Dieter Graupner

Dieter Graupner (* 1940 in Dresden ) is a German ceramist , painter , sculptor and restorer . He lives in Dresden.

Fairytale fountain in Dresden-Gorbitz

Animal sculptures

Life

After leaving school, Dieter Graupner trained as a bricklayer and tiler with a skilled worker qualification from 1954 to 1956 . From 1960 to 1964 he studied at the College of Applied Arts in Heiligendamm, specializing in building ceramics. In 1964 he became a member of the “Kunst am Bau” production cooperative for visual artists (which he remained until 1999) and a member of the Association of Visual Artists .

His works can be found in public spaces in Dresden, Cottbus , Halle , Berlin and Jena . During the reconstruction of the Dresden Frauenkirche, he worked with other sculptors to restore the sculptures and as a restorer. Over a period of five decades he worked on building-related art and staged the laws of design and material in the parable of color and light. His work during the GDR era did not only refer to the big cities like Dresden, Berlin and Cottbus; his works can also be found in smaller towns such as Merseburg or Ilmenau . Murals, fountains, groups of figures and reliefs made of stoneware, concrete and ceramics can be found in public spaces. At the beginning of the 1990s he turned to gouache painting and developed a diverse color and design effect when looking at the various picture squares.

Works (selection)

• 1964: Structural wall in the former children's department store in Dresden
• 1968: Structural wall, former Newa Hotel Dresden , with Karl-Heinz Adler
• 1973: Structural wall at the cafeteria of the TH Leuna-Merseburg (today Merseburg University )
• 1977: Ceramic figures, for kindergarten in Dresden-Gorbitz, Asternweg 1
• 1987: “Märchenbrunnen”, Amalie-Dietrich-Platz, Dresden-Gorbitz; Completed after the death of the sculptor Karl Schönherr with Egmar Ponndorf
• 1987: Wild boars , for the Berlin Garden Show 1987

literature

• Daniel Jacob: Sculpture Guide Dresden: From Aphrodite to Twin Fountains. ISBN 3-94209805-9 , pp. 128, 261.

Web links

Commons : Dieter Graupner  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Archive of the Technical School for Applied Arts Wismar-Heiligendamm
2. ↑ The artists. Project Genossenschaft Kunst am Bau, accessed on January 29, 2020 . 
3. ↑ No salvation for terracotta columns. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . October 14, 2016, accessed January 29, 2020 . 
4. ↑ ^{a b} Tanja Scheffler: Art in the building collective: The PG "Art in building" Dresden. Retrieved on January 29, 2020 (with click route to work examples). 
5. ↑ In the list of sculptures and small monuments in Dresden some of his works exhibited in Dresden are recorded.
6. ^ Streets and squares in Gorbitz. In: Dresdner-Stadtteile.de. Retrieved January 29, 2020 . 
7. ^ Artworks. Grün Berlin , accessed on January 29, 2020 .