Hans Geissberger

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Hans Geissberger (1921–1999) sculptor and painter, sculpture “Die Sinnende” in Arlesheim
Sculpture “Die Sinnende” in Arlesheim
The Gellert Church was planned by the architect Curt P. Blumer and inaugurated on November 8, 1964. The bell bearer is reminiscent of a hand that points to the sky. At the bottom of a tower rib are three bronze angel figures, created by Hans Geissberger (1921–1999) sculptor and painter. They have an external connection with the ringing, because in a reduced form they adorn the mantle of the three bells themselves, the sound of which they want to bring down to earth through their movement. That is why the top angel reaches up with raised arms to symbolically grasp the sound, the middle angel holds it in place, and the bottom angel leads him down to earth. The three bells are tuned to Gb, A-flat and C-b. When the bell rings, the tower experiences a sway of a maximum of 2.5 cm in an elliptical shape.
Bronze angel figures, Gellert Church

Hans Geissberger (born June 24, 1921 in Basel ; † March 26, 1999 there ) was a Swiss sculptor and painter .

Life

Hans Geissberger first worked as a trainee in a machine factory, briefly visited the technical center in Winterthur and then decided to become a sculptor. He learned the trade for a year and a half with Ernst Suter in Basel. This was followed by two years in Zurich with the French sculptor Germaine Richier , a student of Antoine Bourdelle . Here he learned relaxed and generous work. At the same time he attended Henry Wabel's drawing academy .

In 1948 Hans Geissberger got a job as an art teacher in Basel. At the same time, he regularly worked in his own studio, carried out numerous commissions and took part in Kunstkredit Basel-Stadt competitions. Among other things, he created a relief above the entrance to the Basler Kantonalbank , a large-scale sculpture in the park near St.-Alban-Tor and five reliefs on the town hall in Riehen . A large number of his sculptures and reliefs adorn public and sacred buildings in the city of Basel.

From 1964 he no longer took part in competitions, organized his own exhibitions and devoted himself to private commissions. He sculpted portraits of children, created several portraits, such as that of Edgar Bonjour on behalf of the University of Basel . For health reasons, he switched to painting around 1967.

Publications

  • People and beings: 14 original-size art prints of watercolors. Brunner-Verlag, Dornach 1994, ISBN 3-9520705-0-5 .
  • Er boulders: painted pebbles. Goetheanum, Dornach 1993, ISBN 3-7235-0672-0 .
  • Transitions: watercolors. Urachhaus, Stuttgart 1990, ISBN 3-87838-641-9 .
  • 22 watercolors: from the love of the world. Walter Keller Publishing House, Dornach 1976.
  • Sculptures: about love for one's neighbor. Walter Keller publishing house, Dornach 1973.

literature

  • Hans Geissberger: Märkisches Museum der Stadt Witten, January 15 to February 5, 1967. Märkisches Museum, Witten 1967.


  • Five portraits, silence-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing, 1961, Riehen community hall. By Hans Geissberger (1921–1999)

    Be silent-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing , 1961, Riehen

  • Five portraits, silence-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing, 1961, Riehen community hall. By Hans Geissberger (1921–1999)

    Be silent-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing , 1961, Riehen

  • Five portraits, silence-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing, 1961, Riehen community hall. By Hans Geissberger (1921–1999)

    Be silent-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing , 1961, Riehen

  • Five portraits, silence-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing, 1961, Riehen community hall. By Hans Geissberger (1921–1999)

    Be silent-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing , 1961, Riehen

  • Five portraits, silence-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing, 1961, Riehen community hall. By Hans Geissberger (1921–1999)

    Be silent-listening-thinking-speaking-seeing , 1961, Riehen

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personal data
SURNAME Geissberger, Hans
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Swiss sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH June 24, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Basel
DATE OF DEATH March 26, 1999
Place of death Dornach