Claes Hake

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Södra porten in Gothenburg
Bohuslän quarry

Claes Anders Ragnar Hake (born February 7, 1945 in Mölndal , Västra Götaland ) is a Swedish graphic artist and sculptor .

life and work

Hake grew up in Gothenburg and studied graphics at Konstshögkolan Valand . At first he worked as a poster painter , which brought him to sculpture . His material was initially plastic , later he mainly worked with natural stone . His preferred material was the red Bohus granite from the Bohuslän deposit in southern Sweden. His works can be found in public spaces in Sweden, Norway , Denmark , Germany and the United States, as well as in Swedish museums and sculpture parks .

On October 30, 2008, the memorial he created for the 63 young victims who died in a discotheque fire in Gothenburg in 1998 was opened by King Carl XVI of Sweden . Gustaf revealed. The names and ages of the victims were engraved on the monument, which is made of polished hard stone , the syenite Labrador Hell .

The artist lives and works in Gothenburg.

Works (selection)

  • Samuraj (1990), Eriksberg in Gothenburg
  • Solringen (Ring of the Sun, 1993), University Library in Gothenburg and on Springvandspladsen in Hjørring (Denmark)
  • Arch (1995), Umedalen Sculpture Park in Umeå
  • Dansen (The Dance, 1995), Annelundsparken in Borås
  • Södra porten (Gateway to the South, 1995), at the Ullevi Stadium in Gothenburg
  • Torso , collection in the Göteborgs Konstmuseum in Göteborg
  • ARC (1995), Klippan Ankarsmedjan in Gothenburg
  • Björngrottan (Bear Grotto), sculptural work at the Konsthallen Hilshult in Hishult
  • Gray Movement (1996), Oberwesel Sculpture Path in Oberwesel , Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany)
  • Port (Tor, 1998), Konst på Hög sculpture park near Kumla
  • Vattentrappa (water staircase, 1998), Strömpilens köpcentrum (Strömpilen shopping center) in Umeå
  • Dephot (2004), Stockholm
  • Spelet kan börja (Spiel am, 2004), University Park Campus Valla in Linköping
  • Pater Noster (2007), Sculpture i Pilane in Tjörn
  • Dogon and Upside Down (2008), Borås City Park
  • Monument slachtoffers discobrand Göteborg October 30, 1998 (2008), Backaplan in Göteborg

Photo gallery

  • Solringen (Ring of the Sun), Gothenburg University Library '

  • Dansen (The Dance), Annelundsparken, Borås

  • Björngrottan (Bear Grotto), Konsthallen Hishult

  • Backaplan in Gothenburg, monument to 63 young Swedes who lost their lives in a nightclub fire on October 30, 1998.

  • Dogon (red Swedish hard rock (probably Bohus ) in the background) and Upside Down ( Hallandia (gneiss) with a polished surface in the foreground), City Park, Borås .

Web links

Commons : Claes Hake  - collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

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personal data
SURNAME Hook, Claes
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hake, Claes Anders Ragnar
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swedish sculptor and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Mölndal , Västra Götaland, Sweden