Gert Riel

Gert Riel (2016)

Gert Riel (* 1941 in Prien am Chiemsee , Bavaria ) is a German sculptor .

life and work

From 1964 to 1968 Riel studied sculpture with Rudolf Hoflehner at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . In 1989 he was awarded the Erich Heckel Prize of the Baden-Württemberg Artists' Association.

Gert Riel is a member of the German Association of Artists . He lives and works in Remshalden- Buoch. From 1968 to 2005 he taught sculpture (metal workshop) at the Stuttgart Academy.

Work (selection)

Detail landscape

Steel relief (1976), Lerchenrain School in Stuttgart
Color design (1976), University of Konstanz in Konstanz
Steel relief (1977), Löwentorzentrum in Stuttgart
Landscape (1977), Sculpture Trail-Seehaus-Pforzheim
Steel sculpture (1981), assembly hall in Stuttgart-Birkach
Change (1992), KUNSTdünger Rottweil sculpture park in Rottweil
Speicher (1997), Museum Biedermann Collection in Donaueschingen
Untitled (1999), Sculpture Path Art Path at Mummelsee
Surface tension (2000), Sigmaringen
Steel column (2000), Sculpture Path-Seehaus-Pforzheim
Memorial at Synagogenplatz (2000), Tübingen
Inspection (2006), Kunstraum Wanne in Pfullingen
Surface tension (2006), Neckarsulm

Memorial at Synagogenplatz

A memorial designed by Gert Riel was erected on the site of the former synagogue in Tübingen in 2000. The memorial on Synagogenplatz consists of a cube made of COR-TEN steel, a stele with information and three steel plates with the names of the murdered Jewish citizens and the following text: