Hans Michael Franke
Hans Michael Franke (born September 26, 1963 in Hanau ; † November 14, 2014 in Sinsheim -Weiler) was a German sculptor .
life and work
Hans Michael Franke lived and worked in Sinsheim-Weiler. He trained as a stonemason from 1983 to 1986 and then studied sculpture from 1988 to 1993 with Professor Hiromi Akiyama at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe . Since 1988 he has participated in four sculpture symposia, such as the Oggelshausen sculpture symposium in 2000 in Oggelshausen .
Franke has participated in exhibitions in Germany, Hungary, France and Switzerland since 1992. In 1994 he received the sponsorship award from the Baden-Württemberg Artists Association.
Since 2007 he has been a member of the art commission of the state of Baden-Württemberg and a member of the artist group Neue Gruppe in the Haus der Kunst in Munich .
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Franke hollowed out his sculptures and created stone frames as large sculptures. He works exclusively with natural stone . The presence of interior spaces is important to him. Large sculptures by Franke can be found in:
- Évian-les-Bains , France, (1990)
- Wiesloch , Sculpture Inner Movement, Hubert Sternberg School (1990)
- Hirsau (1992)
- Wiesloch (1995)
- Schorndorf (1997)
- Sinsheim , Monument to Freedom - Freedom Column (1998)
- Karlsruhe (1999)
- Freiburg im Breisgau , inner courtyard of the prison (2002)
- Hohenkarpfen near Rottweil (2005)
- Bad Waldsee (2006)
- Neckarsulm (2007)
In 2010 Franke also showed so-called small stones in an exhibition .
Web links
- Works by and about Hans Michael Franke in the catalog of the German National Library
- Exhibition with works by Franke in the Forum Kunst Rottweil
- Exhibition by Franke on artfacts.net
Individual evidence
- ↑ convergence. Sculpture Trail to the World Heritage Site Maulbronn Monastery , p. 15. Ed. of the city of Maulbronn, accessed on December 2, 2014
- ↑ Notice. Deaths ( Memento of the original dated February 12, 2015 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . In: Sinsheimer Stadtanzeiger (Official Bulletin ) , No. 48/2014 of November 27, 2014, p. 9, accessed on December 1, 2014
- ↑ Information on the website of the city of Wiesloch ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 29, 2010
- ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: Franke on pfalzgalerie.de . Retrieved July 29, 2010
- ^ Sculpture trail: Mittler Brücke location . Retrieved July 29, 2010
- ↑ Information about the work of Hans Michael Franke on the website kuenstlerbund-bawue.de . Retrieved July 29, 2010
- ^ Exhibition of the art association Das Damianstor Bruchsal : Small stones by Hans Michael Franke . Retrieved July 29, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franke, Hans Michael |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hanau |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 14, 2014 |
| Place of death | Sinsheim |