Wolf Spitzer

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Wolf Spitzer (born February 19, 1940 in Speyer ) is a German sculptor .

Life

From 1961 to 1964 Spitzer studied at the State Research Institute for Horticulture Weihenstephan . Then until 1968 he attended the Werkkunstschule Darmstadt . Until 1971 Spitzer then studied in Vienna with Fritz Wotruba as a master student and with Oswald Oberhuber . In 1979/80 he was given a teaching position at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe . Scholarships took Spitzer to Paris (Cité International des Arts), Rome (Casa Baldi, Olevano) and Florence (Villa Romana guest scholarship).

Spitzer works as a national and international freelance sculptor. His main areas are portraits and so-called ribbon sculptures made of bronze or steel. His main themes include Judaism, Christianity and the humanistic issue.

Works in public space (selection)

  • Sediment (1975) in the Ministry of Culture in Mainz
  • Light gate (1979) in Ludwigshafen am Rhein Rathausplatz
  • Pangea (1984) Südwestfunk Baden-Baden directorship
  • Prometheus (1984) in Mutterstadt
  • Communication (1987) Telecommunications Office (Deutsche Telekom) in Wiesbaden
  • Light strips (1989) LMK in Ludwigshafen am Rhein
  • Pietatis practice (1990) in Schifferstadt
  • St. Nikolaus (1990) Large sculpture in Duisburg Ruhrort
  • Sigillum (1992/93) Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer
  • Head stele (1993) "Giardino di Speyer" in Ravenna
  • Nikolaus (1993) in the old town of Speyer, Sun Bridge
  • Technologie Kopf (1994/95) Technology center in Ludwigshafen
  • Raschi Kopf (1995) in the Raschi Museum in Worms
  • Head Ernst H. Gombrich (1995) Kunsthalle in Mannheim
  • Steel bands fountain (1995) SüdWestFunk in Mainz
  • Raschi Statue (1996) Synagogue courtyard in Worms
  • Schutz-Plastik-Glas (1996–99) Jewish ritual bath, mikveh in Speyer
  • Student cycle (1999) Paul-von-Denis high school in Schifferstadt
  • Orpheus (2000) Musikalien Museum im Wilhelmsbau, Technikmuseum in Speyer
  • Jewish memorial (2005) in Speyer Karlsgasse
  • Erasmus Figur (2007) University of Mannheim H.-Vetter Gang / Rectorate
  • Kopf Faun (2008/09) Historisches Museum der Pfalz (Wine Museum) in Speyer
  • Friedrich von Spee (2009) Cathedral chapter in Speyer
  • Raschi figure (2010) Museum SchPIRA in Speyer
  • Menorah (2012) Synagogue "Beith-Schalom" in Speyer
  • Johann Friedrich Butenschoen (2013) Evangelical Church of the Palatinate in Speyer
  • The Wise Men of Speyer (2013/14) Judenhof in Speyer

