Hansjörg Wagner
Hansjörg Wagner (born August 3, 1930 in Berlin ; † May 14, 2013 in Munich ) was a German sculptor , painter and draftsman .
Career
As a young painter, Hansjörg Wagner learned his drawing craft on an autodidactic basis . He was trained in sculpture by Fritz Behn in his Munich studio from 1951 to 1958. He was also supported by Arthur Rümann and Ernst Buchner .
The oeuvre Wagner is difficult to divide because recur the basic elements periodically. The main exhibits of his work can still be assigned to individual phases of life. There are works with similar themes from every decade. The self-portrait in the studio , the horse in the garden and the nuns , for example, were created after a long illness that had been overcome and during the time of a new beginning. The illustrations for Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Guilt and Atonement and Lev Tolstoy's folk tales also fall at the same time . Erasing cycles and illustrations for Charles Dickens and Hans Christian Andersen were created in the years that followed.
In 1976 Wagner set up another studio in Italy to work in stone and bronze. Every year large sculptures were created, such as the tiger (private property), the “ Störtebeker monument” (Hamburg), the “elk group”, the “polar bear fountain” ( Berlin Zoological Garden ), the “gorilla” (private property) , the “mourners” (private property), the “bull” ( Schwandorf ), the “ William Lindley monument” (Hamburg), the “peacocks” (private property), the “ Moritatensänger ”, the “ Zitronenjette ” (Hamburg), the "Sports group" ( Ismaning ) and the "Kodiak bear group" (private property).
Wagner was an honorary member of the Accademia internazionale delle Muse in Florence and a member of the National Sculpture Society in New York.
Publications
- Hansjörg Wagner - graphic drawings. Hirmer, Munich 1973, ISBN 3-7774-263-0 .
- The graphic work 1951–1980. The workshop book, Murnau 1981, ISBN 3-921773-07-5 .
- The snow Queen. The workshop book, Murnau 1981, ISBN 3-921773-06-7 .
- Sketchbook. Hirmer, Munich 1985, ISBN 3-7774-4070-1 .
- Dualism and Unity - Image and Vision. The Blue Owl, Essen 1996, ISBN 3-89206-738-4 .
- The problem of completion - the infinite in the moment. The Blue Owl, Essen 1999, ISBN 3-89206-915-8 .
- About the concept of time in the work of art - the failure of modernity. The Blue Owl, Essen 2003, ISBN 3-89924-055-3 .
Web links
- Literature by and about Hansjörg Wagner in the catalog of the German National Library
- Hansjörg Wagner's website
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wagner, Hansjörg |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor, painter and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 3, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 14, 2013 |
| Place of death | Munich |