Erwin Reiter
Erwin Reiter (born September 25, 1933 in Julbach , Upper Austria ; † December 19, 2015 ) was an Austrian sculptor and painter .
Life
Erwin Reiter attended the Hallstatt Wood School in Hallstatt from 1949 to 1953 and then studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Vienna with Fritz Wotruba , where he worked in 1964. In 1959 he married the textile artist Edda Seidl-Reiter , and together they had two daughters. In 1968 Reiter became a lecturer at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Wander Bertoni . Erwin Reiter was also one of those artists who were sponsored by Otto Mauer with the Galerie next St. Stefan and whose works were purchased for the collection. In 1973 he received the professorship for sculpture at the University of Design in Linz , where he headed the master class for sculpture until his retirement in 2001. Reiter was a co-founder of the Upper Austrian School Gallery and the Julbach Art Association. He was an honorary member of the German-speaking Society for Psychopathology of Expression (DGPA). He lived and worked in Vienna and Upper Austria and was a member of the Salzkammergut Art Forum .
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The wave or current that forms all of his figures both in the picture and in the sculpture (mostly made of chrome-nickel steel) is characteristic of Erwin Reiter's work. “Flow” is also the name of the figure who has stood on the banks of the Danube in Linz since the “ Forum Metall ” in 1977 and is a frequently used motif on many postcards in Linz. Outside of exhibition, museum and collector's rooms, his works can be found at the Schwarzach motorway exit in Salzburg, at the entrance to the town of Kollerschlag , as well as in the form of well works in Julbach and at Salzburg AG for energy, traffic and telecommunications. There is also a freely accessible “open-air museum” in Julbach, a square where works on the “Platz der Menschheit (Plaza)” and “Hukepak” can be viewed. Pictures on the subject of “ Guantanamo ” were featured in the Soko Donau series.
Prizes and awards
- 1957: Silver Fieger Medal
- 1958: Golden Companion Medal
- 1964: First prize for sculpture in the Geist und Form competition
- 1987: Prize of the City of Vienna for Fine Arts
- 1998: Heinrich Gleißner Prize
- 1999: Culture Prize of the Province of Upper Austria
Exhibitions
Numerous exhibitions at home and abroad (Brazil, Germany, France, Holland, Italy, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland, Czech Republic)
Books
- Work monograph Sculptures. 1948–1980, Ed. Erich Gabriel
- Hand drawings 1948–1982
- The Plaza, drafts, sketches and models 1985–1989
- Sculpture master class: Erwin Reiter and Schule 1973–2001
- Viaggio Nell'Urbano, Edition Grenzgänger, episode 30
Individual evidence
- ↑ Sculptor Erwin Reiter is dead
- ↑ kunstnet ( Memento of the original from November 14, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Person page for Erwin Reiter, accessed on April 21, 2009
Web links
- Literature by and about Erwin Reiter in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of the artist
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Reiter, Erwin |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 25, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Julbach (Upper Austria) |
| DATE OF DEATH | 19th December 2015 |