  • Light gate

  • Prometheus

  • Light strips

  • Head stele Ravenna

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • Comprehensive retrospective , Wilhelm Hack Museum in Ludwigshafen 1982
  • Melanchthon, Luther, Erasmus - portraits, sculptures, drawings including catalog. October 29 to November 27, 1983 in Cologne .
  • Participation with humanist portraits at the 600 year celebration at the Ruprechts-Karls-Universität in Heidelberg in 1985
  • Character portraits (bronzes) "Erasmus", "Karl V." and "Ph. Melanchthon" at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam 1985
  • Unmet , exhibition of heads-bronzes in the European Parliament in Strasbourg 1985
  • "Heads" with Joshua Ben Blumenberg in the Holbeinhaus in Augsburg 1986
  • Contribution of the portrait "Mies van der Rohe" to the exhibition "less is more" in Aachen 1986
  • Exhibition "Spiegelungen" shown in the synagogue of Worms, University of Heidelberg, in the European Parliament in Strasbourg and on the occasion of the music festival of Gidon Kremer in Lockenhaus, Austria 1988/90
  • "Une discussion" Claus Sluter and Wolf Spitzer, Maison de Rhénanie-Palatinat in Dijon 1993
  • "An encounter with Claus Sluter" State Representation Rhineland-Palatinate in Brussels 1994
  • "Heads" Roskilde Castle, Denmark 1996
  • "Heads - Passion Cycle" Church of S. Maria delle Croci in Ravenna 1997
  • "Dance of Death - Danse Macabre" Celiers de Loens in Chartres and the historical town hall in Breslau 1998/99
  • "Heads against headlessness" State Representation Rhineland-Palatinate in Berlin 2003
  • "Ribbon bronze" Purrmann house in Speyer 2003
  • "La Divina Commedia" on the occasion of the DAV Congress, Ludwig Maximilians University in Munich 2006
  • "La Divina Commedia" Library University of Mannheim 2006/07
  • "La Divina Commedia" Casa di Oriani in Ravenna 2008
  • Stations in Speyer - bronze portraits of Speyer personalities. May 28 to July 6, 2008 in the Purrmann-Haus , Speyer.
  • Dance of death . September 30 to November 23, 2008 in the crypt of Speyer Cathedral .
  • "Mathilde Vollmoeller-Purrmann (1876-1943). Berlin-Paris-Berlin" Foundation Art Forum of the Berliner Volksbank in Berlin (participation in exhibition) 2010
  • Reformers small busts - Philipp Melanchthon, Martin Luther, Johanns Calvin, Erasmus von Rotterdam - European Melanchthon Academy in Bretten 2011
  • "Salier heads" in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer on the occasion of the exhibition "The Salier - Power in Transition"
  • "ShUM, yesterday - today - tomorrow" Representation of the State of Rhineland-Palatinate, Berlin 2012
  • "Artists see ShUM" in the foyer of the Landtag Rhineland-Palatinate in Mainz, in the Historical Museum of the Palatinate in Speyer and in the Raschi Museum in Worms 2013
  • "Melanchthon House Wittenberg (with new building)" Presentation of the Melanchthon head and the small bust "Philipp Melanchthon" in Wittenberg 2013
  • Accompanying exhibition of four reformers busts for the exhibition project "Power of Faith" in the Kurpfälzisches Museum of Heidelberg 2013
  • "La nuit des pauvres" Carl Philipp Spitzer and Wolf Spitzer in dialogue, Städtische Galerie Speyer 2014
  • "Passion of Christ" in the crypt of the world cultural heritage Speyer Cathedral 2015
  • "Homage to Judaism" Frank-Loebsches-Haus in Landau (Palatinate) 2015
  • "Heads of the Reformation" Städtische Galerie Speyer 2017

Prices

  • 2009 Honorary Prize from the Ike and Berthold Roland Foundation

literature

  • Wolf Spitzer: Sigillum . Editor: Meinrad Maria Grewenig, Historisches Museum der Pfalz, Speyer 1993, ISBN 978-3-930239-02-3

Web links

Commons : Wolf Spitzer  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b ( page no longer available , search in web archives: works of art by the wayside ) on the website of the Rhein-Pfalz-Kreis@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.rhein-pfalz-kreis.de
  2. ↑ ( page no longer available , search in web archives: St Nikolaus an der Mühlenweide )@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.kunstdu.de
  3. ↑ Nicholas statue on the Sun Bridge on the website of the Speyer Tourist Association
  4. ↑ The Worms Rashi tradition ( Memento from February 26, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ^ Melanchthon bibliography / secondary literature on the website of the European Melanchthon Academy Bretten
  6. ↑ Wolf Spitzer: "Stations in Speyer". In: Palatinate Art Portal. Retrieved August 15, 2020 .
  7. ^ Exhibition “Dance of Death” by Wolf Spitzer
personal data
SURNAME Sharpener, wolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1940
PLACE OF BIRTH Speyer