Hans Karl Busch

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Hans Karl Busch (* 1943 in Nuremberg ) is a German sculptor . He was best known for his kinetic sculptures, fountains, and large metal objects.

Life

Hans Karl Busch worked as a machine fitter in Canada for two years before studying mechanical engineering (Dipl.-Ing. (FH)), mathematics, philosophy and sinology. Since 1975 he has been continuously represented in exhibitions as a freelance artist. He was a member of the artist group Der Kreis .

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A main focus in the works of Hans Karl Busch are the energies of nature. He is interested in the complex interrelationships in the cosmos and their aesthetics. It is the celestial mechanics that fascinate the artist again and again. With his objects, he would like to encourage the viewer to examine the subtle balance of forces and opposing forces. The kinetic work, so his claim, should also inspire the viewer to deal more intensively with the physical phenomena that he encounters at every turn.

The celestial mechanics are objects that are designed as free sculptures. They are moved by the wind. What is new about Busch's objects, however, is the fact that they turn smoothly even when the wind gets stronger. “That is because,” explains the artist, “that the opposing directions of movement are related to one another. So when the wind gets stronger, so does the wheel, which is running in the opposite direction. With this countermovement, it cancels the more violent rotation of its counterpart, so to speak. In sum, the resulting force is always the same. ”In addition to garden sculptures, Hans Karl Busch also creates very large kinetic objects, such as the" Chaotic Pendulum "in front of the Barmer Substitute Cashier building in Düsseldorf or the museum installation" Newtons Tree "in the Technical Museum in Glasgow, Scotland, which measures about 1000 m³.

  • The Regenbrünnlein in Weikertsgäßchen in Nuremberg

  • Gaussian scepter in front of the HDI skyscraper in Dürrenhofstrasse in Nuremberg

  • The same fountain (located in a courtyard between bank buildings) as in the first picture in a different view

Literature (selection)

  • Sculpture in the garden , published by Bode Galerie & Edition , Nuremberg 2006, ISBN 3980933318
  • Kromarek, Rainer: Techno-poetry at the end of the mechanical era. The Nuremberg object artist Hans Karl Busch; Abendzeitung, Nuremberg, March 11, 1982
  • Müller, Bertram: Whirring birds of the end times. Hans Karl Busch's fantastic machines; Rheinische Post, Düsseldorf, September 16, 1982
  • Hans Karl Busch and Manfred Riederer at the Heilbronn Art Association; Heilbronner Voice / Hohenloher Zeitung, April 20, 1985
  • The general artist lexicon, Volume 15, Saur Verlag, Leipzig 1996
  • Magnus Zawodzky - worlds made of sheet metal and wire, metal sculptures by Hans Karl Busch - everyone in Nuremberg knows; Nürnberger Zeitung, May 18, 1996
  • Abendzeitung, Nuremberg, May 12, 2001: Nürnberger builds a marble run for the Queen
  • Nürnberger Zeitung, January 22, 2001: Fantasy machine whets the appetite for physics
  • Nürnberger Nachrichten, January 29, 2001: Physics as a ball drama

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personal data
SURNAME Busch, Hans Karl
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1943
PLACE OF BIRTH Nuremberg