Detlef Krebs

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Detlef Krebs (born March 27, 1956 in Düsseldorf ) is a German sculptor of classical modernism , object maker, designer and painter . Trained in the classical sculpting tradition, the design of portrait busts is part of his work. In his oeuvre he combines realism with the surrealistic world of forms. In addition to bronze and iron, his materials are preferably natural stone such as marble , onyx and diabase for creating unique pieces .

Live and act

Even as a schoolboy in Düsseldorf, Krebs was interested in the artistic design of natural stone. After graduating from school, he studied art and design from 1977 to 1980 at the corresponding Cologne University of Applied Sciences and the Düsseldorf University of Applied Sciences. This was followed by studies in London, Paris and New York, which were made possible by scholarships for gifted students in his hometown. Since 1995 Krebs has worked as a freelance sculptor, object artist and in the field of art design. Krebs' work includes figural works in bronze. This also includes socially critical sculptures on controversial topics that are debated contrary in the social discussion , and which, for example, adopted in a sculpture like "My stomach belongs to me". For works with strong symbols, the artist prefers the variety of natural stone combined with iron. In the tradition of the animal sculptors (animalier) in France, Krebs also created a cycle of animal sculptures with horses, bears, elephants, rhinos and other motifs from Noah's ark .

In connection with the Rhineland , Detlef Krebs also promotes regional and international remembrance culture through his work. This includes relief panels and plaques that are attached to public places and in facilities. The commemorative relief “New York September 11, 2001”, which Krebs initiated and carried out to commemorate the terrorist attacks in the USA and the destruction of the World Trade Center , received approval. Engraved on the relief are the facsimile signatures of the proponents of “constant remembrance of the reprehensible deed”, such as those of US consul B. John Zavrel, George Bush , Rita Süssmuth , Kurt Arentz , Birgit Sewekow , Hans-Dietrich Genscher , Paul Spiegel and hundreds of other expressions of solidarity.

Public effect

Works by Detlef Krebs are in the collections of the European Art Museum , the European Cultural Foundation (Germany) and the US Museum of European Art in Clarence. The following works are also publicly accessible:

  • Bronze relief "New York 11/9" (2001) in changing exhibitions
  • Relief plaque "De Rhingkadetten", Düsseldorf Rheinaue, Heimatverein Düsseldorfer Jonges , 2014
  • "Millienum-Figur" 1999, collection of the city of Düsseldorf
  • "St. Sebastian Cross of the Sebastianus Rifle Brotherhood ”from 1408 at Nörvenich Castle Park .
  • Jan Wellem equestrian monument , Düsseldorf. Restoration of the historical statue.

Portrait busts

Exhibitions

The following selection is made of the exhibitions as a retrospective and group presentations:

  • 1985–1987 Kunstpalast annual exhibition of Düsseldorf artists
  • 1990 City Library, Düsseldorf, 1991 City Hall, Düsseldorf
  • 1993/1994 gallery in the Arabella Hotel Düsseldorf (airport) and Frankfurt am Main
  • 1998 Edition MARCO Bonn-Paris-New York
  • 2000/2001 US Museum of European Art, New York, USA
  • 2007 Saatchi Gallery, London
  • 2010 BBK Düsseldorf, winter exhibition
  • 2011 Hotel Haus Wilms, Wassenberg-Effeld, North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 2011 BBK Düsseldorf, The New
  • 2012 Kunsthaus Notz, Nettetal: New Works
  • 2017/2018 Museum Europäische Kunst NRW: The Bear Family

literature

  • M. Maria Geroldine Dörpinghaus: "Ars Sacra", Publishing House European Culture Foundation (EKS Germany), Bonn-Berlin, 2017. ISBN 978-3-921754-51-1
  • Ulrike Gembruch: "Detlef Krebs - Sculptor" (German, English, French) Verlag Marco-VG Bonn 2014.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ EKS artist archive, http://www.europaeische-kultur-stiftung.org
  2. ↑ http://www.meaus.com/krebs.htm , accessed December 27, 2015
  3. ↑ Illustrated book “Visible Signs…” 2016, ed. Heimatverein Düsseldorfer Jonges eV, ISBN 978-3-89978-230-1
personal data
SURNAME Cancer, Detlef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor of classical modernism
DATE OF BIRTH March 27, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH Dusseldorf