Helmut W. Hundstorfer
Helmut W. Hundstorfer (born October 20, 1947 in Linz ) is an Austrian glassmaker - master and glass artist.
Live and act
After completing an apprenticeship as a glassmaker in the Linzer Glashütte from 1962 to 1967 , he continued his education with Claus Josef Riedel (Tyrolean Glassworks) and was then a master glassmaker at several German companies from 1967 to 1979.
From 1980 until his retirement in 2007 he worked as a freelance artist in Kopfing and St. Florian am Inn with his own glass studio . The Swiss-born glass artist Rolf Brühlmann took over the workshop and studio .
He is a member of the Innviertler Künstlergilde , the professional association of Austrian visual artists , the Salzburg Art Association and the Glas Art Society, Seattle, USA.
Exhibitions (selection)
From 1980 onwards, Hundstorfer developed a lively exhibition activity over a period of twenty years in Austria and other European countries:
- Museum of Applied Arts, Vienna, 1983
- Professional Association of Visual Artists, Linz, 1983, 1987, 1993
- 4th European Triennial General Bank, Liege, Belgium, 1996
- Innviertel Artists Guild, Braunau, 1998
- Glass sculptures by Helmut W. Hundstorfer and Fritz Prehal , Bratislava , 2001
Works
Hundstorfer's works were purchased for numerous public collections, including a .:
- The Royal Scottish Museum , Department of Art, Edinburgh
- Museum of Applied Arts Vienna
- Province of Upper Austria and Province of Salzburg
- City of Linz and City of Salzburg
Sculptures as an award (selection)
Hundstorfer is the designer of several awards and prizes, including a .:
- REWI Award, sculpture for the best graduates of the Faculty of Law of the Karl-Franzens-Universität Graz
- Glass sculpture Dietmar the Follower as the Dietmar Prize of the Rieder Service Clubs
Awards
- Certificate for outstanding performance, Coburg Glass Prize , 1985
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kopfing has a glass artist again
- ↑ Glass sculptures. Helmut W. Hundstorfer, Fritz Prehal, in: Basis-wien website
- ↑ The glass artist Helmut Hundstorfer, who lives in Kopfing, celebrated his 60s on October 20, 2007, in: ÖVP Schärding website ( 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.
- ↑ Best of REWI, in: Website of the University of Graz ( 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.
- ↑ Dietmar Prize 2013, in: Bezirksrundschau Ried im Innkreis, 2013
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hundstorfer, Helmut W. |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian master glassmaker and glass artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 20, 1947 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Linz |