Norbert Marten
Norbert Marten (* 1953 in Lingen ) is a German sculptor, painter and designer.
Education and activity
From 1976 to 1982 Norbert Marten studied sculpture and painting at the University of Bremen . He graduated with a degree in design. From 1981 to 1996 he was a freelance artist in Oldenburg (Oldenburg) . From 1983 to 1991 he taught at the Carl von Ossietzky University in Oldenburg . Since 1996 he has lived and worked as a freelance artist in Westerstede .
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Sculptures made of bronze , in art casting as sand casting or lost wax produced stained glass windows and glass designs for facades, public art in stone and stained with oil paint on canvas show his artistic versatility. His art is characterized in particular by dealing with the human figure in its different moments of being and socio-political contexts.
In sculpting competitions, such as for the Petri Church in Westerstede (1999) and the Bremerhaven fountain system (2002), his work prevailed and could be carried out. Likewise in the glass design competition for altar windows in the Dietrich Bonhoeffer Church in Schortens. Norbert Marten has received several prizes, such as the European Art Prize Oldenburger Land (1988) and the art prize of the Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven (1991).
Works are in important collections: Collection Ludwig, Hanover; State Museum Oldenburg; Narodowe Museum, Krakow, Poland; Metropolitan Museum, Tokyo, Japan.
A few exhibitions and locations can be highlighted among the many exhibitions and exhibition participations: Kunsthalle Wilhelmshaven ; Angermuseum , Erfurt Art Association ; "Bronze Age-free" State Museum for Nature and People Oldenburg; "EXPO" sculpture path Ammerland; Art Zurich; Artnori internet gallery, Fürth; German Glass Painting Museum , Linnich.
Art in public space
- 1990 People waiting , free sculpture, Stein, City of Brake
- 1994 Movement and encounter , day clinic reception room, bronze and wood, Taunusstein
- 1995 Dialogue , free sculptures and square design, City of Cloppenburg
- 1996 Paper wears , free sculpture on building, bronze, Oldenburg
- 1997 Fridays 6 p.m. , free sculpture, private property, Oldenburg
- 1997 Church window, overhead glazing and 6 altar windows, Kirchberg
- 2000 church window, altar window of the Lukaskirche, Walle
- 2000 Manor house , open-air sculpture and design of the square, Wittenheimer Burgplatz with “Manor House” , Westerstede
- 2000 high altar, reliefs, Petrikirche, Westerstede
- 2001 Bull and Bear , free sculptures, bronze, Viersen
- 2002 Bow wave from Bremerhaven , free plastic and fountain system, Bremerhaven
- 2002 Wall painting, 130 m² on an industrial building, Oldenburg
- 2003 Global , free plastic, aluminum, mobile, Bremerhaven
- 2006 Paulus , bronze half-relief, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Westerstede-Ocholt
- 2007 König-Albert-Brunnen , bronze, granite, Altmarkt Plauen
- 2008 Connected , cast stainless steel, Gütersloh triangle square
- 2008 stilt walkers , four bronze sculptures in a group, Munich
- 2010 Archer , Brake District Court
- 2012 portrait "Kurt Landauer", FC Bayern Munich, stadium
- 2013 "You can move something", kinetic image object, Pius Hospital, Oldenburg
- 2013 "Freialtar" - free sculpture made of sandstone with bronze, Burgplatz Mansingen, Westerstede
- 2014/15 Langwiedstift chapel: church window, altar, ambo, tabernacle, eternal light, Saarbrücken
- 2015 Portraits for the University of Erlangen: "Emmy Noether", "Felix Klein", "JohannRadon"
- 2015 Fischer's son wants sea , bronze, in front of the artist house Hooksiel
Quotes
“I am interested in moments of human existence as a subject matter that I paint on the surface in deep spaces. I like to bring together different fragmentary representations to form a new field of vision. "
"With the combination of painting and sculpture, Marten creates its own form of movement and openness as an artistic form of expression."
"The bronze figures of Norbert Marten can, it seems, all look back on successful years on stage, are all gestures and speaking movement - and all accessories reflect their souls."
literature
- Literature by and about Norbert Marten in the catalog of the German National Library
- M. Feltes: Norbert Marten, sculptures - painting. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 1996/97, ISBN 3-89442-136-3 .
- Pressure. graphic portfolio. Graphics symposium Kätelhön. Steintor Verlag, Möhnesee 1996, DNB 958603456 .
- Chris Mandos-Feldmann: Without a Bronze Age. Bronze work by contemporary artists Binding, Marten, Mohns, Müller, Oswald, Otto. State Museum for Nature and Man , Oldenburg. Isensee Verlag, Oldenburg 1997, ISBN 3-89598-416-7 .
- Jürgen Weichardt (Ed.): Art in the Oldenburger Land. CULTURCON medien, 2012, ISBN 978-3-941092-83-9
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Marten, Norbert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor, painter and designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1953 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lingen (Ems) |