Albrecht von Bodecker
Albrecht von Bodecker (born April 27, 1932 in Dresden ) is a German graphic artist. He was a professor and director of the Leipzig School of Graphics and Book Art .
Life
Bodecker spent his school days and youth in Ludwigslust in Mecklenburg . Between 1949 and 1951 he received his first drawing lessons from Hermann Schepler in Techentin and Karstädt . This was followed by training at the technical college for applied arts in Wismar and Heiligendamm until 1954 . Until his de-registration in 1957 "for reasons of cultural policy", he studied with Kurt Robbel , Bert Heller and Gabriele Mucchi at the University of Fine and Applied Arts in Berlin-Weißensee . Between 1958 and 1961 he continued his studies at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin-Charlottenburg with Friedrich Stabenau. He had to break off his studies on August 13, 1961 due to the construction of the Berlin Wall .
Since then he has worked as a freelance graphic artist for many book publishers in the GDR and designed a. a. Event posters. In 1989 he received the GDR Art Prize .
After the fall of the Berlin Wall, his diploma was subsequently recognized by the Weißensee School of Art. In 1991 Bodecker was given a teaching position at the University of Graphic and Book Art in Leipzig for nature studies and design in the graphic design department, and since 1993 a professorship. Between 1994 and 1997 he was rector of the university. Since his retirement in 1998 he has been working as a freelance artist again. He also created a postage stamp for the German Post (Michel no. 1805).
Publications (selection)
As an author, mostly textual
- Introduction to About the Pleasure of Making Books. Forty years of the Institute for Book Art. University of Graphics and Book Art , Leipzig 1995
- Pages-ways to the book. Book Art Foundation , Frankfurt 2000
As an illustrator
- Gerhard Branstner: The astronomical thief. Verlag Das Neue Berlin, Berlin, 1973
- The balloon. Five fairy tales of wonderful and strange wishes . Young World Publishing House, Berlin, 1974
- New Year's Greetings from Fünfköpfler Buchdruck, 1974
- Contemplative and cheerful from the book . Eulenspiegel Verlag Berlin, 1977
- Joseph von Eichendorff: The marble picture. Stories and poems. New Life Publishing House, Berlin, 1974
- Collector's joys. Books, graphics & bookplates. PK poster, Pirckheimer Society , Berlin 1996
- Reiner Kunze : The Lion Leopold: Almost fairy tales, almost stories. Children's book publisher Berlin 1976
- Leonid Panteleev : The two frogs . Mini book, Der Kinderbuchverlag Berlin 1986 ISBN 3358006751
- Rainer Klis : Behind great men. Hall 1986
- Gerti Tetzner : Maxi. The children's book publisher Berlin 1979
- Gottfried Herold: My enigmatic animals . Young World Publishing House, Berlin, 1980
- Rainer Klis: Revolt of the readers. Mitteldeutscher Verlag , Halle 1983
- Wolf Spillner : The tree robbers. The children's book publisher Berlin 1982
- Edith Bergner : Schinschilla. a picture book story. The children's book publisher Berlin 1987, ISBN 3358002268
- Italo Calvino : Our ancestors. 3 volumes. Verlag Volk und Welt , Berlin 1981
- The knight who didn't exist
- The divided Visconte
- The baron in the trees
- Thomas Rosenlöcher : Mr. Stock goes over hill and dale. A story in verse . The children's book publisher Berlin, 1987
- Bertolt Brecht : If the sharks were people. Officina Ludi, Großhandorf 1991
- Max Walter: The little girl and the flying fish. Children's book publisher, Berlin 1978
- Werner Lindemann : A thousand feet. Young World Publishing House, Berlin, 1984
- Joachim Ringelnatz , Joachim Schreck (eds.): Meinz Herz im Muschelkalk. Collected poems. Eulenspiegel Verlag , Berlin 1986, 1989
- Gottfried Herold : My enigmatic animals. Young World , Berlin 1980
- Jacobus Schnellpfeffer: Pins in the sofa. Eulenspiegel Verlag Berlin, 1997
- Edgar Allan Poe : The stolen letter. Pegasus Press Peter J. Moosbrugger, Königsbrunn 2009
- Golo Mann : Lavalette. An episode from Napoleonic times. Verlag der Nation , Berlin 1989 ISBN 3373003415
Web links
- Literature by and about Albrecht von Bodecker in the catalog of the German National Library
Individual evidence
- ↑ Homepage of the College of Graphics and Book Art
- ^ A b Astrid Kloock: Flyer for the exhibition: Albrecht von Bodecker, Through the Decades, Ludwigslust, 2012
- ↑ Image index of art & architecture
- ^ GDR Art Prize , In: Neues Deutschland , May 25, 1989, p. 4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bodecker, Albrecht von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 27, 1932 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dresden |