Christoph Mancke

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Sculpture Windklang (2011) at the Erbeskopf (photo 2012)

Christoph Mancke (* 1953 in Schönecken ) is a German sculptor .

Life

Mancke studied sculpture at the Dortmund University of Applied Sciences from 1972 to 1977 . From 1986 to 1989 he was a teacher for flute at the Daun district music school. Since then he has been developing and building flute headjoints. Since 1989 Mancke has participated in numerous sculpture symposia, including those in Canada, China, Poland and Germany. He taught at the European Academy of Fine Arts in Trier from 1993 to 2002.

Mancke is a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists (BBK). He lives and works in Lünebach (Eifel).

Awards (selection)

  • 1988 Art Prize of the Trier-Saarburg district
  • 1989 Perron Prize of the City of Frankenthal
  • 1992 Art Prize 2nd Small Sculpture Biennial Hilden
  • 1993 Burgundy grant from the State of Rhineland-Palatinate
  • 2000 Art Innovation Prize Bremen
  • 2006 Kaiser Lothar Prize from the city of Prüm

Exhibitions (selection)

The exhibitions marked with an "E" are solo exhibitions; a catalog was published for the exhibitions marked with a "K".

  • 1989 Gallery Vulkan Mainz E ; Gärtner Gallery, Mönchengladbach E
  • 1990 Loft Cologne E
  • 1991 Waldthausen Castle , Mainz E
  • 1992 Christoph Mancke: Sculptures, works on paper 1984 - 1991 . Vulkan-Galerie, Mainz (May 21 to July 1, 1992) E, K
  • 1992 Art Association Frankenthal E
  • 1994 Walther Gallery, Düsseldorf E, K
  • 1994 DAP Gallery, Warsaw K
  • 1995 FRAC, Dijon K
  • 1996 La Cite Gallery, Luxembourg K
  • 1998 Society for Fine Arts, Trier E
  • 1998 Westerwaldmuseum, Höhr – Grenzhausen K
  • 2002 Galerie 19 rouge, Luxembourg E
  • 2002 Künstlerbund Dresden , Dresden Hellerau K
  • 2007 Salon 2007 , Cercle Artistique de Luxembourg
  • 2009 Kunstverein Eschweiler (together with André Paquet) E,
  • 2011 Jünkerath E Iron Museum ,

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Sculpture for the State Insurance Company Speyer (2003)

Mancke uses various materials for his abstract works, but mainly COR-TEN steel and stone. Often they are a contrapuntal composition of both, for example at the Großer Winkel for the International Sculpture Symposium Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler 2002.

A recurring theme in his work is "playing with balance". "By tilting the pieces from the vertical and at the same time catching the falling movement with counterweights, Mancke creates complicated balancing acts." [Brigitta Amalia Gonser, 2010]

Mancke prefers to choose special places in nature and landscape for his sculptures, often on rivers or estuaries (e.g. confluence of the Saar into the Moselle, the Moselle into the Rhine or the Prüm into the Sauer).

Mancke created an extraordinary piece of work in 2011 for the summit of the highest mountain in Rhineland-Palatinate, the Erbeskopf in the Hunsrück. The 16.50 m high sculpture Windklang - an abstract symbol in the room - is a landmark, a walkable vantage point and an art object in one. Located at the end of a visual axis, it leads the visitor to the summit, directs his gaze into the distance and prompts him to pause.

Another major work by Mancke is his Labyrinth of Stones (1998), stone setting from blocks of up to 30 t heavy sandstone from Udelfang in the former shooting walls on Cracauer Anger (today: Elbauenpark ), Magdeburg. With the help of the presence of the mass of stones, the installation creates a place of calm and contemplation. The monumental stone blocks partially block the view and thereby emphasize the visual axes. There you create accessible interior spaces or encourage people to walk around and thus draw attention to their own perception. The installation was created on the occasion of the Federal Horticultural Show in Magdeburg in 1999 in collaboration with the landscape architects Ernst, Heckel & Lohrer, Magdeburg, and the architect Michael R. Schwarz, Trier, based on the award-winning designs for a landscape architecture competition from 1993.

