Jürgen Knubben
Jürgen Knubben (born March 19, 1955 in Rottweil ) is a German sculptor .
biography
Jürgen Knubben has been working as a sculptor since 1973. From 1977 to 1982 he studied theology at the University of Tübingen . Internships with the sculptors Erich Hauser , Romuald Hengstler and Franz Bucher ultimately led to sculpture. Since 1982 he has been teaching as a theologian and art teacher, in 2006 he was a visiting professor at the National Taiwan University . He is the initiator, organizer and participant in art projects, mainly in southern Germany, and lives and works in Rottweil. Knubben has been a member of the Baden-Württemberg Artists' Association since 2002.
style
The sculptures are reduced to the essentials. The material is steel, which becomes orange through oxidation.
Activities (selection)
- since 1992 conception and realization of exhibitions of contemporary art
- since 1993 managing director FORUM KUNST Rottweil
- since 1996 founding managing director, board member and board member of the "Kunststiftung Erich Hauser "
- 1996 Concept and realization of the Hohenkarpfen Art Foundation
- 2000 Concept "European Workshop" in FORUM KUNST ROTTWEIL
- 2000 Concept "City Artist" Spaichingen
- 2003 Conception of the art project "heimatkunst.com" on the occasion of the Heimattage Baden-Württemberg in Rottweil
Prices
- 1994 Volker Hinniger Prize from the city of Bamberg
- 2007 Culture Prize of the City of Rottweil
Participation in exhibitions (selection)
Since 1973 solo exhibitions / participation in exhibitions.
- 2000: "1. Swiss Triennial for Sculpture ”, Bad Ragaz, Switzerland
- 2007: Galerie Fondazione Zappettini in Milan - Sculpture Foundation Urschweiz, Ennetbürgen-Luzern, Switzerland
- 2008: "SkulpTour - Zollernalb", Balingen - "open Art 08", Tri Roveredo, Switzerland
- 2009: Torre Fiorenzana, Grono, Switzerland - Fürstengarten, Villa Eugenia and art association “Weißes Häusle”, Hechingen, Zollernalbkreis - Diocesan Museum Limburg ad Lahn
- 2011: Participation in the International Horticultural Exposition 2011 in Xi'an China
- 2012: Participation in an exhibition in the light of Amarna, Egyptian Museum Berlin
- 2013: Participation in the Biennale Internationale die SculturaRacconigi, Italy
- 2018: Jürgen Knubben - Sculptures at the lake, 55 years of Seegfrörne . Hagnau am Bodensee , exhibition in public space.
Collections (selection)
La Fondazione “ Il Giardino di Daniel Spoerri ”, Seggiano , Italy, Collection “Kunststiftung Erich Hauser”, Oberschwäbische Elektrizitätswerke Ravensburg, Regional Council Freiburg, Regional Council Tübingen and various municipalities.
Literature (selection)
- Jürgen Knubben: Steel sculpture 1973-1996. Ed. Ritzi, Trossingen 1996, ISBN 3-9805461-0-1 .
- Jürgen Knubben: 3 x figuration. Horst Antes - Dieter Krieg - Walter Stöhrer. Kreissparkasse Rottweil, Rottweil 1999, ISBN 3-9805461-9-5 .
- Jürgen Knubben: Everything is in flux. Straubinger, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-9806829-2-7 .
- Jürgen Knubben: European Workshop - Positions in European Contemporary Art; Workshop Europe, Stand-Points in Contemporary Art: Paul Morrison, Marianne Heske, Massimo Bartolini, Kafka Ivan. Hatje Cantz, Ostfildern-Ruit 2001, ISBN 3-7757-1069-8 .
- Jürgen Knubben: 3 × Nouveau Realisme. Arman, Daniel Spoerri, Jean Tinguely. Kreissparkasse Rottweil, Rottweil 2002, ISBN 3-9806829-4-3 .
Galleries
Wohlhüter Gallery, Leibertingen - Keller Gallery, Mannheim - ABTart Gallery, Stuttgart - Elolf Gallery, WE Venlo, Netherlands
Web links
- http://www.juergenknubben.de/
- http://www.kuenstlerbund-bawue.de/kuenstler/portrait/knubben.html - short biography
Individual evidence
- ↑ Jürgen Knubben - Sculptures at the Lake, 1963 - 55 years Seegfrörne - 2018 . Leaflet, Hagnau am Bodensee , Altnau , 2018.
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Knubben, Jürgen |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | March 19, 1955 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Rottweil , Germany |