Frank Popp (artist)

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Frank Popp (2012) in front of one of his works

Frank Popp (* 1941 in Königsberg (Prussia) ; † August 11, 2020 ) was a German university lecturer and sculptor .

Life

From 1962 Popp studied architecture at the RWTH in Aachen and worked there as an assistant to Hubert Berke . After graduating in 1970, he worked for Gottfried Böhm before he was appointed professor for art and design at the Hanover University of Applied Sciences (now Hanover University ) in 1977 . He had his first solo exhibition in 1985 at the Kunstverein Wolfenbüttel, which was followed by numerous other exhibitions in Germany and internationally. He retired in 2006.

A focus of Popps work is the collage technique and the creation of sculptures from everyday objects.

Popp belonged to the artist groups Gruppe 7 and the Arche from Hameln.

Web links

Commons : Frank Popp (sculptor)  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ The artist Frank Popp is dead. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung, August 24, 2020, p. 19
  2. ^ Frank Popp in the artist directory of the Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung . Retrieved February 5, 2015.
  3. ↑ Kristina Tieke: Professor on the pea. Hannoversche Allgemeine Zeitung of October 13, 2007
personal data
SURNAME Popp, Frank
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German university professor and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Königsberg (Prussia)
DATE OF DEATH August 11, 2020