Jan Hooss

Jan Hooss is a German artist and sculptor . Hooss is known internationally as a representative of stucco sculpture.

Life

Jan Hooss was trained as a stucco sculptor from 1984 by Manfred Siller and Xaver Mahler and then studied sculpture with Giuseppe Spagnulo and also with Karl-Henning Seemann at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . A guest study brought him from 1996 in the class of Marie-Jo Lafontaine at the Staatliche Hochschule für Gestaltung Karlsruhe .

Since 2008 Jan Hooss has been a lecturer in stucco sculpture at various academies, such as the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . and at the HfBK Dresden .

Hooss lives and works in Stuttgart , if not on a project-by-project basis .

Exhibitions / projects

The project and exhibition work of the artist Jan Hooss covers a broad spectrum and ranges from numerous works in various public castles , museums and galleries worldwide, to projects for international companies, such as DDG Partners in New York City, to the design of private properties, such as of the Chateau Miraval in France by Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie .

2018

• City Museum Stuttgart , Jangled Nerves | 36 wire portraits of personalities from the city's history for the permanent exhibition

2017

• Gut Jägersbrunn, E. v. Guttenberg | New stucco decor in the music academy (with Thomas Hummel)
• Villa Schauer, Vienna | “Cappricci” (stucco reliefs)
• EnBW , Stuttgart | Exhibition release and art

2016

• Würzburg Residence , Garden Hall | Reconstruction of missing parts of the Bossi decor
• Schlumpberger office | Stucco sculpture
• Netvico Company | 30 drawings for the Christmas edition
• Stuttgart Art Association | Exhibition with the group “Lines of Lines”

2015

• DDG Partners, New York City | Stucco relief “Fireplace” for the foyer of the building 180E 88th Str
• Studies for light / stucco objects (with P. Guthrie)

2014

• Chateau Miraval, France | Large ceiling relief and ornamental and figurative stucco objects and reliefs in various rooms of the property

2013

• Stuttgart Art Association | Exhibition with the group “Lines of Lines”
• Ellingen Castle | Stucco reconstruction of the grand staircase
• Garhammer fashion store, Waldkirchen (for Blocher and Blocher Stuttgart, Atelier Arti Decorative, Munich) | Presentation decor
• Sculptural group of horses
• Hotel Bayerischer Hof (Munich) , breakfast room | Stucco reliefs for seating niches.
• Munich Residence | Investigation and calculation for the reconstruction of the "Yellow Staircase"
• Seating studies

2012

• Various figurative sculptures, including: "Hermaphrodit" for Christopher Gordon and "Golgatha" for Uwe Brückner
• “3 figural monkey hutch”, “self-cleaning”, “sniffing”, and other figurative compositions
• Oberschönenfeld monastery , church | Reconstruction of a putto
• Atelier Brückner, Stuttgart | Exhibition of drawings and sculptures.

2011

• Office Bürkle and Partner, Stuttgart | Exhibition of drawings and figurative sculptures

2010

• Figural studies for an exhibition concept
• Dresden Residential Palace | Ornamentation for the ballroom
• Brühl's Terrace, Dresden | Reconstruction of the Ludwig Richter monument (plaster model)

2008/2009

• Dresden Residenzschloss , English Staircase | Reconstruction of the stucco ceiling with ornamental stucco, Genie (size 2 meters 30), putti and fama on the fireplace

2008

• Various figure compositions and studies in wax
• Schwerin Castle Garden | Reconstruction of the "David with the head of Goliath" (bronze casting based on the plaster model was carried out by the Borchardt company)
• Rome studies

2007

• Palace in the Great Garden , Dresden | Production of sample objects for the planned reconstruction of the decor in the ballroom (with M. Siller)
• Tegernsee Monastery , Quirinus Chapel of the monastery church | Restoration and reconstruction of high-quality Rococo stucco
• Exhibitions for Daimler AG (with Jangled Nerves) in London , Paris , Munich and Berlin | Bionic Car

