David D. Lauer

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David D. Lauer (1983)

David D. Lauer (born May 9, 1939 in Trier ; † January 7, 2014 in Gleisweiler ) was a versatile German sculptor who worked with both the classical means of sculpture (clay, marble, bronze, etc.) and modern materials ( V2A steel, Corten steel , lead, Plexiglas and many more) implemented his figurative sculptures and modular sculptures. He has also created some large works of art in public spaces . David D. Lauer was a professor at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg from 1974 to 2004 .

Short biography

David D. Lauer was born in Trier in 1939. He completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter there from 1953 to 1957. 1961–1967 he studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe with Prof. Hans Kindermann (graduated in 1967 as a master class student). From 1965 until his death he was a member of the Artists Association of Baden-Württemberg. In 1973/1974 he received a visiting professorship at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe, after which he worked there as a full professor for works from 1975–2004. 1982 became a member of the German Werkbund. Lauer completed a research semester in Florence in 1983 . In 1994 he founded the artist group Ataraxia with Ingrid Dahn and Max Schmitz. Lauer took part in numerous exhibitions, competitions and symposia - u. a. in Germany, Italy, Japan and Switzerland - part. He lived and worked for 30 years in Karlsruhe and from 1990 in Gleisweiler (Palatinate), where he was buried in 2014.

Lauer: Monument sculpture for the marshalling yard , 1988, Corten steel and V2A steel, 12 × 4 × 2 m

Important solo exhibitions

  • 1984: Gallery of the City of Kornwestheim
  • 1990: Art Association Ludwigshafen
  • 2000: City Gallery Villa Streccius, Landau / Pfalz
  • 2002: Exhibition hall of the European Art Academy, Trier
  • 2003: Sculpture in bronze , Zehnthof Gleisweiler
  • 2005: Academy of Fine Arts, Karlsruhe (farewell exhibition after professorship)
  • 2006: In pairs - divided into two parts, Raumfabrik, Karlsruhe-Durlach · Catalog
  • 2009: Sculpture is body - figuration in bronze , retrospective, State Representation Rhineland-Palatinate in Berlin
  • 2009: Figuration head , Simonshof Foundation, Gleisweiler · Catalog
  • 2017: Retrospective, Städtische Galerie Villa Streccius, Landau / Pfalz

Art in public space (selection)

  • 1986 Large Gate , Gaggenau Metal Symposium, purchase for the Gaggenau pedestrian zone. Corten steel, 680 × 440 × 160 cm (HBT).
  • 1988 Monument sculpture for the Karlsruhe marshalling yard (competition). The sculpture made of V2A and Corten steel shows tracks that shorten downwards. It has the dimensions 12 × 4 × 2 m.
  • In 1989 his sculpture Figur ( bronze body on a basalt lava base) was installed in the Viersen sculpture collection .
  • 1990 Column wall , Carl Benz School for Metal Construction and Machine Technology Gaggenau (competition). 6 columns - 6 modules each 60 cm × 60 cm × 60 cm - 5 × basalt lava and 1 × lead / iron / copper / brass / V4A / aluminum - arranged from ›closed‹ to ›open‹ and from ›heavy‹ to ›Light‹ - total height 360 cm.

Web links

Commons : David D. Lauer  - Album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence


personal data
SURNAME Lauer, David D.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and professor of sculpture
DATE OF BIRTH May 9, 1939
PLACE OF BIRTH trier
DATE OF DEATH January 7, 2014
Place of death Gleisweiler