Gerd Knäpper
Gerd Knäpper ( Japanese transcription: ゲ ル ト ・ ク ナ ッ パ , Geruto Kunappa ; born January 25, 1943 in Wuppertal ; † November 2, 2012 ) was a German ceramist.
Career
At the age of 19, on a trip to Spain, he also saw a collection of Asian art, with the Japanese ceramic work particularly impressing him. Desiring to be able to manufacture such ceramics as well, he hired a ship's crew and finally came to Japan at the end of the 1960s via America, where he taught fine arts for a while and learned the ceramics trade in New York. After he met Shimaoka Tatsuzō , who was raised to the status of a " living national treasure " in Japan , he founded his own workshop in Mashiko . In 1971, as a European, he won first prize in a national competition for traditional Japanese ceramics. He submitted his contribution anonymously.
In 2007 the Gerd Knäpper Tarosaka Gallery opened in the prefecture of Ibaraki . He taught more than 20 students. Much of his work can be seen in his adopted city of Daigo . His work can be found at the train station, for example, but also the wall design of the hospital there and the design of a tunnel entrance are by Knäpper.
On November 2, 2012, Knäpper died of prostate cancer that was diagnosed in 2006.
Honors
- Japanese Prime Minister's Prize (1986)
- Federal Cross of Merit on Ribbon (August 12, 1991) - for his commitment as a mediator between the cultures of Japan and Germany
Exhibitions
- 1984: Gerd Knäpper: Ceramics , Germanisches Nationalmuseum , Nuremberg
- 1987: Exhibition of works : Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin
- 2009: Created in the fire: ceramic and bronze objects by Gerd Knäpper , State Museum of Ethnology , Munich
literature
- Gerd Knäpper: Gerd Knapper Clay Works: Exhibition of Recent Work . 1st edition. Goethe Institute Chicago Art Gallery, New York 1991, p. 215 .
- Anneliese and Wulf Crueger: Paths to Japanese Ceramics . 2nd Edition. Ernst Wasmuth-Verlag, Tübingen, Berlin 2012, ISBN 978-3-8030-3359-8 , pp. 271 .
Web links
- ド イ ツ 人 陶 芸 家 ・ 造形 作家 ゲ ル ト ・ ク ナ ッ パ ー (The German ceramist and artist Gerd Knäpper). 文化 工 学 研究所, November 9, 2012,accessed on November 10, 2012(Japanese, with images of the studio and one designed by Knäpper in Daigo Tunnel entrance.).
- 信 州 高遠 美術館 開館 20 周年 記念 ゲ ル ト ・ ク ナ ッ パ ー 陶 芸 展 . Ina City, November 1, 2012,accessed on November 10, 2012(Japanese, images of ceramics by Knäppers in an exhibition with ceramics on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of the local art gallery).
- Obituary of the German Embassy Tokyo
- Gerd Knäpper at Ceramics Today (English)
- Literature by and about Gerd Knäpper in the catalog of the German National Library
- Gerd Knäpper Official Homepage (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b 寄贈: 71 年 の 日本 陶 芸 展 で 優秀 作品 賞 大 子 の ド イ ツ 人 ・ 闘 病 中 の ク ナ ッ パ ー ー さ ん 、 毎 日 新聞 社 に 代表作 を . (No longer available online.) Mainichi Shinbun , November 3, 2012, formerly in the original ; Retrieved November 10, 2012 (Japanese). ( 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.
- ↑ Office of the Federal President
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Knäpper, Gerd |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | ゲ ル ト ・ ク ナ ッ パ (Transliteration in Katakana) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German ceramist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 2, 2012 |