Gert Weber (painter)
Gert Weber (* 1951 in Graefenhain , Thuringia ) is a German painter and graphic artist.
Life
Gert Weber engaged in serious artistic work from 1970. In 1974 he began studying at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts , which he broke off that same year. Weber then worked in Werner Schubert-Deister's studio in Friedrichroda until he moved to the Federal Republic of Germany in 1986 . He continued his studies as an external auditor at the University of Graphic and Book Art in Leipzig . Since 1980 Weber worked as a freelance painter. He had his first exhibition in 1980 in Ehrenstein Castle in Ohrdruf . From 1982 to 1984 he worked on Werner Tübke's Peasant War Panorama painting in Bad Frankenhausen . In 1984 he was excluded from the professional association of visual artists of the GDR and given a work and exhibition ban, which was lifted in 1986 through the work of well-known colleagues. It was only with the fall of the Wall that Weber's works found a larger audience.
Weber was awarded the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany in 2018 .
Works
In addition to numerous oil paintings, graphics and drawings, Weber also created the ceiling paintings in the churches of Reichensachsen and Wölfis . In 2008, he portrayed the Way of the Cross of Jesus in the St. Crucis Church in Wölfis .
From 2006 to 2007 he reconstructed the ceiling painting in the dome of the fraternity monument in Eisenach using historical templates and fragments of the original picture by Otto Gussmann .
After iron bells were often used instead of bronze bells melted down into weapons in the world wars and these have now reached their natural limit, many church bells are now being renewed and redesigned. Gert Weber designed new bronze bells individually with reliefs for the City Church of Waltershausen (2002), the Arnstadt Church of Our Lady (2003), the City Church of Weißensee (2004), the Church of Peter and Paul Molschleben (2006), the Elisabeth Church Georgenthal (2007) and for Churches in Laucha and Remstädt (2008).
Weber's works can be found today in the German Historical Museum , the Cathedral Museum in Fulda , the University of Leipzig , the City Museum in Düsseldorf and in numerous other private and public collections.
His exhibition Painting Against Powerlessness appeared in 2011 in the bunker church in Düsseldorf , in the Thuringian state parliament , in Saalfeld and in the branch office of the Federal Office for Securing Stasi Documents in Erfurt .
style
Inspired by his own experiences with the GDR regime and the work of his mentor Werner Schubert-Deister, Weber created works of indictment, mourning and powerlessness that were critical of the regime during the 1980s. He remained true to this socially critical style even after 1990. Weber also deals with sacred topics.
reception
"If he continues to direct one's gaze to the darker side of human existence, this is always coupled with a belief in human reason and tolerance, which can also lead to lighter spheres at any time."
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b http://www.tlz.de/web/zgt/kultur/detail/-/specific/Maler-Gert-Weber-ueber-seine-neue-Ausstellung-im-Landtag-248261923
- ↑ Awarding of the medal on the Day of German Unity. In: bundespräsident.de. October 2, 2018, accessed October 2, 2018.
- ↑ a b c Testimonials from a non-conformist , accessed on January 30, 2013
- ↑ The ceiling picture of the St. Crucis Church , accessed on February 9, 2014
- ↑ Burschenschaftsdenkmal> Die Geschichte> Gert Weber ( Memento from August 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ), accessed on April 13, 2016
- ^ Glockenzier , accessed May 30, 2016
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weber, Gert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1951 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Graefenhain |