Dietlind Petzold

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Dietlind Petzold (* 1941 in Dortmund ) is a German sculptor and painter.

person

Dietlind Petzold grew up in Worpswede and Bremen. From 1960 to 1964 she studied literature and education at the Universities of Hamburg and Marburg. In 1967 she married Lutz Lesle ; the marriage was divorced in 1979 and remained childless. In the seventies she turned intensely to sculpture. In-depth examination of the work of Gustav Seitz and Bernhard Heiliger . From 1977 freelance sculptor. In 1979 she moved to Suvereto / Italy, where she devoted herself intensively to marble sculpture ( Pietrasanta ). 2012/13 move to Germany, Heckenbeck.

Dietlind Petzold is known at home and abroad for her fine, concentrated marble work and her large sculptures in stainless steel and marble (granite). Her works can be found not only with many private collectors, but also in numerous cities and public collections.

Impulso nero
h 18.5 cm, 1990
Il gioco dei gemelli
h 31 cm, 1992
Too short
h 13 cm, 1993

Artistic creation

Starting with the figure (portrait and animal sculpture), Dietlind Petzold's artistic work increasingly turned to abstraction.

  • 1984 artistic implementation of the Epic of Gilgamesh (sculpture)
  • 1985/86 sculpture cycle for the novel " Hundred Years of Solitude " (GGMárquez)
  • 1987/88 sculpture cycle in omaggio to Arthur Schopenhauer (" The world as will and imagination ")
  • 1989 sculpture symposium in Hanover / Langenhagen
  • 1989–1995 free work in marble and intensive examination of the development of the abstract portrait
  • Large sculptures in marble / granite and stainless steel have been created since 1995
  • 1st prize in the international competition on the subject of Resistenza e Liberazione , 1995 work carried out.
  • In the same year, he was invited to participate in the international sculpture biennale in Padova / Italy
  • 1997 Verses by Nelly Sachs inspire reliefs on canvas
  • 1999 Execution of the large sculpture Aufbruch (h 4m) for the sculpture path Bad Gandersheim - Lamspringe
  • From 1997 to 2000, the comprehensive sculpture cycle Over the Threshold ( I sentieri dell'anima ) was created as a contribution to the turn of the millennium . It is presented to the public in a major traveling exhibition from Italy (L'Aquila, Castello Spagnolo) to Germany (Moers, Brunshausen and Hamburg).
  • In 2001 the idea of windows (sculptures) for an exhibition in the European Parliament in Brussels developed from this.
  • Freelance work since 2002
  • 2004–2005 The topic of cracks comes to the fore and is dealt with in pictures (acrylic on canvas and watercolors).
  • 2006 The portraits special people (acrylic on canvas) are created.
In addition, work begins on the new (initially painterly) project Life Plans .
  • 2007 appears Heckenbeck and around (50 humorous drawings)
  • 2009 and 2011 study trips to the Atacama Desert (Chile)
  • 2014/15 design for a sculpture landscape for Bad Gandersheim
  • The cosmo immaginario has been created since 2015 - a small additional design to the existing creation in image (acrylic on canvas) and sculpture (wood, iron, brass screws and threads). It is shaped by the preoccupation with astronomy and the cosmos - stimulated by trips to the Atacama Desert - and shows a new perspective in art.


Departure , h 4m, 1999
Sails set on Elba , h 2.45m, 1995
k + k9 , 89 × 21.5 × 40cm, 2016
LE191 , 80 × 70cm, 2011

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1979 Munich, Galerie v. Kapff
  • 1982 Florence / Italy, Galleria d'arte Teorema
  • 1983 Alpirsbach, Alpirsbacher Gallery
  • 1986 Campione / Switzerland, Galleria Civica
  • 1987 Florence / Italy, Galleria d'arte Teorema
  • 1988 Osterholz-Scharmbeck, art association
  • 1989 Hamburg, art floor of the Dresdner Bank
  • 1989 Hanover / Langenhagen, sculpture symposium
  • 1990 Gent / Belgium, Lineart
  • 1991 Bad Gandersheim, Brunshausen cultural center
  • 1991 Stuttgart, plastic outdoors
  • 1991 Bruges / Belgium, Amphora Gallery
  • 1992 Marbach a. N., Feilhauer Gallery
  • 1992 Winterthur / Switzerland, gallery in the workshop shop
  • 1993 Hamburg, art floor of the Dresdner Bank
  • 1994 Essen, Dobler Gallery
  • 1994 Bologna / Italy, ArteFiera '94
  • 1995 Fulda, municipal clinic
  • 1995 Cuxhaven, ARTICA gallery
  • 1995 Padova / Italy, Biennale for Sculpture
  • 1996 Milano / Italy, Miart
  • 1996 Hanover, Greater Hanover
  • 1996 Cologne, Art Cologne
  • 1997 Bevern, Bevern Castle
  • 1998 Hamburg, Galerie Meißner
  • 1999 Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Art Market
  • 1999 Bologna / Italy, ArteFiera '99
  • 2000 Husum, art association
  • 2000 Start of the traveling exhibition I sentieri dell'anima in
L'Aquila / Italy, Castello spagnolo
Moers, Eurotec
  • 2001 Continuation of the traveling exhibition in
Brunshausen, cultural center
Hamburg, Fleethof
  • 2001 Brussels / Belgium, European Parliament
  • 2002 Sulmona / Italy, Premio Sulmona
  • 2004 Studio Amaranta opens with a retrospective
  • 2005 Göttingen, Alte Feuerwache Gallery
  • 2017 Einbeck, Kunsthaus Einbeck
Winterthur / Switzerland, gallery in the workshop shop
Northeim, old brewery
  • 2019 Sindelfingen, art fair
Einbeck, Diekturm

Catalogs

  • Solitudine, Einsamkeit (1986, German / Italian), text Dino Pasquali
  • Sculptures in omaggio to Arthur Schopenhauer (1988, German / Italian), text Dino Pasquali
  • Sculptures 1990-1994 (1995, German / Italian), text by Beatrix Nobis
  • I sentieri dell'anima - Across the threshold (2000, German / Italian), texts by Giorgio Di Genova, Marcello Venturoli
  • Windows (2001, German / English) Text Monika Begemann-Deppe

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Lutz Lesle , on: prabook.com
  2. ↑ Written self-assessment by Prof. Dr. Lutz Lesle, May 3, 2019.
personal data
SURNAME Petzold, Dietlind
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund