Franz Xaver Hauser (sculptor, 1924)

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Franz Xaver Hauser (born November 2, 1924 in Zammerberg ; † January 15, 1999 in Vienna ) was an Austrian sculptor .

Life

Thanks to the mediation of the Tarrenz artist Karl Siber , Franz Xaver Hauser, who came from a poor background, attended the Elbigenalp carving school , which he graduated with distinction. He then joined the Toni Kirchmayr painting and drawing school in Innsbruck in 1949/1950 . Because of his talent, Kirchmayr recommended him to Franz Santifaller at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna , where he studied with Fritz Wotruba and Herbert Boeckl from 1950 to 1954 . He earned the money for his studies as a ross servant in Switzerland. After graduating in 1954, he worked as a freelance artist, from 1958 he lived in Vienna. From the 1960s onwards, he received several commissions for art objects on municipal housing in Vienna.

Hauser went on study trips to Italy, Germany, France, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Yugoslavia and Switzerland. He had exhibitions in Munich , Trieste , Milan and Paris, among others . From 1986 to 1990 he was section head of the sculpture section of the professional association of visual artists in Austria .

Franz Xaver Hauser created sculptures in stone and wood, whereby he broke away from objectivity at an early stage . He is considered one of the first avant-garde artists from Tyrol.

Awards

Works

Council of the Elderly , Vienna-Simmering, 1973
Jubilee fountain, Landeck, 1974
  • Cement cast relief people and surroundings , Gudrunstraße 105, Vienna-Favoriten, 1962
  • Cement cast relief Roman train , Meidlinger Hauptstrasse 5, Vienna-Meidling, 1964
  • Natural stone relief two figures , Karmelitergasse 6, Vienna-Leopoldstadt, 1965
  • Natural stone relief People in Origin , Josefstädterstraße 105 / Lerchenfelder Gürtel, Vienna-Josefstadt, 1965
  • Natural stone sculpture composition , Karl-Schwed-Gasse 75, Vienna-Liesing, 1966
  • Stone figure of St. Christophorus, Christophorusbrunnen, Stanz bei Landeck , 1967
  • Carved figure of St. Franziskus, Franziskusbrunnen, Zams, 1967
  • Wood carving reliefs, Zams bandstand, 1968
  • Natural stone sculpture composition , Per-Albin-Hansson-Siedlung Ost , Vienna-Favoriten, 1969
  • Natural stone sculpture guardian (also: composition ), Untere Weißgerberstraße / Custozzagasse, Wien-Landstraße, 1971
  • Plastic Council of the Elderly , Miltnerweg 9–13, Vienna-Simmering, 1973
  • 50th anniversary fountain, Landeck, 1974
  • Eruption aluminum sculpture, Sturgasse 7 residential complex, Vienna-Leopoldstadt, around 1975
  • Wood relief, Magdalenenkapelle, Zams, 1976
  • Sculptures at the entrance, Landeck retirement home, around 1977 (not preserved)
  • Free sculpture, Rease 4–7 residential complex, Zams, 1993
  • Relief by the Humboldt brothers, Humboldtgasse 6, Vienna-Favoriten

literature

Web links

Commons : Franz Xaver Hauser  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Künstlerhaus: Awards and honors
  2. ^ Artwork in public space Composition in the digital cultural property register of the City of Vienna
  3. ^ Streng, Schmid-Pittl: Laufbrunnen, Christophorusbrunnen. In: Tyrolean art register . Accessed January 30, 2020 .
  4. ↑ Streng, Schmid-Pittl: Laufbrunnen, Schafflbrunnen with figure St. Franziskus, Franziskusbrunnen. In: Tyrolean art register . Accessed January 30, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Gruber, Schmid-Pittl: music pavilion. In: Tyrolean art register . Accessed January 30, 2020 .
  6. ^ Artwork in public space Composition in the digital cultural property register of the City of Vienna
  7. ^ Artwork in public space Composition in the digital cultural property register of the City of Vienna
  8. ^ Artwork in public space Council of the Elderly in the digital cultural property register of the City of Vienna
  9. ↑ Gruber, Wiesauer: Laufbrunnen, Jubiläumsbrunnen 50 years city elevation. In: Tyrolean art register . Accessed January 30, 2020 .
  10. ^ Artwork in public space Eruption in the digital cultural property register of the City of Vienna
  11. ^ Streng, Schmid-Pittl: chapel shrine , chapel hl. Magdalena, Magdalenenkapelle. In: Tyrolean art register . Accessed January 30, 2020 .
  12. ↑ Gruber, Wiesauer: old people's home, old people's home. In: Tyrolean art register . Accessed January 30, 2020 .
  13. ↑ Maireth, Wiesenauer: Art in construction of public buildings: free sculpture. In: Tyrolean art register . Accessed January 30, 2020 .
personal data
SURNAME Hauser, Franz Xaver
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH November 2, 1924
PLACE OF BIRTH Zammerberg
DATE OF DEATH January 15, 1999
Place of death Vienna