Bernhard Müller-Feyen

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Bernhard Müller-Feyen (* 1931 in Adenau ; † August 2004 there ) was a German artist , sculptor and teacher .

Bernhard Müller-Feyen: Archetype (1989) - Bad Godesberg City Park

Life

Bernhard Müller-Feyen was born in Adenau in 1931 , where he spent his childhood. His father, the cemetery attendant Josef Müller, is said to have shaped his son on philosophical issues.

After graduating from school, Müller-Feyen learned the profession of painter , where he discovered his artistic talent. From 1949 he attended the Rheinbach Glass School , where he learned glass painting . Following this training, he began studying free and applied painting at the Cologne Werkschulen in 1951 , which lasted until 1958. He was a master student under Otto Gerster .

After completing his studies in 1958, Müller-Feyen first worked as a freelance artist in Cologne . He stayed there for four years. During this time he met Heinrich Böll , with whom he became friends and later went on some study trips. In 1962 Bernhard Müller-Feyen became a lecturer at the Istanbul Art School , where he took over the management of the class for free and applied painting. After working in Turkey for three years , he returned to his hometown of Adenau. In 1966 he taught René Böll , Heinrich Böll's son.

From 1971 to 1992 Müller-Freyen worked as an art teacher at the Adenauer Erich-Klausener-Gymnasium . It was during this time that he created his first works, which were influenced by minimalism . He had previously drawn landscapes. This is how many abstract images were created in his home region - the Nürburg , the Maria Laach Abbey , but also from areas in Ireland , the Turkish city of Göreme and the Gardens of the Seraglio .

In 1988 Müller-Feyen handed over his surface folding work , which was created in 1969, to Nürburgring GmbH . Due to the renovation work, the plant was re-awarded in August 2006. The TÜV Rheinland Tower on the start / finish straight of the Nürburgring has been adorned with flaps since 2006. In 1976 he created his first "loop drawings" , which later developed into loop spaces in his paintings. In 1985 anthropomorphic loop shapes, also called archetypes , were created. These were published in 1986 at Art Cologne . His last work before his death was a memorial to the victims of September 11, 2001 at Ground Zero in New York .

In August 2004 Müller-Feyen died in his hometown Adenau. His sculptures can be found in many places in the Ahrweiler district , for example at the Freiherr-von Boeselager-Realschule plus in Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler at the Adenau elementary school , as well as in Cologne and Bad Godesberg . His works can also be found on the main building of the Nürburgring on the start and finish straight. He designed church windows for the Evangelical Church of the Redeemer and the Catholic parish church of St. Johannes, both in Adenau.

He participated in exhibitions in Düsseldorf , Hamburg , Ancona and Monte Carlo . Solo exhibitions were given in Adenau, Bonn , Mainz , Duisburg , Cologne, Trier , Frankfurt , Stuttgart and Koblenz .

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SURNAME Müller-Feyen, Bernhard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist, sculptor and teacher
DATE OF BIRTH 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Adenau
DATE OF DEATH August 2004
Place of death Adenau