Herbert Flugelman

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The politically controversial so-called Silver Shishkebab (Pyramid Tower) in Spring Street in Sydney

Herbert Flugelman , also called Bert Flugelman (born January 28, 1923 in Vienna , † February 26, 2013 in Bowral , New South Wales ), was an Australian painter , sculptor and teacher who created numerous works. He is particularly known for his geometrically shaped sculptures made of polished stainless steel . In his later work he took shapes from fossil shellfish.

Life

Flugelman emigrated in 1938 at the age of 15 from Vienna in Austria with his Jewish parents to Australia . During World War II from 1943 to 1946, Flugelman served in the Australian Army in non-combat units in Australia.

From 1948 to 1951 he studied at the National Art School Sydney . From 1951 to 1955 he traveled overseas countries and in 1952 he contracted polio (polio), which paralyzed his left arm and right leg.

He married twice, from the first marriage there are three daughters and from the second marriage there is a son. He had lived in Bowral in southern New South Wales since 2002 .

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He traveled to Europe after World War II , and although successfully exhibiting at the Piccadilly Gallery in London and the Barone Gallery in New York , he returned to Australia in 1955.

From 1972 to 1983, Flugelman was a lecturer at the South Australian School of Art , where he was also responsible for sculpture. During this time he produced most of his famous works, especially the Sculpture (1974), Spheres (1997) and Cones (1982) festivals in the National Gallery of Art's sculpture park .

From 1984 to 1990, Flugelman was chief editor and supervisor at the School of Creative Arts at the University of Wollongong .

In 1991 he was appointed professor at the University of Wollongong . In 1995 he was made an Honorary Doctor of Creative Arts and in 1997 received the Emeritus Award for Visual Arts / Craft Fund from the Australia Council .

Art criticism

Flugelman's career as a sculptor was not without controversy. His 19-meter-high sculpture Pyramid Tower , which was erected on Martin Place in Sydney - a renowned square with numerous banks and public buildings - split Sydney into two camps and was heavily criticized as The Silver Shish Kebab . The mayor of Sydney, Frank Sartor of the Australian Labor Party , had this sculpture dismantled in 1996 and only moved to a less important location two blocks from the original location between Pitt Street and Spring Street in 1999.

Another public argument sparked off his portrayal of Chainsaw (chainsaw) by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher .

Works (selection)

  • 1962 concrete relief, AOR Kurnell, New South Wales
  • 1965 Cast Bronze Sculpture, University of New South Wales
  • 1966/67 Untitled (corrugated copper and mosaic fountain) at Bruce Hall, Australian National University in Canberra
  • 1973 Continuum , University of Adelaide
  • 1974 Environmental sculpture Tetrahedra , Adelaide Festival Center in Adelaide
  • 1975 The Knot , Light Square, Adelaide
  • 1977 Spheres , Rundle Mall, Adelaide
  • 1978 Spiral and Wave , Wollongong City Gallery in Wollongong (New South Wales)
  • 1978 Pyramid Tower , Sydney ( The Silver Shish Kebab )
  • 1978/79 Tumbling Cubes in Margaret Timpson Park, Belconnen District, Canberra
  • 1982 Cones , National Gallery of Australia, Canberra
  • 1985 Gateway to Mount Keira , University of Wollongong
  • 1985 Stainless Steel Sculpture, Penrith Regional Gallery, Emu Plains (New South Wales)
  • 1988 Winged figure - Lawrence Hargrave Memorial , University of Wollongong
  • 1999/2000 Federation Arch , Orange Botanical Garden, Orange (New South Wales)
  • 2005 Tribute (to Richard Llewellyn) , Adelaide Festival Center
  • 2006 Slow Spiral , Queens Plaza, Brisbane
  • 2007 Transition series (Tree Sculptures), University of Wollongong

Photo gallery

  • Tribute (dt .: tribute ), Sculpture in front of the Festival Center Adelaide

  • Cones , (1982)

  • The Spheres , (1979)

  • Winged Figure - Lawrence Hargrave Memorial (Eng .: Winged Figure - Lawrence Hargrave Memorial), (Detail, 1988)

literature

Web links

Commons : Bert Flugelman  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Data on cityofadelaide.com.au ( Memento of the original from July 22, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Accessed August 15  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.cityofadelaide.com.au
  2. ↑ Controversial artist Flugelman dies at 90
  3. ^ A b Rosemary Neill: Defying gravity. Interview with Flugelman on July 10, 2010. In: The Australian. Online at theaustralian.com . Retrieved August 15, 2010
  4. ↑ Discussion about the controversial sculpture . accessed on August 15
personal data
SURNAME Flugelman, Herbert
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Flugelman, Bert
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Australian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH January 28, 1923
PLACE OF BIRTH Vienna
DATE OF DEATH February 26, 2013
Place of death Bowral , New South Wales