Many of Mancke's often large-format works go back to public tenders that he won, such as his work at the (former) state representation of Rhineland-Palatinate in Bonn, at the Nazi memorial in Hinzert , in front of the state insurance institute in Speyer or at the state geological office Rhineland-Palatinate in Mainz.

Working in public space (selection)

Stein at the confluence of the Saar in the Moselle
Large angle sculpture (2002). Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler spa gardens

In particular, those von Mancke's works that can be traced back to sculpture symposia or public tenders can be viewed by anyone at any time as art in public space .

  • 1989 stele . International sculpture symposium Jockgrim 1989, Bürgerpark Jockgrim
  • 1990 Plastic for the (former) state representation of Rhineland-Palatinate, Bonn [cast iron, 5.60 m high, open competition in Rhineland-Palatinate, awarded by the state of Rhineland-Palatinate]
  • 1991 Sculpture for the University of Trier [Cortenstahl, invited competition from the State of Rhineland-Palatinate]
  • 1993 sculpture, granite fountain Folsterhöhe, Saarbrücken
  • 1995 sails . International sculpture symposium Rodalben [stone, iron]
  • 1996 Untitled . Sculpture Park Oberwesel, Rhineland-Palatinate [steel, 195 cm high]
  • 1997 Garden of Iron, Federal Horticultural Show Magdeburg
  • 1997 Sculpture Vocational School for Economics, Koblenz [cast iron / sandstone]
  • 1997 Sculpture Geological State Office Mainz [Kylltaler sandstone / Corten steel, 280 cm high]
  • 1997 Sculpture International Sculpture Symposium Germersheim 1997
  • 1998 The labyrinth of stones . Stone setting from Udelfanger sandstone , Elbauenpark , Magdeburg
  • 1999 sculpture BBIZ Koblenz [cast iron / sandstone]
  • 1999 Sculpture stone at the confluence of the Saar into the Moselle International sculpture symposium stones on the river Konz and Oberbillig
  • 2000 Fountain Palais Walderdorff Trier [sandstone / Corten steel]
  • 2000 Sculpture for the Justice Center in Meiningen [Corten steel / sandstone]
  • 2001 Sculpture for the government district of the State of Thuringia, Erfurt [Corten steel, 11.50 m high, nationwide open two-stage realization competition, awarded by the Free State of Thuringia]
  • 2001 Sculpture International Sculpture Symposium Shihiazhuang, China
  • 2002 ground water relief Kornmarkt Trier [granite]
  • 2002 Sculpture for the industrial park Föhren [Cortenstahl]
  • 2002 Big angle . International sculpture symposium Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler
  • 2003 Sculpture for the Landesversicherungsanstalt Speyer [Corten steel, 6.80 m high, invited competition]
  • 2003 Gate to the water . International sculpture symposium Bitburg. Location: Prümtalradweg / Sauertalradweg, Steinheim , Luxembourg
  • 2003 Sculptures for the Birkenfeld University of Applied Sciences [Cortenstahl, invitation competition, awarded by the State of Rhineland-Palatinate]
  • 2004 Sculptures for the Hof University of Applied Sciences [granite / Corten steel, 5.50 m high, nationwide invitation competition, awarded by the Free State of Bavaria]
  • 2005 striding . Sculpture symposium Schweinstal [red sandstone / corten steel, over 6 m high]
  • 2006 Ground objects at the former SS special camp in Hinzert
  • 2006 Sculptures in the roundabout, Hermeskeil [sandstone / steel]
  • 2006 Sculpture group Schönecken [sandstone / Corten steel]
  • 2007 Sculpture for the Landeszentralbank, Luxembourg
  • 2010 figure in space . Sculpture Symposium Rockenhausen [sandstone / steel, 235 cm high]
  • 2010 sculptures for the Stadtsparkasse Hilden
  • 2011 Square design Forbacher Passage, Völklingen [granite]
  • 2011 Windklang . At the summit of the Erbeskopf / Hunsrück [steel frame clad with wood, 16.50 m high]

