Heinz Theuerjahr

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Heinz Theuerjahr (born July 18, 1913 in Stolp , Pomerania; † May 3, 1991 in Waldhäuser , Neuschönau municipality, Bavarian Forest) was a German sculptor , painter and graphic artist.

Three fish (1969) at the Schanzlbrücke in Passau

Life

Theuerjahr began training as a farmer, but because of his artistic talent he was able to study at the State University for Art Education in Berlin.

In 1939 he made the decision to make the then very remote Waldhäuser settlement his domicile. From 1940 he lived in the artist village of Waldhäuser in the Bavarian Forest. He started as a painter and draftsman, but soon he devoted himself primarily to sculpture.

Shortly after the Second World War, his first exhibition was on view in Munich, which eventually earned him membership of the Neue Münchner Kunstgenossenschaft. At the same time, Theuerjahr was a member of the Danube Forest Group from the start . In 1960 he made his first trip to Africa. These and other trips to Africa had a significant impact on his artistic work.

A large part of his sculptural work consists of figurative animal sculptures, many of which are in public ownership.

The quintessence of his work is aimed at the deeper understanding and representation of the creature's appearance: at the center of his extensive work is the representation of the animal. Even during his art studies at the State University for Art Education in Berlin, he found "his place from the first day of creation" on his long hikes through the Bavarian Forest in 1935. In 1940 he moved to Waldhäuser, a small village at the foot of the Lusens in his studio house. In 1942 he married Zenzi cabinet. In his self-chosen solitude, he created an important work with a strong concentration that has the aura and soul of the creature as its content. To do this, he had to leave for the African continent fourteen times to find out about the animal world and the archaic forms of Egypt to his statement of the great simple form.

Großer Falke (1979) at the Frauenau drinking water reservoir

Overview of Heinz Theuerjahr's travels

Theuerjahr's travel ventures from 1960 to 1985 in particular gave him countless impressions which he processed in his works.

  • Sub-Saharan Africa
    • Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda-Sudan-Egypt: April 22nd - September 7th, 1960.
    • Kenya-Tanzania-Uganda: July 28 - November 14, 1963 and January 6 - March 4, 1968.
    • Crossing the Sahara with Rotel Tours 1969.
    • Chad-Cameroon-Central African Republic: October 9 - December 14, 1971.
    • Tunisia, Algeria, Morocco 1974.
    • Namibia: July 14th - September 13th 1976 and April 1st - May 31st 1978.
    • Namibia-Botswana: October 3rd - November 4th 1982.
  • North africa
    • Egypt: October 3 - October 14, 1965, December 20, 1979 - January 6, 1980, January 16 - February 13, 1981, April 14 - April 28, 1984 and February 24 - March 17, 1985.

"Heinz Theuerjahr's Ark" sculpture park

The atelier in Waldhäuser is an authentic place for an important artist and his work. The Freundeskreis Heinz Theuerjahr e. V., founded in 1993, obliged by the association's statutes, and borne by the affection for Heinz Theuerjahr, has leased the guest house on the Theuerjahr property and turned it into a memorial. With the help of the municipality of Neuschönau and the generous support of Sparkasse Grafenau, the property in particular was redesigned into a freely accessible sculpture park, which, on the one hand, enables the visitor to see the beauty of the landscape with an incomparable view, and on the other hand, provides an insight into a sculptural work of unimagined dimensions.

The works were made available by the Theuerjahr family.

Publications

  • Between forest houses and Africa . Morsak, Grafenau 1973, ISBN 3-87553-036-6 .
  • Diary of the first trip to Africa in 1960 . Edition Toni Pongratz, Hauzenberg 1999, ISBN 3-931883-13-2 .
  • Volker Probst (Ed.): Small writings. A breviary . Edition Toni Pongratz, Hauzenberg 2003, ISBN 3-931883-33-7 .

Awards

literature

  • Volker Probst: Heinz Theuerjahr. The print. Woodcuts, linocuts, etchings. 1943–1989. Catalog of works. Edition Toni Pongratz, Hauzenberg 2005, ISBN 3-931883-43-4 .
  • Imme Oldenburg: Animal sculpture in the 20th century. Heinz Theuerjahr (1913–1991). Biography and catalog raisonné . Dissertation. University of Passau, 2000. (full text)
  • Toni Pongratz (Ed.): Heinz Theuerjahr. Sculptor, painter, graphic artist . An approximation with contributions from Reiner Kunze, Toni Pongratz, Volker Probst and Heinz Theuerjahr. Edition Toni Pongratz, Hauzenberg 1995, ISBN 3-923313-88-8 .

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personal data
SURNAME Theuerjahr, Heinz
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor, painter and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH July 18, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Stolp , Pomerania
DATE OF DEATH May 3, 1991
Place of death Waldhäuser , Neuschönau community, Bavarian Forest