Carl Josef Hoffmann
Carl Josef Hoffmann , also Karl Josef Hoffmann , (born March 16, 1925 in Attendorn ; † April 28, 2017 in Attendorn) was a German sculptor .
Life
Carl Josef Hoffmann was born as the eldest son of the master roofer Karl Hoffmann (1889–1968) and Emilie born. Viegener (1889–1962) was born on Kirchplatz in Attendorn. The offspring of one of the best-known families of craftsmen in Attendorn attended the Rivius Grammar School, where, like some other artists from the Olpe district , he had art lessons from Karl Müller. After graduating from high school in 1943, serving in the air force and imprisonment, Carl Josef Hoffmann studied at the Cologne factory schools . He was married to Ruth geb. Stiessel (1930–1996) and had four children with her.
Since 1952 he worked and lived with his family in his hometown of Attendorn, first on the Westwall, later and until the end in his house built on the Noacken. By participating in many solo and group exhibitions, he quickly gained notoriety at home and abroad.
As a sculptor, he worked in bronze, wax, wood and stone. Clear shapes and smooth surfaces were the preferred elements of his work, which is primarily dedicated to motifs from living nature: stylized animal bodies in bronze, but also in reliefs and flat forms made of wood or lead. In 1959 in Meschede he was the first to be awarded the August Macke Prize of the Sauerland in the Electorate of Cologne . From 1982 to 1998 Carl Josef Hoffmann was a member and one of the artistic chairmen of the Siegerland Artists Association (founded in 1922). In 1992 he received the Olpe District Culture Prize . After separating from his wife, Carl Josef Hoffmann married Beata Maria geb. Schwermer and had two other children with her.
Traces of the artistic work of Carl Josef Hoffmann are abundant, especially in Attendorn. On the four city gates, but also on the Jewish cemetery (1982), on the successor building of the Jewish prayer house (1988) and many other places there are bronze plaques with motifs and texts from his workshop. Also the fountain on the Alter Markt (1970), plaster reliefs at the kindergarten St. Josef and the company Mubea, the cross, the burning thorn bush with tabernacle and ambo made of bronze, which adorned the parish church of St. Johannes Baptist for a long time , as well as the figures of their crib (1959), in whose faces one believes to recognize well-known Attendorns. Other works by Carl Josef Hoffmann are the war memorial in Heggen (1964), a memorial in Dünschede and, last but not least, the St. Martinus at the Olper town hall.
In addition to his art, Hoffmann was committed to the preservation of the local nature, which always inspired him in its diversity, not only for his animal sculptures.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ List of the winners of the August Macke Prize
- ^ Hubertus Luke: Family tree Luke - Hoffmann. Own distribution 11/2017.
- ↑ Historical diary - Attendorn city administration (Karl Josef Hoffmann)
- ↑ Article in the WP of May 4, 2017 about the death of Karl Josef Hoffmann
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hoffmann, Carl Josef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 16, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Attendorn |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 2017 |
| Place of death | Attendorn |