Dieter Cöllen

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Dieter Cöllen (* 1953 ) is a German architectural model maker and phelloplastic ( cork sculptor ).

Life

Cöllen attended the Albertus Magnus Gymnasium in Cologne and is a trained draftsman . He worked for various Cologne architects before founding a studio for phelloplastics and architectural model making in 1985. Cöllen lives and works in Cologne.

At the beginning of the 1990s, Cöllen began to deal with phello sculptures of the 18th century, which were considered forgotten art. Today he is considered the only practicing artist of this discipline. In cooperation with scientists and archaeologists, he works for various collectors and museums.

Exhibitions

  • Palmyra cork model . Museum of Contemporary Art - Diether Kunerth , Ottobeuren (June 2 - July 16, 2017)
  • Palmyra - Shattered Memory . Lindenau Museum , Altenburg (2017)
  • Cork models in the Praetorium , Praetorium, Cologne
  • Pompeii life on the volcano in the art gallery of the Hypo-Kulturstiftung , Munich (2014)
  • Catástrofe bajo el Vesubio in the Centro de Exposiciones Arte Canal, Madrid (2013)
  • Pompeii. Disasters on Vesuvius in the State Museum for Prehistory in Halle (2011)
  • Re-creating Soane's Model Room , Sir John Soane's Museum , London (2010)
  • Ruins - Fascination and Fantasy in Koldinghus , Kolding, Denmark (2009)
  • The pyramids - houses for eternity in the Palmengarten, Frankfurt (2007)
  • The ancient sites of tomorrow - ruins of the industrial age in the Nordwolle factory museum, Delmenhorst (2006)
  • The pyramid - house for eternity in the engine shed, Rosenheim (2005)
  • Eternal Egypt at the Royal British Columbia Museum , Victoria, Canada (2004)
  • The seven wonders of the ancient world in the Winckelmann Museum, Stendal (2003)
  • Sangue e arena al Colosse , Colosseum, Rome (2002)
  • “Totally verKORKst ?!” History, architecture, design 1750–2002 in the factory museum Nordwolle, Delmenhorst (2002)
  • Plastici di sughero e storia della ricerca , German Archaeological Institute, Rome (2001)
  • The temples of Paestum. Cork models and drawings from 1750–2000 in the Museum for Casts of Classical Works , Munich (2001)
  • Pont Valentré and Pigeoniers in the Office de Tourism, Cahors (2001)
  • The three temples of Paestum in the Kassel State Museums, Wilhelmshöhe Palace (2000)
  • OM Ungers Periods - Architecture - Context in the Josef-Haubrich-Kunsthalle, Cologne (1999)

Literature and catalogs

  • Dieter Cöllen: Architecture in Cork - Phelloplastik in the 21st Century . In: Roland Krischke (Ed.): Palmyra - Destroyed Memory . Lindenau-Museum, Altenburg 2017, ISBN 978-3-86104-133-7 , pp. 36–39.
  • Sven Schütte , Marianne Gechter: Cologne: Archaeological Zone / Jewish Museum. From excavation to museum - Cologne archeology between town hall and praetorium. Results and materials 2006–2012. Cologne 2012, ISBN 978-3-9812541-1-2 , pp. 25, 56, 245–246.
  • Harald Meller, Jens-Arne Dickmann: Pompeji - Nola - Herculaneum. Disasters on Vesuvius. Hirmer Verlag, Munich 2011, ISBN 978-3-7774-3801-6 , pp. 206-213, 309-313.
  • Kevin McCloud: Kevin McCloud's Grand Tour of Europe. Weidenfeld & Nicolson, London 2009, ISBN 978-0-297-85956-7 , p. 111.
  • Birgit Jenvold, AC Wolsgaard Iversen, Hanne Posche: Ruiner - Fascination og fantas. Museum Koldinghus, Kolding 2008, ISBN 978-87-87152-57-0 , p. 79.
  • Helena Pereira: Cork. Biology, Production and Uses. Elsevier, Amsterdam 2007, ISBN 978-0-444-52967-1 , p. 252.
  • Max Kunze: The seven wonders of the ancient world. Winckelmann-Gesellschaft Stendal and Verlag Philipp von Zabern, Mainz 2003, ISBN 3-8053-3290-4 , pp. 34-35.
  • Christian Tietze: The Pyramid - History Discovery Fascination. Arcus-Verlag, Weimar u. a. 2003, ISBN 3-00-004535-X , pp. 169-171.
  • Gerhard Kaldewei: Cork. History, architecture, design 1750–2002. Hatje Cantz Verlag, Ostfildern-Ruit 2002, ISBN 3-7757-1225-9 , pp. 19, 100-101, 152-153, 194-195.
  • Nina Zimmermann-Elseify: Contemporary cork models. Models of antique buildings by Dieter Cöllen . In: Ancient Buildings. Cork models by Antonio Chichi 1777–1782. Catalog edited by Peter Gercke and Nina Zimmermann-Elseify (= catalogs of the Staatliche Museen Kassel 26). Kassel 2001, ISBN 3-931787-13-3 , pp. 45-55.
  • Dieter Cöllen: The ruin builder. Models of antique cork models . Klotz Verlag, Neulingen 2020, ISBN 978-3-948424-44-2 .

gallery

  • Pont Valentré

  • Ubier Monument

  • St. Gereon

  • Temple of Poseidon

  • Pigeonnier

  • Capitol stamp

  • House of Menander

  • Cheops pyramid

  • Forum Triangolare

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The fascination of decay. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger. Retrieved March 4, 2014 .
  2. ↑ Ulla Fölsing: A form of expression for transience. In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung. No. 257, 2008, p. 16.
  3. ↑ Exhibition text .
  4. ↑ Cork models in the Praetorium. City of Cologne, accessed on March 4, 2014 .
  5. ↑ Katja Pausch: Roman villa made entirely of cork. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung. Retrieved March 4, 2014 .
  6. ^ Re-creating Soane's Model Room . In: Sir John Soane's Museum Newsletter 24, 2010, pp. 6-14 ( digitized version ).
personal data
SURNAME Cöllen, Dieter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German phelloplastic artist and architectural model maker
DATE OF BIRTH 1953