Jakob Wedel

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Jakob Wedel (born July 24, 1931 in Nikolaipol / Bergtal , Kyrgyz SSR , Soviet Union ; † July 30, 2014 in Detmold ) was a Russian-German artist and sculptor . He lived and worked mainly in Schieder-Schwalenberg ( East Westphalia-Lippe ).

Life

Jakob Wedel was born as the third child in a Russian Mennonite farming family in Kyrgyzstan. In the 1930s, seven people from his close relatives, including carvers , joiners and musicians , were arrested and shot by the Stalinist rulers - u. a. also his father. In 1942 Wedel's mother was drafted into the Trud Army, so that five children, including Jakob, were left alone. The mother survived and came back to the family after five years. While Jakob Wedel had to work hard as a farmer and carpenter during these years, he did not give up his passion for carving . At 32, he was given the opportunity in Frunze the sculpture to study. Because of his masterful achievements Wedel achieved great recognition in Russia, Kyrgyzstan and also internationally. From 1988 Jakob Wedel lived and worked in Germany and is probably the most famous Russian-German sculptor.

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As a sculptor, picture carver and generally as an artist, Jakob Wedel created sculptures , sculptures and other works of art that have been exhibited, discussed and awarded many times in his former homeland and in Germany. Images and more detailed descriptions of the following selection of works are also available on the website of the Museum of Russian-German Cultural History :

  • The struggle for freedom (Holz, 1988)
  • Otto Hertel (bronze, 1990)
  • The last force (plaster of paris, 1991)
  • O God, have mercy! (Plaster, 1999)
  • The boardsaws (wood, 1998)
  • The Good Samaritan (plaster, 1997)
  • Troika - the red gang (plaster, 1992)
  • The last drop (wood, 1996)
  • Prankster (wood, 1979)
  • The 70 year brotherhood (Holz, 1992)
  • The ordeal or the farewell of German women to their children in autumn 1942 (Gips, 1991)

Russian-German Museum

Together with the Russian-German school founder Otto Hertel , Jakob Wedel contributed to the establishment of the Museum for Russian-German Cultural History with the exhibition of his works of art in Detmold . With his works, Wedel has always supported the work of the museum, which was also its largest public platform.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ lz.de: In Schwalenberg he got to know freedom
  2. ^ Jakob Wedel obituary notice
  3. ↑ Page no longer available , search in web archives: http://www.russlanddeutsche.de/museum/8-aus-der-kunstsammlung/37-jakob-wedel@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.russlanddeutsche.de
  4. ↑ “The soul of a people comes to sound in every form of art” Exhibition Wiesbaden 2007 ( Memento from August 11, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  5. ↑ bmv-burau.de: Description of life's work
personal data
SURNAME Wedel, Jakob
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Russian-German artist and sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH July 24, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Red Front , Kyrgyzstan
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 2014
Place of death Detmold