Erich Unterweger
Erich Unterweger (born March 14, 1928 in Bad Kleinkirchheim , † December 12, 2007 in Bad Gams ) was an Austrian sculptor and visual artist .
Life
Erich Unterweger was born on March 14, 1928 as the eldest son of the blacksmith Johann Unterweger and his wife Julia, née Primeßnig, in Bad Kleinkirchheim in the Carinthian Nock region. After finishing elementary school in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Erich Unterweger attended the master school of German crafts in Klagenfurt from 1943 . In 1945, however, he had to end his training because the war ended and the school was closed. For the next two years he worked in his parents' company, where they no longer wanted to study.
In 1947, after successfully passing the entrance exam, Erich Unterweger was able to continue his art studies for sculpture at the State Master School for Applied Arts in Graz, later on at the Graz School of Applied Arts , where he graduated in 1949. His teachers included Alexander Silveri and Walter Ritter - Department of Sculpture, and Rudolf Szyszkowitz - Department of Painting and Graphics. Then he began to build up his existence as a freelance artist in Graz.
Erich Unterweger met his future wife Erika Welzenberg in the Catholic education center Maria Trost, where he found room and accommodation at the beginning. In 1950 he was able to realize his first commissioned work. The impressions from a five-week trip to the Middle East in 1955 changed and strengthened his artistic expression.
In 1958 Erich Unterweger and Erika Welzenberg married in front of the altar in the Franziskuskapelle of the Graz school sisters, which he completed that year. The sons Martin in 1959, Holger in 1960, Gottfried in 1961 and Thomas in 1967 were born.
Erich Unterweger was a member of the “Young Group”, the “Steiermärkischer Kunstverein Werkbund” and the “ Kunstverein Kärnten ”. Since the 1950s, works of various techniques have been created in Graz. In the period between 1960 and 1985, Erich Unterweger was awarded several prizes.
After buying an old farmhouse in 1989 and renovating it, Erich Unterweger and his wife Erika Welzenberg moved to Bad Gams in western Styria in 1992. Erich Unterweger died on December 12, 2007 at the age of 79 in Bad Gams.
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His works were created using various techniques: wax, ceramics, wood, metal, stone, stucco, cast concrete, polyester, cardboard, painting, photography and graphics and are found in sacred buildings, schools, official buildings, residential buildings, children's playgrounds, parks and private property. In addition, in state, municipal and public galleries, as well as private collections at home and abroad.
In Austria: Federal Ministry for Education and Art Vienna, New Gallery Graz , City Museum Graz , MMKK (former Carinthia State Gallery) Klagenfurt, City Gallery of Klagenfurt, City Gallery of Hermagor.
International: Germany, USA, Sweden, England, Holland, France, Italy, Turkey, Macedonia, Slovenia.
Maurer, Carinthia
Pantocrator, wood
Crucifixion group, wood
Frog Prince fountain, marble
Abraham, pottery
Female and male torso, bronze
Awards
- 1961 City of Graz sponsorship award for fine arts
- 1974 City of Graz Art Prize
- 1975 Award of the Carinthian Provincial Government
- 1979 Appointment as "Academico D'Italia" with gold medal of the Academia Italia delle Arte del Lavoro
- 1981 Medal of Honor of the City of Graz for Fine Arts
- 1984 Prize of the City of Klagenfurt
Exhibitions
- 1954 “Personale”, Evangelical Academy Tutzing , FRG, with Olaf Gulbransson
- 1955 “Personale”, Galerie Moser, Graz, with Franz Felfer
- 1957 “Young Group”, Künstlerhaus Graz
- 1958 “Young Group”, State Museum for Carinthia, Klagenfurt
- 1960 "Members of the Steiermärkischer Kunstverein", Künstlerhaus Graz
- 1961 "Religio 61", Künstlerhaus Graz
- 1965 “Religio 65”, Künstlerhaus Graz
- 1966 “Styrian Sculpture in the Steiermärkische Bank”, Neue Galerie, Graz
- 1968 “Personale”, Catholic Educational Community Schloß Seggau , Leibnitz
- 1968 “Werkbund”, Künstlerhaus Graz
- 1968 “Werkbund”, Hotel Weitzer, Graz
- 1968 as part of the exhibition "Rudolf Szyskowitz and his students", Irdning Education Center
- 1968 “Crib show of Styrian artists”, Steiermärkische Bank, Graz
- 1969 “Intart III”, Moderna Galerija Ljubljana
- 1970 "Carinthian Art 1900 - 1970", Carinthian State Gallery, Klagenfurt
- 1970 “Young Group”, Künstlerhaus Graz
- 1970 "Steiermärkischer Kunstverein - Werkbund", New Residence (Bamberg) , FRG
- 1970 “Young Group”, Weiz
- 1970 “Kulturpanoptikum” Werkbund, Künstlerhaus Graz
- 1970 "Carinthian Art 1900-1970", Steirischer Herbst , Graz
- 1970 "Tangenten", Museum of Applied Arts (Vienna)
- 1970/71 "I presepi di Erich Unterweger", Cassa di Risparmio di Verona , Vicenza e Belluno , Italy
- 1971 “Trigon 71”, Styrian Autumn, Graz
- 1971 "Werkbund", Rieder Messe
- 1971 “The child and its world”, ODK exhibition, Klagenfurt
- 1973 "Intern.Art Exhibition and Sale", B. Russell Center, Nottingham , GB
- 1973/74 “Personale”, Mariatrost Catholic Education Center, Graz
- 1977 “Personale”, educational center of the Styrian Chamber of Commerce, Graz
- 1978 "Contemporary Art from Styria", Steirischer Herbst, Graz
- 1979 “Art in Architecture”, Styrian Autumn, Künstlerhaus Graz
- 1979 “Art in Architecture”, Liederhalle Stuttgart , FRG
- 1980 "10 years of artist friendship Graz - Bamberg", New Residence Bamberg, FRG
- 1980 “Galerie der Stadt Lienz”, Lienz, East Tyrol
- 1981 “Works from the Prilep International Sculpture Symposium”, Prilep , Macedonia
- 1983 “Intart XVII”, Udine, Italy
- 1983 “Le Salon des Nationes”, Center International d'art contemporain, Paris
- 1994 "Personale", Bad Gams cultural district, Kurhotel Dr. Dump truck
- 1994 “Personale” as part of the exhibition “Rudolf Szyskowitz and his students”, Frauental Castle
- 1995 "Mini - Monuments 1995", Galerie Garten, Darmstadt, FRG
- 1998 “Icons of Ice Crystals”, Therapy Garden, Herbersdorf
- 1998 “World of Senses”, Bad Gams Kohlhammer site
- 1998 "Personale: Plastic - Sculpture - Objects - Graphics", Salvatorkirche (Graz)
- 1999 "Winemakers and Wine", Bad Gams
- 2000 "Icons of Ice Crystals", Raika Bad Gams
- 2001 "FAR / NEAR: EAST / WEST", exhibition of the international symposium Bad Gams
- 2002 “OUT DOOR SHOW” by the Carinthian Art Association
- 2002 “International BIENNALE for Fine Arts”, Hüttenberg, Carinthia
- 2003 “Personale” for the 75th birthday, Bad Gams
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Unterweger, Erich |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 14, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bad Kleinkirchheim |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 12, 2007 |
| Place of death | Bad Gams |