Elmar Kopp

Elmar Kopp (born April 2, 1929 in Imst ; † March 5, 2020 ) was an Austrian painter and sculptor .

Life

Elmar Kopp studied with Toni Kirchmayr in Innsbruck and, despite losing his right hand in an accident at work in 1949, studied painting with Josef Dobrowsky and Herbert Boeckl and sculpture with Fritz Wotruba at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna from 1951 . In 1953 he went on a study trip to Paris , in 1954 he graduated from the Academy with the State Prize. Since 1956 he lived and worked as a freelance artist in Imst. Kopp created landscape, flower and figurative pictures, as well as numerous works ( sculptures , frescoes , sgraffiti , mosaics ) in public spaces, among others as part of the art-in-building campaign of the state of Tyrol. He provided designs for stained glass windows and tapestries woven by his wife Midi. He went on study trips through Europe, Africa and Asia. In 1982 Federal President Rudolf Kirchschläger awarded him the professional title of Professor .

Works

Sgraffito at the former regional travel agency, Imst (1957)

Jerzens War Memorial (1969)

Portal of the Chapel of the Dead Jerzens (1980)

Bay window at Luise-Wallnöfer-Haus, Imst (1988)

• Frescoes on the choir arch, Kaplaneikirche Mariahilf , Leins, Arzl im Pitztal, 1954
• Sgraffiti, Landeck Health Department, 1955
• Fresco Entombment of Christ , Michaelskapelle, Imst, 1956
• Sgraffiti on the facade, former regional travel agency, Imst, 1957
• Ceramic picture Schutzmantelmadonna , facade of Sparkasse Imst, 1960
• Glass painting, war memorial, Stockach cemetery, Bach , 1961
• Sgraffito school children and animals , Schattwald primary school, 1961
• Ceramic mosaic St. Christophorus , Burschlkapelle, Roppen , 1962 (replaced by similar paintings in 1989)
• Baptismal font, parish church St. Josef , Landeck-Bruggen, 1963
• Reliefs on the portal and design of the glass windows, mortuary, Imst, 1963
• Thomas-Walch -Brunnen, Imst, 1965
• Copper reliefs on the west portal, Bad Häring parish church , 1965
• Reliefs on the portal, mortuary, Waldfriedhof Mayrhofen , 1965
• Crossways reliefs, Church of the St. Engeln, Imst- Brennbichl , 1965–1967
• The copper-embossed image fields of the west portal, parish church Brixlegg , 1967
• Mural owl and sunflowers , Absam -Eichat primary school, around 1968 (destroyed in 2005)
• Bronze reliefs, war memorial at the parish church of Heiterwang , 1969
• War memorial, Jerzens , 1969
• Bronze relief at the entrance, Tyrolean vocational school for tourism, Absam, around 1970
• Free metal sculpture on a stone base, Sparkassenplatz, Imst, 1970
• Stained glass window, Kirchdorf in Tirol mortuary , around 1970
• Memorial plaque for the workers who died in the accident, Schlegeiskapelle, Finkenberg, 1971
• Panel painting, chapel shrine south of the Umhausen parish church , 1972
• Portal with reliefs with passion scenes, Tarrenz mortuary , 1973
• Brunnen, Gebhartstrasse, Imst, 1974
• Concrete glass window, morgue in Ried im Zillertal , around 1975
• Façade frescoes, people's altar, ambo, tabernacle, Johanneskirche , Imst, 1976
• Portal reliefs and glass windows, Jerzens Chapel of the Dead, 1980
• Copper reliefs on the portal depicting the eight Beatitudes, Fiss Death Chapel , 1982
• Relief 700 years Imst , entrance area of ​​the Imst town hall, 1984
• Stained glass window and cross with copper reliefs, passion scenes, mortuary, Wald Friedhof , Arzl im Pitztal, 1987
• Paintings on the bay window, Luise-Wallnöfer-Haus, Imst, 1988
• Fountain with scenes from children, Zentrum West, Innsbruck, 1988
• Mosaic family in front of Maria with child , chapel on the Untermarkter Alm, Imst, 1991
• Facade design, boarding school of the agricultural state college in Rotholz , 1993
• Stained glass window, cross with crown of thorns and relief of the Lamb of God, mortuary, Leins cemetery, Arzl im Pitztal, 1993
• Sculpture made of Lasa marble mother with children , Feliusstrasse, Laas , 1994

literature

• Kopp, Elmar . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 3 : K-P . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1956, p. 98 .
• For the 85th birthday of Prof. Elmar Kopp. meinviertel.at of March 21, 2014

