Erich Walter Stadler

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 Kath. Pfarramt St. Maria Meckenbeuren side wing door made of copper was made by Erich Walter Stadler
Catholic parish office St. Maria Meckenbeuren, side wing door made of copper
 Figure of Christ and tobacco made of bronze by Erich Stadler in the parish church of St. Christophorus in Nonnenhorn
Figure of Christ and a tobacco tabanacle made of bronze by Erich Stadler in the parish church of St. Christophorus in Nonnenhorn
 One of two wing front doors of the Catholic parish office of St. Maria in Meckenbeuren made of copper by Erich Stadler
One of two wing front doors of the Catholic Parish Office St. Maria in Meckenbeuren made of copper
 The side wing door made of copper by Erich Stadler on the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Laimnau
The side wing door made of copper by Erich Stadler on the parish church of St. Peter and Paul in Laimnau

Erich Walter Stadler (born September 4, 1927 in Immenstadt , † June 26, 1968 in Kempten ) was a German sculptor .

Artistic career

Erich Walter Stadler was born in Immenstadt im Allgäu in 1927 and attended school there until he was drafted into the Heimatflak in 1942. From there he joined the military . After the war he made his way home from Verona . From 1946 to 1947 he was an apprentice in the Baldauf company's stonemasonry in Immenstadt, until he came to Oberstdorf as a student of the painter and sculptor Hermann Alfred Raddatz . There he was able to develop his artistic skills. It created sculptures and portraits . From 1948 to 1950 he was in Lindau on Lake Constance with the sculptor Willi Veit in order to further train himself as a craftsman, then in Kressbronn from 1950 to 1952 with the sculptor Berthold Müller-Oerlinghausen , where he dealt with the technique of the mosaic . There he met his future wife Christiane, geb. Dorfmüller, know. They had four daughters. With her he founded a mosaic workshop in Immenstadt in 1953. In 1955 the workshop and studio were relocated to Nonnenhorn . There was also space for employees and space to carry out larger mosaics, wall designs, glass windows and column cladding in addition to the already introduced collection of mosaic tables. He was a member of the Professional Association of Visual Artists (BBK) Schwaben Süd.

plant

It has majolica , stone , porcelain , glass , slate and marble processed. It emerged Art in construction projects throughout Upper Swabia and Allgäu and public art . In the studio he experimented and developed new metalworking techniques through a long series of tests, which he fire-oxidized with special processes, melted glass and etched copper and bronze sheets in traditional Chinese craftsmanship. Sculptures and reliefs made of metal , stone and wood were created in the studio . He created abstract, figurative and sacred art. A number of Christ figures were also created, for example for Missen in the Allgäu and for the parish church of St. Christophorus in Nonnenhorn. The crucified one, larger than life above the altar, with his arms outstretched is less of a man of sorrows, but rather an image of hope encompassing everything in death. This includes the tabernacle , the front of which is decorated with a relief with the Lamb of God. He made a Pietà for the village church of Eckarts near Immenstadt . Here Stadler created a picture of grief frozen in pain for those senselessly murdered during the war.

architectural art

  • A 12 meter long majolica wall for the Weingarten town hall .
  • A wall mosaic about 10 meters long in the Bad Schussenried town hall .
  • The design of the wall design for the Lindau municipal swimming pool won first prize in 1967.
  • In 1968 the design for the fountain in the inner courtyard of the Lindau-Aeschach elementary school received second prize.

Art in public space

  • The portal with copper doors of the funeral hall in the Biberach city ​​cemetery .
  • In Meckenbeuren the church portal for the cath. Parish office of St. Maria, which is also made of copper .
  • Entrance doors in copper for the St. Peter and Paul Church in Laimnau .
  • Likewise the portal for the Catholic St. Maria Church in Kressbronn made of copper with forged handles made of bronze .
  • Christ figures for Missen in Allgäu and for the Christopherus Church in Nonnenhorn, among others .

Tables

The mosaic table collection was constantly expanded and regularly presented at the International Ambiente Fair in Frankfurt and the Furniture Fair in Cologne . The tables found customers in the best furniture stores and were a household name in the professional world.

Vases

A steel vase collection designed at the same time made the name Stadler widely known, it was taken up in the Museum of Modern Art in New York .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Allgäuer Zeitung: The versatile sculptor from March 24, 2020 by Gunther le Maire
  2. ↑ Panoramio.com
  3. ^ Museum of Modern Art (www.moma.org)
personal data
SURNAME Stadler, Erich Walter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH September 4, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Immenstadt
DATE OF DEATH June 26, 1968
Place of death Kempten