Ferdinand Mazanek

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Ferdinand Mazanek (born February 14, 1901 in Kronstadt , † November 4, 1980 in Sibiu ) was a Transylvanian graphic artist and painter .

Life

Mazanek lived and worked as a painter and illustrator in Sibiu. Mazanek also became famous in Germany and Austria through his numerous woodcuts with Transylvanian city motifs. Solo exhibitions of his work also took place abroad, including in Riga and Leipzig .

The Brukenthal Museum in Sibiu owns and exhibits parts of his work on a regular basis. In 2009, prints and linocuts were presented there in a solo exhibition . The exhibition contained exhibits from all of the artist's work eras.

Mazanek's graphics primarily depict scenes of everyday life, motifs from peasant life and everyday culture. Mazanek also created several cycles of etchings about the architecture of the city of Sibiu and about fortified churches typical of the Transylvanian landscape . Other motifs in Mazanek's works were the characteristic tower of the evangelical Margathenkirche in Mediaş and the Argeş dam near Vidraru .

Exhibitions

  • Bucharest Art Biennial 1956
  • Solo exhibitions in 1965, 1967, 1971, 1975, 2009 in Sibiu (Hermannstadt); 1971 in Riga; 1973 in Leipzig
  • Transylvanian Museum Gundelsheim on the occasion of his 100th birthday in 2001

literature

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Grafica lui Ferdinand Mazanek - readusă la lumină  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. in Tribuna on February 12, 2009@1@ 2Template: Dead Link / www.stiriazi.ro  
  2. ^ Sibiu: Vernisaj. FERDINAND MAZANEK. LINOGRAVURI ( Memento of the original from March 24, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Brief description of the exhibition Sibiu 2009 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / cimec.wordpress.com
  3. ↑ Radio România Regional ( Memento of the original of July 22, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Preliminary report under Evenimente 2008/2009 on Radio România Regional @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.romaniaregional.ro
  4. ↑ Gravuri pe linoleum in: Tribuna of February 15, 2009
  5. ↑ Short article in Siebenbürger Zeitung
personal data
SURNAME Mazanek, Ferdinand
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Romanian graphic artist and painter (Transylvania)
DATE OF BIRTH February 14, 1901
PLACE OF BIRTH Kronstadt
DATE OF DEATH November 4th 1980
Place of death Sibiu