Herbert Belau

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Herbert Belau (born December 8, 1921 in Neuhof near Heilsberg , † 1990 in Neuss ) was a German sculptor , graphic artist and painter . The focus of his work are sacred commissioned works and works in the environment of his teacher Ewald Mataré .

Life

At the age of 13 he attended the Hermann Lietz School at Bieberstein Castle near Fulda . In 1943 he was taken prisoner by the United States. After his release, he began studying with Ewald Mataré at the Düsseldorf Art Academy .

Belau was married and had three children. To secure a livelihood for himself and his three children, Belau gave up the profession of freelance artist in favor of a job as an art teacher at the Alexander von Humboldt Gymnasium Neuss .

Works of art (selection)

In 1957, the then Bishop of Speyer refused to consecrate a wooden crucifix by Toni Zenz and a carved Mother of God by Herbert Belau at the inauguration of the Church of St. Konrad in Kaiserslautern . He expressly excluded the two works of art from consecration because the works of art did not correspond to the healthy religious feeling of the believers.

In the St. Pius Church in Cologne , von Belau hangs an impressive wooden cross in the choir.

In the Museum Kurhaus Kleve a joint effort of Belau (Joseph and the baby Jesus) and his former fellow students is Joseph Beuys to see.

The Mother of God with Child in St. Marien in Oberhausen was carved by Belau from a single round piece of wood.

literature

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Ewald Mataré Brunnen RuhrKunstMuseen
  2. Jump up ↑ Jack Shay: The Fort McClellan POW Camp: German Prisoners in Alabama, 1943-1946. McFarland & Company, 2016, ISBN 978-1-4766-6235-0 , p. 89 ff. (Books.google.de)
  3. ↑ Our Lady of Kaiserslautern. In: The time . 48/1957.
  4. ^ Herbert Belau In: The work of art . Volume 11, 1957, p. 85. (books.google.de)
  5. ↑ Erhard R. Wiehn: Kaiserslautern. Meininger, 1982, p. 393 (books.google.de)
  6. ↑ Beuys-Madonnen in Kleve and Moyand
  7. ↑ The Marienkirche
  8. ↑ artnews.de
personal data
SURNAME Belau, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor, graphic artist and painter
DATE OF BIRTH December 8, 1921
PLACE OF BIRTH Neuhof near Heilsberg
DATE OF DEATH 1990
Place of death Neuss