Web links

Commons : Christoph Mancke  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Christoph Mancke ( Memento of the original dated February 24, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Art Association Eschweiler, 2009  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.eschweiler-kunstverein.de
  2. ^ Sculptures by Christoph Mancke in the Jünkerath Iron Museum . volksfreund.de, April 13, 2011
  3. ↑ Christoph Mancke  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Sculpture Symposium on Sculpture Path 2002 , Bad Neuenahr@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.lantershofen.de  
  4. ^ Brigitta Amalia Gonser: Artistic coordinates . In: Habitat - 4th International Sculpture Symposium on Donnersberg 2010, Organizer: Kreis Kusel, City of Rockenhausen. Edited by MachArt eV, Schweisweiler, 2010.
  5. ↑ Summit art on the Erbeskopf: Completely detached from the earth . Nahe newspaper, May 24, 2011
  6. ↑ The artist Christoph Mancke wins the ideas competition “Design of the Erbeskopf Summit” ( Memento of the original from December 8, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Publishing house Linus Wittich, Höhr-Grenzhausen @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.wittich.de
  7. ↑ a b Elbauenpark Magdeburg . In: Art and Building - Integration of the fine arts into architecture and public space. Published by the Bavarian Chamber of Architects, Munich, 2000, pp. 16-17
  8. ↑ International Sculptor Symposium Jockgrim 1989 , Ed. Zehnthaus, Jockgrim, pp. 35–38
  9. ↑ Sculpture Path Jockgrim ( Memento of the original dated February 27, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. - Jockgrim Tourism Association (PDF; 3.8 MB) @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.tourismus-vg-jockgrim.de
  10. ^ Sculpture Path in Jockgrim , in: Sculpture Path Rhineland-Palatinate - Art and Nature in Interplay. Ed .: Kultursommer Rheinland-Pfalz eV, Mainz, 1996
  11. ↑ International Sculptor Symposium Rodalben 1995 , Ed .: Stadt Rodalben, pp. 29–31
  12. ^ Sculpture Path in Rodalben , in: Sculpture Path Rhineland-Palatinate - Art and Nature in Interplay. Ed .: Kultursommer Rheinland-Pfalz eV, Mainz, 1996
  13. ^ Sculpture Park Oberwesel Rhineland-Palatinate, published by Kunstverein DiDa art, 1997
  14. ↑ Christoph Mancke: (Untitled) (1996/1997) , Welt-der-Form
  15. ↑ International Sculpture Symposium Germersheim June 2nd - July 5th 1997, published by Stadtverwaltung Germersheim, pp. 38–41
  16. ↑ Stones on the River - International Sculpture Symposia on the Upper Moselle . Edited. Verbandsgemeinden Konz and Saarburg, pp. 12–13
  17. ↑ Steel construction as art . Steel construction Görres, Schönecken
  18. ↑ Seeing art emerge - SkulpturenWeg Bad Neuenahr-Ahrweiler July 1 - August 3, 2002 (PDF; 2.6 MB) . 10 sculptors create sculptures on the banks of the Ahr. Eds. Rainer Mertel, Heike Zimmermann, Aktiengesellschaft Bad Neuenahr, 2002, pp. 52–57
  19. ↑ International Sculptor Symposium Bitburg 10.06. - 11.07.2003, Skulpturenweg Rheinland-Pfalz, Ed .: Zweckverband Feriengebiet Bitburger Land, Bitburg, pp. 58–66
  20. ↑ Pair of sculptures "Balance"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . gremienallee.de, AStA Umwelt-Campus Birkenfeld@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.gremienallee.de  
  21. ^ Sculpture Symposium 2005, Ed. Skulpturenweg Rheinland-Pfalz eV , 2006, pp. 26–29
  22. ↑ The creation of the Amitié sculpture group , Schönecken, May 2006
  23. ↑ Habitat - 4th International Sculptor Symposium on Donnersberg 2010, Organizer: Kreis Kusel, City of Rockenhausen. Edited by MachArt eV, Schweisweiler, 2010.
personal data
SURNAME Mancke, Christoph
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1953
PLACE OF BIRTH Beautiful corners