Jörg Hoffmann (sculptor)

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Jörg Hoffmann, 1990

Jörg Hoffmann (born August 23, 1936 in Erfurt ; † May 18, 1993 in Berlin ) was a German sculptor and painter .

life and work

Hoffmann attended the sculpture class of Kurt Schwippert and Eugen Busmann at the Werkkunstschule Wuppertal from 1959 to 1962 . In 1962 he went to Berlin to continue his studies at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste with the sculptor Karl Hartung , whose master class he later became.

Jörg Hoffmann's grave,
Old St. Matthew Cemetery, Berlin.

In this second phase (from 1963 to 1971) the works reflect his confrontations with war and his social and political commitment. He depicted tied up, tied figures to show the situation of people in a society determined by authoritarian structures and repressive measures. But he did not see his art as political action art. In 1968 he had his first major exhibition in Berlin in the Onnasch gallery. He showed there in this way unique, huge gray foam rubber sculptures. In 1969 he received a scholarship at the Royal College of Art in London . On his return he broke off his artistic work after long internal struggles. Art now seemed inappropriate and useless to him in the given political situation.

From 1971 to 1985 he took an artistic break and taught at a technical college for educators, where he worked until his illness in 1992.

In the third phase (1985 to 1992) he painted exclusively. During this time he created oversized works (around two to six meters). Here, too, his themes remained wars in the world and environmental degradation. In 1989, a large-scale installation on the subject of car madness was created in the Berlin-Schöneberg train station, which was still closed at the time .

In the fourth and final phase (1992 to 1993), he continued to work despite his cancer. His work now became light, permeable, fragile and bright. The reference to his personal life situation dominated in these works of art.

He died on May 18, 1993 in Berlin and was buried in the Old St. Matthew Cemetery in Berlin-Schöneberg.

estate

Numerous works are privately owned and are in the Berlinische Galerie , in the Stadtmuseum Berlin , in the Heimatmuseum Berlin-Schöneberg and in Haus Martfeld, Schwelm. The remaining artistic estate is with his sister Monika Hoffmann.

Exhibitions

  • 1961: "Galerie am Gaskessel", Wuppertal (individual)
  • 1968: "Galerie Onnasch", Berlin-Charlottenburg (single)
  • 1969/1970: “Jugendhorst”, Gelsenkirchen (group) scholarship from the DAAD, London
  • 1986: "Waldeck", Korbach (single)
  • 1987: "urban art"; Berlin-Kreuzberg (single)
  • 1988: "Möbeldesign Kettel", Berlin-Kreuzberg (single)
  • 1989: "Art Office", Berlin-Schöneberg (group)
  • 1989: "Art Office", Berlin-Schöneberg, installation of the S-Bahn station (individual)
  • 1989: "Galerie Ermer", Berlin-Charlottenburg (single)
  • 1989: "Maison de Heidelberg", France, Montpellier (individual)
  • 1989: "Galerie elf", Bielefeld (individual)
  • 1989: "Art Office", Berlin-Charlottenburg (group)
  • 1989: "Petruskirche", Berlin-Lichterfelde (single)
  • 1990: "Cafe Anderes Ufer", Berlin-Schöneberg (single)
  • 1990: "Galerie Sassen", Berlin-Schöneberg (individual)
  • 1990: "Kunstverein Lingen" (group)
  • 1990: "Kunsthaus Essen" (single)
  • 1990: "Free Berlin Art Exhibition" (group)
  • 1990: "Galerie Kinter", Remshalden (individual)
  • 1990: "Galerie Sassen", Berlin-Schöneberg (group)
  • 1990: "Berlinische Galerie" (group)
  • 1990: "Galerie Heimeshoff", Essen (group)
  • 1993: "Galerie Ermer", Berlin-Charlottenburg (single)
  • 1993: "Haus Martfeld", Schwelm, 1st retrospective (individual)
  • 1993: "Herdecke Hospital" (single)
  • 1993: "Bankhaus Merk, Fink & Co.", Düsseldorf (group)
  • 1993: "Epiphany Church", Berlin-Charlottenburg (single)
  • 1998: "Galerie Kunst-City-Treff", Berlin-Moabit (individual)
  • 2009: "Haus Martfeld", Schwelm, 2nd retrospective (individual)

literature

  • Ulrike Becks-Malorny: Steadfast rhythm full of questioning restlessness. In: Westdeutsche Rundschau. January 26, 1993.
  • Gerhard Finckh: About the disappearance of the figure in the thicket of the cities. In: Catalog Gallery Kinter. 1992 (Jörg Hoffmann, pictures on paper-paper pictures).
  • Lutz Hoffmann: Terrifying violence. In: Monika Hoffmann-Kunz: Jörg Hoffmann, 1936–1993, sculptor and painter. -A retrospective, In Search of the Upright Walk.
  • Lutz Hoffmann: Thrown into the wind. Memories of a war child, 1938–1948. Lit, Berlin, 2010, ISBN 978-3-643-10910-1 .
  • Monika Hoffmann-Kunz (Ed.): Jörg Hoffmann, 1936–1993, sculptor and painter. a retrospective, In Search of the Upright Walk. Edition Archaea, Iserlohn 2010, ISBN 978-3-89972-901-6 .
  • Michael Nungesser In: Catalog. Schöneberg Art Office, Berlin 1989 (Jörg Hoffmann, pictures).
  • Walk through an idiosyncratic creation. In: Westfälische Rundschau. March 9, 2009.
  • Amazingly ingenious despite a simple idea. Special exhibition about the sculptor and painter Jörg Hoffmann. In: Westfalenpost. March 9, 2009.
  • Hermann Wiesler : Picture Life, Texts on Modern Art, Pictures and Artists 1967–1992. Wienand, Cologne 1992, ISBN 3-87909-283-4 , p. 107 ff.

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personal data
SURNAME Hoffmann, Jörg
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and painter
DATE OF BIRTH August 23, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Erfurt
DATE OF DEATH May 18, 1993
Place of death Berlin