Claus Weidensdorfer
Claus Weidensdorfer (born August 19, 1931 in Coswig (Saxony) ; † March 3, 2020 in Radebeul ) was a German painter and graphic artist .
Live and act
Weidensdorfer studied from 1951 to 1956 at the Dresden University of Fine Arts with Professors Erich Fraaß , Hans Theo Richter and Max Schwimmer . He then worked as a drawing teacher in Schwarzheide near Senftenberg.
From 1957 to 1966 he was assistant for graphics and painting at the pedagogical faculty of the University of Fine Arts in Dresden .
From 1966 Weidensdorfer worked as a freelance painter and graphic artist. From 1975 to 1989 he had a teaching position at the technical college for advertising and design in Berlin-Schöneweide in the subject of natural studies and design and from 1989 at the University of Fine Arts in Dresden. In 1992 he was appointed professor for painting and graphics and dean of Faculty I (painting, graphics, sculpture and other visual media). After his retirement in 1997, Weidensdorfer moved into a studio in Radebeul . Claus Weidensdorfer lived and worked in Dresden and Radebeul and worked on projects in other cities.
reception
“With him, suggestions from Kubin and Chagall are unmistakable. His art is determined by spontaneous writing and a sometimes weird humor. The graphics originally developed entirely from linearity, the content of which is about impressions of everyday life, adopted color as an equal design element in the 1970s "
Prices (selection)
- 1989: Käthe Kollwitz Prize
- 2002: Art Prize of the large district town of Radebeul
- 2005: Art Prize of the State Capital Dresden
- 2014: Hans-Theo-Richter-Prize of the Saxon Academy of the Arts
Exhibitions (selection)
- 1988: Lindenau Museum , Altenburg
- 1989: Galerie Oben , Chemnitz
- 1990: Museum of Fine Arts , Leipzig
- 1991: Beethovenstrasse Gallery, Düsseldorf
- 1992: Kunstmuseum Basel and State Collection of Graphic Art in Munich
- 1994: Galerie De Dilcht, Groningen
- 1995: Leonhardi Museum , Dresden
- 1996: Gunar Barthel Gallery, Berlin
- 1998: Gerd Mackensen , Otto Sander, Claus Weidensdorfer, Rainer Zille - Galerie Beethovenstraße, Düsseldorf
- 1998: Uzin Art Forum, Ulm
- 1999: Kupferstichkabinett Dresden , Städtische Galerie Albstadt, and Kulturbrauerei Berlin
- 2001: Barthel + Tetzner Gallery, Berlin
- 2004: Galerie Christoph Horschik, Dresden
- 2005: G. & N. Schüssler, Aschaffenburg
- 2006: Galerie am Ratswall , Bitterfeld
- 2014: Saxon State Library - State and University Library Dresden
literature
- Weidensdorfer, Claus. In: Dietmar Eisold (Hrsg.): Lexicon artists in the GDR. Verlag Neues Leben, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-355-01761-9 , p. 1008/1009
- Lothar Lang : Painting and graphics in the GDR. Publishing house Philipp Reclam jun. Leipzig, 1983; P. 64 and a.
- Wolfgang Holler: My romantic view - landscapes: Claus Weidensdorfer , Verlag Staatliche Kunstsammlungen, Dresden, 2000. ISBN 978-3-932264-18-4 .
- Helmar Penndorf (preface): Claus Weidensdorfer, Jazz-Bilder , Lindenau-Museum, 1988. ISBN 978-3-86104-006-4 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Claus Weidensdorfer in the catalog of the German National Library
- Literature by and about Claus Weidensdorfer in the Saxon Bibliography
- Claus Weidensdorfer & Andreas Dress: German House Treasure 1994
- Information about Claus Weidensdorfer at kunstknall.de
- Claus Weidensdorfer in the ifa database.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Claus Weidensdorfer died at the age of 88 (only short text), dnn.de, published and accessed on March 8, 2020.
- ^ Lothar Lang: Painting and Graphics in the GDR. Publishing house Philipp Reclam jun. Leipzig, 1983; P. 239
- ↑ Andreas Dress & Claus Weidensdorfer. A German treasure
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weidensdorfer, Claus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1931 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Coswig (Saxony) |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 2020 |
| Place of death | Radebeul |