-column house from 1621, in which he lived and worked from then on.

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The artist has created an extensive and varied work that includes reliefs, sculptures, terracottas, bronzes and steel structures. He chose his working materials from a wide variety of materials: plaster, wood, stone, steel, terracotta, bronze. Some works were created for interior and exterior design of public spaces and can be seen in some cities.

  • Golden Europe (1968)
  • Stainless steel fountain in Pforzheim
  • SPIDEM crystal (GEMA award)

Group and individual exhibitions

  • 1962: Great Munich Art Exhibition, New Group
  • Sculpture in the open air international exhibition Galerie S, Berlin
  • 1964: Association of Palatinate Artists, Kaiserslautern
  • 1964: Saarländischer Künstlerbund Saarbrücken, Young Berlin Art, Saarbrücken, Autumn Salon, House of Art, Munich
  • 1965: Kunstverein Wolfsburg , Stadthalle, Oldenburger Kunstverein, Oldenburg, “pro arte” gallery, Delmenhorst, Finsterwolde, Holland, Saarland Artist Association, Saarbrücken, Elitzer Gallery, Saarbrücken
  • 1966: Working group of Palatinate artists, Kaiserslautern, Berlin sculptors and painters, Kunsthaus Hamburg, sculptures, international exhibition, Europa-Center, Berlin, German Association of Artists, Saarbrücken, Form and Color, Galerie Haus Metternich , Koblenz, Saarland Artists Association, Saarbrücken
  • 1967: Fertility symbols, Galerie S, Berlin
  • 1969: Plastik '69, Berlin
  • 1970: Berlin Art Market, Academy of the Arts, Berlin, Art Market, Basel, Art in Architecture, Saarbrücken, Modern Gallery
  • 1976: Tempelhof Town Hall, Berlin
  • 1977: Kunstverein Kaponier eV, Vechta
  • 1979: May 1st Salon, house on Lützowplatz , Berlin, 20 Berlin artists in Bergheim, town hall, art show Böttcherstrasse, Paula-Becker-Modersohn-Haus, Bremen
  • 1980: May 1st Salon, Berlin
  • 1975–1980: Free Berlin Art Exhibition, exhibition halls at the radio tower
  • 1975–1977: Galerie Happ, Berlin

literature

  • Wolfgang Kermer : Herbert Strässer: sculptures, sculptures, reliefs, drawings . Saarbrücken, printer and publisher Karl Funk, 1968
  • Source: Herbert Strässer Sculptures, VG Bild Kunst, Bonn, 1998

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Stainless steel fountain in Pforzheim after winning the tender (1973)
personal data
SURNAME Straesser, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH July 9, 1930
PLACE OF BIRTH Lebach , Saarland
DATE OF DEATH December 1, 2005
Place of death Bend Over ( County Hoya )