Gerhard Kurt Mueller
Gerhard Kurt Müller (born October 1, 1926 in Leipzig-Probstheida ; † October 16, 2019 ) was a German painter , graphic artist and sculptor .
Life
From 1941 to 1943, Müller completed an apprenticeship as a graphic designer at the Brandstetter company in Leipzig . At the same time he attended the Gutenberg School , where he received his first artistic suggestions. At the end of 1943 he volunteered for the Air Force . He was assigned to the 15th Paratrooper Regiment, took part in missions in Normandy in 1944, in the Falaise pocket and in the Ardennes at the end of 1944 before he was taken prisoner in Champagne in March 1945 .
After his return to Leipzig in 1948, Müller successfully applied to study at the Academy of Graphics and Book Art , taught by Elisabeth Voigt and Kurt Massloff , which he graduated in 1952, he presented satirical lithographs and a work on Honoré Daumier , completed. In 1954, Müller was appointed head of the class for free graphics and illustration, which he held until 1968. In addition, Müller - he was appointed professor in 1961 - served as rector from 1964 to 1966 . In this role he directed the academy's bicentenary. After retiring from university, Gerhard Kurt Müller lived as a freelance painter and graphic artist in Leipzig. He died on October 16, 2019.
Act
Gerhard Kurt Müller - he revived the technique of wood engraving - created wood engravings for works by Friedrich von Schiller , Heinrich Heine ( Deutschland ein Wintermärchen - IB 973), Heinrich von Kleist ( Michael Kohlhaas - IB 161 / C), Nikolai Gogol , Honoré de Balzac and Bertolt Brecht . He has been producing monumental history paintings since the 1960s , such as the Hamburg trilogy, created in 1979 and 1980, and wood sculptures since 1973 . Gerhard Kurt Müller used clear forms, which he gave urgency and plastic forms.
literature
- Karl-Georg Hirsch , Peter Gosse , Gerhard Kurt Müller: Gerhard Kurt Müller on his 70th birthday, sheets on literature and graphics, Leipzig Bibliophile Evening, 1996
- Brockhaus Enzyklopädie, 21st edition , Vol. 19, p. 69, June 2006, ISBN 3-7653-4144-4 .
- Short biography for: Müller, Gerhard Kurt . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
- Official website
- André Seelmann: GKM - Gerhard Kurt Müller. In: The page turning . September 9, 2014 .
- Vita Gerhard Kurt Müller. In: Art Archives.
- Catalog raisonné Gerhard Kurt Müller. In: Art Archives.
- Exhibition directory Gerhard Kurt Müller. In: Art Archives.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Leipzig painter Gerhard Kurt Müller died. In: mdr.de . October 17, 2019, accessed October 17, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Müller, Gerhard Kurt |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, graphic artist and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 1, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Leipzig-Probstheida |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 16, 2019 |