Robert Schad

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Iron game for Mannheim (1993), Augustaanlage Sculpture Park, Mannheim (Photo: 2004)

Robert Schad (* 1953 in Ravensburg ) is a German steel sculptor .

Life

Between 1974 and 1980 Robert Schad studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe with Albrecht von Hancke and Wilhelm Loth . As early as 1980 he received his first grant for a work stay in Porto / Portugal, further grants followed: 1984 Kunststiftung Baden-Württemberg , 1987 Stiftung Kunstfonds , Bonn, 1988 (Cité Internationale des Arts, Paris) and 1989–90 ( Wilhelm-Lehmbruck -stipendium of the city of Duisburg).

The numerous awards that Schad received include: a. the price for drawing the III. Biennale for contemporary art , Vila Nova de Cerveira / Portugal, (1982), the XXV. International Prize for Drawing Joan Miró, Barcelona / Spain, (1986) and the Grand Prize of the II International Biennale for Sculpture in Obidos / Portugal (1989–90).

From 1989 to 1990 Schad held a visiting professorship at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . Robert Schad has lived and worked in Larians in the Haute-Saône department in France since 2000 . In 2004 he opened his own sculpture park there .

Robert Schad is a member of the German Association of Artists .

He has been married to the musician Erika Stauss since 1980.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

plant

Despite the cold, the hardness and the weight of their material, Schad's steel sculptures are reminiscent of something vegetable. Steel struts made of solid square steel, welded like a joint at the corners, grow gracefully, almost dance-like in the air. One almost thinks to have a snapshot of a fleeting movement in front of you. It is therefore not surprising that Robert Schad also works with dancers and choreographers and makes video films. Ambivalences in the contrasts such as "dancers weighing tons - light", "steely - vegetable" or "rigid - dynamic" are recurring themes in his works. His sculptural “drawings” and gestures often reach the height of full-grown trees or buildings.

Sculptures in public space (selection)

Photos (selection)

literature

  • Literature by and about Robert Schad in the catalog of the German National Library
  • Robert Schad - sculptures and drawings. Edited by the Museum of New Art Freiburg. modo Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau, 2002. ISBN 3-922675-79-4 .
  • Robert Schad - Stahl-Zeit. Edited by Beate Reifenscheid, Ludwig Museum in the Deutschherrenhaus Koblenz. modo Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau, 2005.
  • Robert Schad, edited by Gerlinde Brandenburger-Eisele, Hana Jirmusová, Clemens Ottnad, Bettina Ruhrberg and Roland Scotti: Der Linie lang (German / English) , Kerber, Bielefeld 2009, ISBN 978-3-86678-346-1 .
  • Robert Schad - Dance IV. Sculpture. Steel. City. Ed. Sculpture Museum in the Hofberg. modo Verlag, Freiburg im Breisgau, 2014, ISBN 978-3-86833-147-9

Web links

Commons : Robert Schad  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ kuenstlerbund.de: Members "S" / Robert Schad (accessed on January 10, 2016)
  2. ↑ The Long Line exhibition ( Memento of the original from October 8, 2012 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. , Mönchehaus Museum Goslar, 2010 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.moenchehaus.de
  3. ↑ Dates - Heidelberg Sculpture Park
  4. ↑ http://www.kunstlexikonsaar.de/kunst-im-oefflichen-raum/artikel/-/saarbruecken-schad-brunnen/ , accessed on October 3, 2014.
  5. ↑ sculpture ZIBONIKE on the Spitalplatz in Göppingen
  6. ↑ Dyrill's work description - pages 12-14
personal data
SURNAME Schad, Robert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Ravensburg