Andreas Theurer (sculptor)

from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Andreas Theurer in summer 2007 in Kleinmachnow, Klemens Ortmeyer

Andreas Theurer (born March 8, 1956 in Göppingen ) is a German sculptor .

Life

Theurer studied sculpture at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart from 1977 to 1983 . After completing his basic studies with Karl-Henning Seemann , he continued his main studies with Alfred Hrdlicka . From 1983 to 1988 he was an artistic and scientific assistant at the Institute for Elementary Forms at the Technical University of Braunschweig under Jürgen Weber .

After working as a freelancer in Berlin, he taught from 1990 to 1993 with Hartmut Bonk in the architecture department of the Berlin University of the Arts . 1992 co-founding of the Töpchin atelier community together with Azade Köker , Susanne Specht , Yoshimi Hashimoto and other visual artists. Since 1993 he has been professor for the basics of design at the Anhalt University of Applied Sciences in Dessau.

plant

Wooden sculptures in the studio in Töpchin ( Mittenwalde ), October 2008

The figure carved in stone is the focus of Theurer's early work. His teaching activities in Dessau led him to abstraction and reduction of form. At the same time, his range of materials expanded to include wood, metal, concrete and light.

Cetin Güzelhan once summed up the artist's intentions as follows: “The dialectic in Theurer's work is obvious. In spite of all formal rigor, stability and statuary, his sculptures show us the imbalance of the world. Because when the view of things overcomes one's own horizon and different perspectives apply at the same time, then the world fluctuates, then the lines fall, then we feel the instability of our existence - and see the world through Theurer's eyes. "

His monument to the freedom fighter Johann Georg August Wirth, erected in 1998 in Hof (Saale) , received public attention . It represents a wave-shaped newspaper sheet made of white and black cobblestones that can be walked on, reminiscent of the title page of the “ Deutsche Tribüne ” magazine , with which Johann Georg August Wirth fought for unity, law and freedom. In 2012, the original 14 by 11 meter walkable monument was replaced by a second version measuring 8 by 6 meters at the new location near Hofer Freiheitshalle .

Works (selection)

Works in public space

Sculpture Tribune II in honor of Johann Georg August Wirth with a stylized side of the German Tribune in front of the Freedom Hall in Hof an der Saale
  • 1986: Triptych , wall relief, bronze / Münchberg vocational school
  • 1986: Doppelkopf , 4-part group of figures, bronze, Rathausplatz Plochingen
  • 1998: Interlude , fountain, bronze and granite, Harz University of Applied Sciences, Wernigerode
  • 1998: Tribune I , memorial for Johann Georg August Wirth, paving stones, light, courtyard, (replaced by "Tribune II" in 2012)
  • 2007: Open house , space design, Einestrasse 4, Berlin
  • 2012: Grandstand II , memorial for Johann Georg August Wirth, paving stones, light, courtyard

Works in collections

  • Zeit-Raum , Elbe Sandstone, 1993; Bavarian State Painting Collection, Neue Pinakothek , Munich
  • Kleiner Zeit-Raum , bronze, 1993; Piepenbrock Collection, Berlin / Osnabrück
  • Double head ; Artificial stone, 1986; House at Checkpoint Charly, Berlin
  • Competition model of the Wirth monument, plaster, 1997; Rastatt Castle, memorial for the freedom movements in German history (Federal Archives)
  • Shirin Gol , Holz, 2002 and Flowers for Afghanistan , Metall, 2003; Faculty of Fine Arts, Kabul University , Afghanistan
  • Labile , Marble, 2006; Dokuma Modern Art Museum, Antalya, Turkey

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ berlin newspaper 04/10/1996
  2. ↑ quoted from Fritz Jacobi: Body between statuary and view . December 2012. In: Fremder Horizont, Andreas Theurer, sculptures. Objects, 1990–2012. P. 62–65, here: P. 65
  3. ↑ Sandra Trauner, (dpa): Memorial for Johann Georg August Wirth. Süddeutsche Zeitung, 1./2. August 1998, Munich
  4. ↑ Christoph Plass: The old joints break open again . Frankenpost, Hofer Anzeiger
  5. ^ Robert Probst: Away with Wirth. Süddeutsche Zeitung, July 8, 2009, Munich
  6. ↑ Kerstin Dolde: More validity for freedom . Frankenpost, Hofer Anzeiger, January 25, 2012, Hof.
  7. ↑ Christoph Plass: Podium for the "grandstand" . Frankenpost, November 3, 2012, Hof.
  8. ↑ Christoph Plass: Memorial for Freedom . Frankenpost, November 26, 2012, Hof.
  9. ^ Albert Schäfer: The double monument . Frankfurter Allgemeine, January 4, 2013. Frankfurt a. M.

literature

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Theurer, Andreas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 8, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Goeppingen