Angelika Rochhausen

Angelika Rochhausen (born September 12, 1942 in Neukirchen / Pleiße ; † February 18, 2017 in Leipzig ) was a German painter and graphic artist .

Life

Angelika Rochhausen grew up in Leipzig and studied art education and German studies at the Karl Marx University in Leipzig from 1960 to 1964 . Her then academic teacher for art history , Hans Schulze , became Rochhausen's artistic mentor. He introduced her to the use of the egg tempera mixing technique, which would become her preferred painting technique.

In addition to her artistic work, she worked as an art teacher at various Leipzig schools from 1964 to 1979. In this role, Angelika Rochhausen came into conflict with the GDR ideology than they for Teacher's Day to set 1973: "teach love, teach recognize love, teach you how to be happy - is self-esteem teach is human dignity teach" to which Wall of a classroom wrote. Politically motivated admissions to psychiatry and the disqualification from working were the consequences.

Since 1981 she has lived with her three children as a freelance artist in Leipzig. Her youngest son is the painter Johannes Rochhausen .

The artist's urn grave is located in the Leipzig- Plagwitz cemetery .

Memberships

1975–1984 candidate in the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR
1984–1990 member of the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR
1990 Member of the Association of Visual Artists Leipzig e. V.
1997 member of GEDOK

Exhibitions (selection)

1977/78 Dresden : Art exhibition of the GDR
1982/83 Dresden: Art exhibition of the GDR
1985 Leipzig: District art exhibition
1986 Gotha : Castle Museum
1991 Italy : International Graphic Humor Exhibition "Umoristi Marostica"
1992 Bonn : Artist Forum Ars Lipsiensis
2011 Zwenkau : Pictures of Life , Mud House Gallery
2015 Zwenkau: panel paintings , clay house gallery

Fonts

Angelika Rochhausen: Angelika Rochhausen , Leipzig 2014, ISBN 978-3-941394-34-6 .
Angelika Rochhausen: Life Journey , Leipzig 2016, ISBN 978-3-941394-53-7 .

literature

Ralph Grüneberger : Very own magic. On the death of the Leipzig painter Angelika Rochhausen . In: Leipziger Volkszeitung from February 24, 2017.

Web links

Individual evidence

↑ Obituary notice . In: Leipziger Volkszeitung from March 4, 2017.
↑ See SED injustice. Bad end. In: SPIEGELonline of December 7, 1992.

personal data
SURNAME	Rochhausen, Angelika
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH	September 12, 1942
PLACE OF BIRTH	Neukirchen / Pleiße
DATE OF DEATH	18th February 2017
Place of death	Leipzig

[1] Obituary notice . In: Leipziger Volkszeitung from March 4, 2017.

[2] See SED injustice. Bad end. In: SPIEGELonline of December 7, 1992.