Christian Peschke

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Christian Peschke with the figure "Little Dancer"

Christian Peschke (born December 18, 1946 in Bad Säckingen ; † July 1, 2017 ) was a German sculptor and painter .

As a representative of the realistic and surrealist world of forms, he is one of the contemporary artists of classical modernism . The main theme of his work is the human being in sculpture and painting as well as in connection with projects of “art in architecture”. He was in dialogue with his artist friends Salvador Dalí , Arno Breker and Ernst Fuchs until they died .

Live and act

Christian Peschke grew up in Säckingen, Spain, France and Stuttgart. At the age of twelve he was accepted into the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart , which was newly founded by the then Minister of Education in Württemberg-Baden Theodor Heuss, thanks to a special state permit . Art professor Gerhard Gollwitzer was his first teacher in the academy class "Modern Artists" he led. There Peschke received "very important impulses for his artistic work" according to his own statements.

As a result, Peschke completed a three-year training course as a painter and varnisher . The first large sculpture was created in 1967. At the same time he concentrated on painting. The production of small objects from precious metals as well as artist jewelry and medal art became successful. Several years of further academic training at the Blocher School of Interior Architecture and Communication Design in Munich was followed in 1980 by practical work experience as the creative director of a commercial enterprise. From 1982 he settled as a freelance artist in Spain, where the first figures that shaped his work were created under the southern sun. The new creative phase included the continuation of study trips to cultural countries of Western Europe with main interests Italy and France, where he lived and worked for a while.

Work and world of forms

In his rich work, Peschke developed a world of forms in sculpture, sculpture and painting on the foundation of the classical tradition in art, which was eminently important for his unmistakable oeuvre . A special feature of Peschke is that he makes the term harmony visible in the female body. With its round and lush shapes, it expresses the mental and physical strength of women and also raises them onto the pedestal that they deserve. Peschke's sculptures radiate beauty, are devoid of pathos, not loud, beautiful in their fullness and wholeness. In his art world, the body of women is celebrated: art as a homage to life. In terms of art history, Peschke is seen as the European counterpart to the Latin American artist Fernando Botero with his exaggerated proportions of "fat" people and lush animals through the presentation of his art .

Peschke House

The artist's oeuvre is presented in changing exhibitions in the specially built Peschke House in Flintsbach am Inn ( Rosenheim district ). The modern new building was designed by Peschke and his wife Angelika Peschke. From 2015 it served the artist as a studio and exhibition forum. In the meantime, the building has become a meeting place for European artists and art lovers. According to the founders' wishes, the Peschke House should be a “place of the creative” and promote contemporary art.

Art in public space

Exhibitions

  • 1996 Monte Carlo , International German Club under President Christine Esswein.
  • 1999 Seeheim Castle Academy , Constance.
  • 2006/2007 City Museum Bruneck , South Tyrol, Italy.
  • 2008 US Museum of European Art, Clarence, NY: Documentation of a sculptural work.
  • 2010 Rittersaal Schloss Nörvenich : The bull and beautiful Europe .
  • 2010 Exhibition in the palace in the large garden in Dresden, paintings and sculptures
  • 2012 Galerie Marco, Bonn: Christian Peschke - graphic creation.
  • 2012 Design of the George Tabori Prize (Berlin)

literature

  • Fulvio Vincentini: Christian Peschke - sculptor and painter. Marco edition. European Cultural Foundation, Berlin / Paris / New York 2007, ISBN 978-3-921754-45-0 .
  • "ARTISTI & ATELIER" by Pulvio Vincentini - BOLZANO 2006, ISBN 88-7283-263-2 . Text: in Italian.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Archive 'European Culture Foundation (EKS): Obituary notice, Schloss Nörvenich
  2. ↑ Artist Archive Museum European Art.
  3. ↑ Marco Bodenstein: Homage to Peschke, 2007.
  4. ↑ http://www.meaus.com/120-christian-peschke.htm accessed on December 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ Interview Angelika Peschke 2019, Archive European Culture Foundation eV Accessed on February 7, 2020.
personal data
SURNAME Peschke, Christian
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 18, 1946
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Säckingen
DATE OF DEATH July 1, 2017