Web links

Commons : Elmar Kopp  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Exhibition Prof. Elmar Kopp - On the 90th birthday , City of Imst

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Tiroler Tageszeitung from March 7th, 2020: A life for art: Elmar Kopp is dead. The Imst artist Elmar Kopp died at the age of 90. , accessed on March 7, 2020
2. ↑ Praxmarer, Wiesauer: Kaplaneikirche Mariahilf, Mariahilfkirche. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 15, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Mader, Wiesauer: Health Department. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: Friedhofskapelle, Michaelskapelle, war memorial chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
5. ^ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: Agricultural State College, State Travel Agency . In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
6. ^ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: Sparkasse building. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
7. ↑ Fingernail-Grüll, Wiesauer: War memorial. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 14, 2018 . 
8. ↑ Schumacher, Wiesauer: Art in building on public buildings: Sgraffito school children and animals. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
9. ↑ Way Chapel, Chapel of St. Brother Nikolaus, Brother Klaus Chapel, Burschl Chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
10. ↑ Pümpel, Wiesauer: Parish Church hl. Joseph the Worker. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 14, 2018 . 
11. ^ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: cemetery chapel, mortuary. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
12. ^ Waltner, Schmid-Pittl: Laufbrunnen, Thomas-Walch-Brunnen. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved March 8, 2018 . 
13. ^ Drexel, Wiesauer: parish church hl. John the Baptist. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 14, 2018 . 
14. ↑ Fingernail-Grüll, Wiesauer: cemetery chapel, cemetery. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 15, 2018 . 
15. ↑ Drexel, Wiesauer: Parish Church of Our Lady Mariae Wedding. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 15, 2018 . 
16. ^ Frick, Wiesauer: Elementary school and kindergarten Absam-Eichat. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 14, 2018 . 
17. ^ Fingernail Grüll, Schmid-Pittl: War memorial, Second World War. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
18. ^ Franckenstein, Schmid-Pittl: War memorial. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
19. ^ Schmid-Pittl, Wiesauer: Tyrolean vocational school for tourism Absam. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 14, 2018 . 
20. ^ Waltner, Schmid-Pittl: Free sculpture. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
21. ↑ Wiesauer: cemetery chapel, mortuary. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
22. ↑ Krivdic, Wiesauer: chapel shrine , memorial chapel hl. Barbara, Schlegeiskapelle. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 15, 2018 . 
23. ^ Franckenstein, Wiesauer: Chapel shrine, Marberger family grave. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved May 22, 2020 . 
24. ^ Franckenstein, Wiesauer: cemetery chapel, mortuary. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
25. ↑ Waltner, Schmid-Pittl: Laufbrunnen, Zierbrunnen. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
26. ↑ Wiesauer, Schmid-Pittl: cemetery chapel, mortuary chapel, morgue. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
27. ↑ Praxmarer, Wiesauer: Filialkirche hl. Johannes, Johanneskirche. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
28. ^ Franckenstein, Schmid-Pittl: cemetery chapel, death chapel. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
29. ↑ Krivdic, Wiesauer: Friedhofskapelle, Totenkapelle. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
30. ^ Schmid-Pittl: Art in building on public buildings: Relief 700 years Imst. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
31. ^ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: cemetery chapel, mortuary. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 15, 2018 . 
32. ↑ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: Housekeeping School, Student Home, Luise Wallnöfer House. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
33. ↑ Maireth, Wiesenauer: Art in construction of public buildings: Run fountain with Kinderszenen. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
34. ^ Wachter, Schmid-Pittl: Wegkapelle, chapel on the Untermarkter Alm. In: Tyrolean art cadastre . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
35. ↑ Maireth, Wiesenauer: Art in construction of public buildings: facades with scripture. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 18, 2018 . 
36. ^ Praxmarer, Schmid-Pittl: cemetery chapel, mortuary. In: Tyrolean art register . Retrieved June 15, 2018 . 
37. ↑ Wolfgang Platter: The marble from the Jennwand. On the genesis of the white stone. In: Der Vinschger Wind, No. 5 (247), March 15, 2015, pp. 44–45 ( digitized version )