Herbert Burschik

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Herbert Burschik (* 1922 in Prague ; † 1990 in Eisenhüttenstadt ) was a German artist ( sculptor / sculptor ).

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Large seated people , Frankfurt (Oder), Lennépark

Herbert Burschik completed an apprenticeship as a businessman after his school days, was then called up for military service and after the end of the war worked in various professions.

After training as a stonemason from 1948 to 1950 in Sondershausen , Herbert Burschik studied from 1950 to 1955 at the Dresden University of Fine Arts in the field of sculpture with Walter Arnold . He graduated with a diploma and completed, thereafter until 1958, a postgraduate .

From 1959 he worked as a freelancer in Stalinstadt (today Eisenhüttenstadt ), then in Frankfurt (Oder) . During his creative period he went on study trips to Poland , Hungary , Czechoslovakia (ČSSR) and the Soviet Union (USSR).

Herbert Burschik's sculptures are in public space and can be found in public collections. This also includes a lot of architecture-related work. His works have been shown in numerous group and solo exhibitions at home and abroad.

Works (in public spaces and in collections)

Gymnast , Dresden-Südvorstadt
  • 1962: gymnast , bronze; Dresden-Südvorstadt , elementary school in Schweizer Straße
  • 1963: Girl on the balance beam , bronze, in front of the gym, Bernau near Berlin , Jahnstrasse 56
  • 1965: Large seated woman , bronze; Frankfurt (Oder), Lennépark
  • 1966: acrobat group , bronze; Schwedt / Oder , Leverkusener Strasse
  • 1966: Girl with a flower , bronze; Schwedt / Oder, rainbow day care center
  • 1968: Reclining woman , bronze; Schwedt / Oder, Asklepios Clinic Uckermark
  • 1969: gymnast with hoop , bronze; Rathenow , youth square
  • 1970: Girl in a hammock , bronze; Schwedt / Oder, AquariUM leisure and adventure pool
  • 1974: Nicolaus Copernicus monument, bronze; Frankfurt (Oder), Bishop's Promenade
  • 1974: goalkeeper , bronze; Magdeburg , Elbe promenade
  • 1976: Undressing , concrete; formerly Badehaus Goor (destroyed, parts preserved)
  • 1976: Undressing , bronze; Schwedt / Oder, Uferweg (bronze copy of the concrete figure from the Goor bathhouse)
  • 1976: goalkeeper , bronze; Schwedt / Oder, New Time sports hall
  • 1976: memorial, concrete; Lübben (Spreewald) , Soviet cemetery of honor
  • 1985: Dormant , Concrete ?; Frankfurt (Oder)
  • without time allocation:
    • Boy with dog , fountain figure; Eisenhüttenstadt
    • Female nude , bronze; Eisenhüttenstadt
    • Steelworker , bronze; Eisenhüttenstadt
    • Girl with cloth , bronze; Eisenhüttenstadt, at the garden flow on Diehloer Straße
    • Crouching , bronze; Eberswalde , Brandenburg quarter
    • The dance group , concrete.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1973 and 1983 solo exhibitions in Eisenhüttenstadt and participation in exhibitions in Potsdam and Brandenburg
  • Participation in exhibitions in the Federal Republic of Germany , Poland, the USSR and the ČSSR
  • Participation together with artist colleagues from Eisenhüttenstadt, after the conclusion of the first German-German town twinning, in an exhibition in Saarlouis
  • 1977, 1982 and 1986 participation in exhibitions "Art and Sport" in Leipzig and Frankfurt (Oder)
  • In 1992 on the occasion of his 70th birthday and in 2007 on the occasion of his 85th birthday, individual exhibitions in the City Museum Eisenhüttenstadt commemorated him and his artistic work was honored
  • In 2020, the 30th anniversary of his death was commemorated with the cabinet exhibition Herbert Burschik - Works from the art collection of the Städtisches Museum in the Städtisches Museum, Galerie & Kunstsammlung Eisenhüttenstadt / OT Fürstenberg (Oder), parallel to the work show Sandra Rienäcker - Painting and Graphics .

Memberships and honors (selection)

  • Member of the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR
  • 1961 Art Prize of the Frankfurt (Oder) district
  • 1973 plaque of honor of the city of Eisenhüttenstadt
  • 1979 Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze
  • 1982 Heinrich von Kleist Prize of the City of Frankfurt (Oder)
  • 1984 Patriotic Order of Merit in Gold

Web links

Commons : Herbert Burschik  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b " Fine Arts Issue 10/1959 . A Brief Magazine Review ” ; retraceblog - Collection of materials: Bibliography on art and architecture in the GDR with a focus on building-related art and art in public space from April 30, 2018, accessed on January 25, 2020
  2. ↑ a b c "Painter of the GDR - B: Burschik, Herbert" ; Insula Rugia eV - Association for the protection, care and development of the island of Rügen, accessed on January 25, 2020
  3. ↑ a b c d e f "Sculptures" ; City of Schwedt / Oder, accessed on January 25, 2020
  4. ↑ “ Girl with a cloth waiting for a new base” ; published in: Märkische Oderzeitung, ZDB -ID 2803310-3 from November 1, 2014, accessed on January 25, 2020
  5. ↑ "Private Art Guardian on the road" ; published in: Märkische Oderzeitung, ZDB -ID 2803310-3 of December 22, 2014, accessed on January 25, 2020
  6. ↑ "Valuable bronze with a history" ; published in: Märkische Oderzeitung, ZDB -ID 2803310-3 from October 6, 2010, accessed on January 25, 2020
personal data
SURNAME Burschik, Herbert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist, sculptor, sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH Prague
DATE OF DEATH 1990
Place of death Eisenhüttenstadt