Erich Gerer

Carved owl "Habru" made of Kosipo wood by the sculptor Erich Gerer. Created: 1984, weight: 17 tons, height: 7 m, diameter: 2.10 m

Carved bear by the sculptor Erich Gerer. Created: 2001, weight: 15 tons, height: 6.5 m, diameter: 2.50 m

Erich Gerer (born March 23, 1945 in Fußach near Bregenz ) is an Austrian sculptor .

Erich Gerer completed an apprenticeship as a mechanical engineer. He has been a sculptor since 1968. Preferred motifs are animals and mythical creatures made of wood. Since 1975 he lives in the district Hausbruch in Hamburg .

According to the Guinness Book of Records, Erich Gerer carved the largest owl (1984) and the largest bear (2001) in the world. The bear consists of a log, has a diameter of approx. 2.5 m, is approx. 6.5 m high and weighs approx. 15 t. It took Gerer about 1200 hours to carve.

literature

• Erich Gerer . In: Elisabeth Axmann (Red.): Artists in Hamburg . Ed .: Hamburg Cultural Authority, Christians Verlag, Hamburg 1982, ISBN 978-3-7672-0749-3 (not paginated).
• Erich Gerer. In: Heinz Zabel : Plastic Art in Hamburg - Sculptures and Sculptures in Public Space , 2nd edition, Dialog-Verlag, Reinbek 1987, ISBN 3-923707-15-0 , pp. 94, 95, 100.

Web links

Commons : Erich Gerer  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Website by Erich Gerer