Anton Hörl

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Anton Hörl (born October 8, 1959 in Munich ) is a modeler , sculptor and draftsman living in Munich .

biography

In 1976 Hörl began training as a figure ceramist at the Nymphenburg porcelain factory . In 1979 he was taken on as a skilled worker. Since then he has been responsible for the design and execution of numerous figures, including the “Blue Panther”, which is presented to the winners every year as part of the Bavarian TV Prize.

In 1992, Anton Hörl became a master and was appointed head of the manufactory's figure department. In 1993 and 1994 he attended the bronze casting class at the International Summer Academy for Fine Arts in Salzburg (with Josef Zenzmaier ) and has since developed his own artistic statement in the materials bronze, porcelain and terracotta. In his art, which is entirely determined by the figurative, he is always oriented towards nature; its representation is never completely abstract. As an example, he designed the portrait bust of Marilyn Monroe very lifelike but the back of the head as death. In doing so, he abstracts transience. As part of his work at the porcelain factory, he repeatedly produces commissioned work such as B. “Daisy Mooshammer”, Bavarian lions and custom-made products for Saâdane Afif . In 2001 he was nominated for the Zelli Porcelain Award for the first time. In addition to his sculptural work, Anton Hörl draws nudes and portraits in pencil, ink, even tea and coffee, and paints landscapes in watercolor.

Since 2007 he has participated as an artist in exhibitions, especially in the Munich area, in 2008 he exhibited at “Zelli's Porcelain” in London and in the Stemmerhof sculpture garden. In 2011 he was accepted as a member by the “Friends of the Künstlerhaus München eV”, as well as by the Kauz artists' group and the traditional artist society Allotria . His works have been shown in exhibitions of the Munich Artists' Cooperative in the Haus der Kunst Munich and in the Künstlerhaus Munich.

In 2015 he was appointed president of the artist society Allotria.

Hörl has a daughter (* 1990).

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2016: Exhibition in the orangery in the English Garden
  • 2016: Solo exhibition "Metamorphoses", Munich Künstlerhaus
  • 2016: Exhibition in the Kurparkschlösschen Herrsching
  • 2013: Exhibition of the figure “Marilyn” at the New Year's Eve gala in the Munich Künstlerhaus
  • 2013: Exhibition in the Galerie Kunstgiesserei Munich
  • 2012: Participation in the MKG exhibition “Painting, Graphics, Sculpture” in the Haus der Kunst .
  • 2012: Exhibition "sculptures" in the gallery Kunstgiesserei Munich
  • 2011: Participation as an exhibitor (“Garten Arkadiens”) at the event “Open Westend”, Munich
  • 2011: Exhibition by the Munich artists' cooperative in the Haus der Kunst
  • 2010: Participation as an exhibitor in the event “Open Westend”, Munich
  • 2009: Participation in the Zelli Porcelain Award 2009, London
  • 2008: Participation as an exhibitor ( L'art pour l'art ) at the event “Open Westend”, Munich (April 4th to 6th)
  • 2008: Exhibition of a bronze figure in the “Stemmerhof” sculpture garden in Munich
  • 2007: Participation as an exhibitor in the event “Open Westend”, Munich (March 23rd - 25th)
  • 2001: Participation in the Zelli Porcelain Award , London

Major works

  • Marilyn Monroe as “Death and the Maiden”, patinated and polished bronze, 25 cm
  • Faun and nymph , patinated bronze 177 cm
  • I will dance ... , bronze 85 cm
  • Dream figure , porcelain 40 cm

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personal data
SURNAME Hörl, Anton
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German modeller, sculptor and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH October 8, 1959
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich