Hans Freilinger
Hans Freilinger (born January 1, 1925 in St. Martin im Innkreis ; † May 17, 2012 ) was an Austrian carpenter , plasterer , sculptor , bronze caster and gallery owner .
Live and act
Freilinger began sculpting in 1940 , but first had to complete an apprenticeship as a carpenter and then attended the Hallstatt Wood School in Hallstatt . In 1943 he had to join the Wehrmacht , came back from Soviet captivity with a serious wound and continued his training as a sculptor with Josef Furthner in Zell an der Pram . For economic reasons, he went 1950/1951 to England , where he Theater - props anfertigte. After his return he found employment as a plasterer in the restoration of the Salzburg Cathedral and was able to attend the School of Seeing at the Salzburg Summer Academy , which was then directed by Oskar Kokoschka and Giacomo Manzù . Manzù encouraged Freilinger to pursue an academic education, which he completed at the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna with Hans Andre and which he completed in 1960. From 1964 he lived and worked in Krems an der Donau . But he is buried at his birthplace St. Martin.
From 1967 he exhibited his works in his own gallery on Hohen Markt together with works by numerous other contemporary Austrian artists. The artist renovated the listed, dilapidated object, which in Gothic times belonged to the Lower Bavarian monastery of Sankt Veit , over a period of around 20 years. The artist was married to Helene from 1966, with whom he turned the building into an open meeting place. Born in the Innviertel, he was also a member of the Innviertel Artists' Guild .
From 1973 to 1979 he also had a studio in Bologna , where he made contacts with well-known artists and learned about new casting techniques for the production of bronze castings .
Works
The artist's catalog raisonné includes more than 600 creations:
- Brunnen Two women chatting , St. Pölten , Herrenplatz
- Guardian Angel near Loosdorf
- Leopold, bronze statue, award given by the NÖN
- Kremser-Schmidt bust in Stein on the Danube
- Bust of Leopold Figl on the Hoher Markt in Krems
- Tabernacle with side figures on the high altar of the Mehrnbach parish church
exhibition
- Works from the years 1941 to 2009, around 30 sculptures and busts, which are constantly being exchanged in order to approximately cover the entire spectrum (2010, Galerie am Hohen Markt, Krems)
Awards
The artist can refer to numerous prizes and awards:
- Master School Prize of the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1959)
- 2nd prize at a European exhibition in Brussels (1966)
- Bronze medal of the Académie française (1967)
- Recognition award from the Academy of Fine Arts Vienna (1967)
- Professional title professor
- Gold Medal of Honor for Services to the State of Lower Austria (1988)
- Bust in his birthplace St. Martin im Innkreis (2012)
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Hans Freilinger, in: Web presence of the municipality of Ried
- ^ Death of an idiosyncratic, in NÖN of May 21, 2012
- ↑ Freilinger Memorial Show has to be postponed in the OÖ Nachrichten of May 24, 2013, accessed on September 19, 2018
- ^ The sculptor Hans Freilinger died, in: ORF Lower Austria of May 21, 2012
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Freilinger, Hans |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian carpenter, plasterer, sculptor and bronze caster |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 1, 1925 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | St. Martin im Innkreis , Upper Austria , Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th May 2012 |