Heinz Schumann (artist)

Heinz Schumann (born June 11, 1934 in Chemnitz ) is a German graphic artist , commercial artist and type designer .

Life

Heinz Schumann completed an apprenticeship as a graphic draftsman from 1948 to 1951. From 1952 to 1957 he studied at the Hochschule für Grafik und Buchkunst in Leipzig under Albert Kapr , Wolfgang Mattheuer , Hans Mayer-Foreyt in the field of commercial graphics, book design, lettering and typography. He then worked as a graphic designer at DEFA -Synchron Berlin-Johannisthal until 1959 . At the same time he was visiting lecturer for writing at the technical college for advertising and design in Berlin-Schöneweide . This was followed in the years 1959 to 1962, a postgraduate professor at the School of Visual Arts Leipzig with special training for the production of typographic fonts with Albert Kapr. Afterwards Schumann worked as a graphic designer for the Free Press Karl-Marx-Stadt and part-time as a lecturer for writing at the technical school for applied arts in Schneeberg. Since 1966 he has been working as a freelancer in Karl-Marx-Stadt and Chemnitz . In 1975/1976 Schumann was senior assistant at the Dresden University of Fine Arts . He was also a member of the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR .

Works

• 1974 scripture study
• 1974 to 1982 Grove of honor of the socialists in Karl-Marx-Stadt, writing steles (concrete and bronze)
• 1975 Signet of the Freiberg City and Mining Museum
• 1976 Signet of the Workers' Symphony Orchestra Karl-Marx-Stadt
• 1981 Calligraphic writing sheet on Kleist
• Inscription behind the Karl Marx Monument in Chemnitz “Workers from all countries unite” in cooperation with Volker Beier

Honors

• 1972 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
• 1972 Art Prize of the FDGB in a collective
• Art Prize of the Council of the Karl-Marx-Stadt District
• Artur Becker Medal
• Johannes R. Becher Medal
• 1982 National Prize of the GDR III. Art and literature class
• 1989 silver medal at the International Book Art Exhibition in Leipzig
• 2001 Grand Prix of Westerlo / Belgium

Exhibitions

• 1953, 1972 and 1977 art exhibition of the GDR
• 1974, 1979 and 1985 district art exhibition in Karl-Marx-Stadt
• 1965 Young commercial artist, Berlin
• 1982 New York Type Competition
• 1983 Karl Marx - artist confessions, Berlin, Magdeburg, Karl-Marx-Stadt and Leipzig
• William Morris Memorial Exhibition Austin, Texas
• Contemporary calligraphy exhibition in Tallinn

literature

• Dietmar Eisold (Ed.): Lexicon artists in the GDR . New Life, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-355-01761-9 , pp. 877 .
• Ullrich Kuhirt (Hrsg.): Art of the GDR . tape 1960-1980 . Verlag Seemann, Leipzig 1983, DNB  840469845 .
• Ministry of Culture of the GDR (ed.): Karl Marx - artist confessions . Art exhibition on the occasion of the Karl Marx Year 1983; Berlin - capital of the GDR, Magdeburg, Karl-Marx-Stadt, Leipzig; Painting, graphics, plastic, poster, photo. Center for Art Exhibitions of the GDR, Berlin 1983, DNB  551438525 .

Web links

• German National Library
• Art association VILLA ARTE eV accessed August 5, 2011
• Chemnitz City Library , accessed on August 5, 2011.
• Akademie der Künste - Berlin Collection , accessed on August 5, 2011.