Jürgen von Woyski
Jürgen von Woyski (born March 23, 1929 in Stolp ; † May 30, 2000 in Dresden ) was a German sculptor and painter .
Family and education
Jürgen von Woyski grew up in Stolp and Ritzow and came to Osterwieck with his parents and younger brother Klaus after the war in 1947 , while the older brother, Wolfgang (1926–2007), began studying Protestant theology in Bonn and then in the Rhineland Became pastor. In 1948 he went with his brother Klaus to study in Halle (Saale) at the Burg Giebichenstein art school . He began studying sculpture with Gustav Weidanz , while his brother began studying painting with Charles Crodel . In 1949 he took part in a factory teacher seminar in Halle an der Saale and was employed as a new teacher in the school service in Köthen . From 1952 he continued his art studies with Fritz Koelle and Heinrich Drake at the Kunsthochschule Berlin-Weißensee , plastic department, and graduated in 1955 with a diploma.
Artistic creation
In 1955 von Woyski began ceramic work in Marwitz and in 1956 followed the call of the city architect of Hoyerswerda , Ferdinand Rupp , who had asked young artists to help shape the newly emerging Neustadt. This is how art in construction, sculptures and fountains came about. From 1975 von Woyski was the artistic director of the Hoyerswerda Sculpture Symposia , at which international artists in Hoyerswerda created sculptures mainly from sandstone. Von Woyski lived in Hoyerswerda for 45 years from 1955, becoming an honorary citizen in 1998, and moved to a daughter in Dresden at the end of 1998 . Since 1969 von Woyski was a member of the Academy of the Arts of the GDR . He was the initiator and artistic director of the Hoyerswerda sculpture symposium, which took place every two years from 1975 . From 1981 to 1986 he taught at the Berlin-Weißensee School of Art as head of the building ceramics department. In 1993 he got an honorary professorship for sculptural design at the Technical University of Cottbus . Works by the artist can be found not only in Hoyerswerda, but also in Berlin , Potsdam, Cottbus , Eisenhüttenstadt , Frankfurt (Oder) , Guben , Jessen , Lübben (Spreewald) , Schwedt , Senftenberg , Vetschau / Spreewald and Weißwasser .
Works (selection)
- Relief at the entrance to the Berlin-Weißensee School of Art
- Fountain in the school yard of the Senftenberger Gymnasium
- A memorial designed as a picture frame for the painter Wilhelm Schieber in Vetschau
- Protection of Life Pillar , 1970, in front of Weißwasser Hospital
- Stele tower with dove of peace , 1970, in the schoolyard in Gröditsch
- Plastic team , 1985, Weißwasser Zoo
- Pillar of friendship , Weißwasser
- Group "Leipziger Couple" (Leipzig-Grünau, status 1988)
- Group of figures for the Mittelbau-Dora memorial
- Memorial to the victims of British air raids on Nordhausen at City Hall Nordhausen (1969)
Art theft
In February 2008, several publicly displayed works by the artist were stolen in Cottbus. In August 2013 another sculpture he had made was stolen from Blechen-Park in Cottbus. At the end of September / beginning of October, the squatting and standing sculptures were stolen in Laugkstrasse in Senftenberg.
Prices
- 1965: Art Prize of the GDR
- 1986: Hans Grundig Medal
- 1987: National Prize of the GDR III. Art and literature class
literature
- Bernd-Rainer Barth : Woyski, Jürgen von . In: Who was who in the GDR? 5th edition. Volume 2. Ch. Links, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-86153-561-4 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ After the sheet metal sculpture now stolen the graces. In: The Märkische Bote. Archived from the original on August 13, 2007 ; Retrieved December 27, 2013 .
- ↑ Thieves let lovers go with you from Blechen Park. In: Lausitzer Rundschau . August 6, 2013, accessed November 11, 2017 .
- ↑ Kathleen Weser: bronze sculptures fetched from the base . In: Lausitzer Rundschau , October 7, 2017, accessed on November 11, 2017.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Woyski, Jürgen von |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1929 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stumble |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 2000 |
| Place of death | Dresden |