2006

• Stuttgart Ballet | “The Nutcracker” - Exhibition with sketches, drawings and figures for the ballet by Marco Goecke

2004/2005

• Gallery Schapp, Stuttgart | Ceiling sculpture "Rococo"
• Lustheim Palace , Oberschleißheim | Reconstruction of space-bearing stucco angels after Francesco Brenno in the Renatus Chapel

2002/2003

• Veitshöchheim Castle | Reconstruction of two stucco ceilings in the White Hall after Antonio Bossi

2002

• Gallery Hoss and Wollmann, Stuttgart | “Dancerkits” - construction sets of 8 dancers from the Stuttgart Ballet (B. Breiner, R. Conn, M. Lieber, T. Lempertz, J. Reilly, K. Wünsche, C. Tanesini, IG Ortega)
• San Remo | Tunnel art project: “Galeria Cantante”

2001

• Barcelona (Hangar Grant) | “Catalan zebra crossing” and “Nostalgia” sculpture, drawings

2000

• Gallery Angelika Harthan, Stuttgart | Interim balance of the doll's journey (video and drawings)

1999

• Landesmuseum Württemberg , Aulendorf Toy Museum | Toys in adult format as key figures of the four exhibition departments
• Gallery Angelika Harthan, Stuttgart | Opening of the large dolls travel project: “MAAMA”
• German Horticultural Museum , Erfurt | Installation “Rosenraum” (for Atelier Brückner, Stuttgart)

1998

• Galerie Raiser Lopez, Stuttgart | Exhibition of sculptures and drawings

1996

• Municipal Gallery Backnang | Group exhibition
• Municipal gallery Rottenburg am Neckar | Group exhibition
• Municipal Gallery Pfullingen | Group exhibition
• Nulvi, Sardinia | Symposium - “Opposizionista” and “Porta della Nostalgia”

Competitions

2011

• Ministry building Stuttgart | Draft of 16 figures that play on the building

1998

• “Art for the Federal Council” | Draft of 16 figures for the attic zone of the “Prussian mansion” (with Per Kirkeby , Markus Lüpertz , Rebecca Horn , Thomas Schütte , Antony Gormley )
• "Bundesadler" (with Kurt Weidemann )

Trivia

In 2018, Hooss is equipping “La Fête Privée” for the benefit of the Stuttgart Children's Hospice with its sculpture “Robert”.

Web links

• Internet presence of the artist
• Video "Jan Hooss - studio visit to the stucco sculptor", published by the Center for Fine Arts and Intermedial Design Stuttgart (ZKIS)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Discussion: Where Art and Real Estate Meet. Accessed November 28, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Jan Hooss - Vita and Projects | Jan Hooss. Retrieved November 28, 2019 . 
3. ↑ January Hooss - Vita
4. ↑ Jan Hooss - Vita and Projects | Jan Hooss. Retrieved November 28, 2019 . 
5. ↑ ABK Stuttgart - speakers for the mural restoration course
6. ↑ HfbK Dresden - Course Catalog 2011 ( Memento of the original from May 24, 2018 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
7. ↑ January Hooss - Vita
8. ↑ Release Stuttgart - Release and Art
9. ^ Residence Würzburg - Garden Hall
10. ^ Italian Cultural Institute Stuttgart - Differentiable Manifolds
11. ↑ City New York Reality - Discussion: Where Art and Real Estate Meet
12. ↑ 6sqft - Art meets architecture at 180 East 88th including an intricate plasterwork installation in the lobby
13. ↑ ddg - 180 East 88th
14. ↑ CoDe. Zurich - Jan Hooss ( Memento of the original dated May 24, 2018 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. 
15. ↑ City New York Reality - Discussion: Where Art and Real Estate Meet
16. ↑ 6sqft - Art meets architecture at 180 East 88th including an intricate plasterwork installation in the lobby
17. ↑ Jangled Nerves - Bionic Car
18. ↑ January Hooss - Vita
19. ↑ Stuttgarter Zeitung - Rock legends and a giant baby