Johannes Beeck
Johannes Beeck (born April 13, 1927 in Mönchengladbach ; † August 9, 2010 in Krefeld ) was a German glass painter who designed windows for many churches, especially in the Rhineland .
Life and career
Johannes Beeck came from a middle-class Catholic family. In 1941 he began an apprenticeship in mechanical engineering and finished this in 1944 with the technical college entrance qualification. Afterwards he worked in the air force due to the war and was then a prisoner of war until 1946. From 1947 Beeck became a student of the artist Mate Mink-Born. In 1949 Johannes Beeck introduced them to Anton Wendling , who was a professor at RWTH Aachen University. He hires him privately, as there was no more space in the academy class. Beeck learns glass painting and the design of mosaics at Wendling. From 1952 to 1954, Beeck continued his training at the Kunstgewerbeschule in Krefeld. He married in 1953. From 1955 to 1957 he taught art at a grammar school in Geilenkirchen . From 1955 Johannes Beeck began his career as a freelance glass painter. From the beginning he received many new orders from parishes for new church windows, as the windows in most of the churches had been destroyed by the Second World War. Furthermore, Johannes Beeck was friends with the sculptor Paul Brandenburg since 1966. Both worked repeatedly on joint projects.
Johannes Beeck lived and worked in Hinsbeck , Nettetal.
Work (selection)
Johannes Beeck's artistic work can be divided into two phases. The first lasted from 1953 to 1972. During this creative period he designed ornamental and figurative window pictures. His second creative period lasted from 1972 to 2005. During this time he only designed abstract windows.
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Johannes Beeck designed windows for the following churches, among others:
- 1953: Catholic Church of St. Mauritius in Freialdenhoven
- 1953–1954: Catholic Church of St. Mary of the Assumption in Buer
- 1955: Catholic Church of St. Johannes Evangelist in Gürzenich
- 1956: Catholic Church of St. Mary's Visitation in Kämpchen
- 1959–1964: Catholic Church of St. Brigida in Baal
- 1960–1963: Catholic Church of St. Remigius in Borken
- 1961–1964: Catholic Church of St. Mary's Conception in Langbroich
- 1963: Catholic Church of St. Johann Baptist in Simmerath
- 1963: Catholic Church of St. Martin in Martinsthal
- 1963–1964: Catholic Church St. Michael Church in Flensburg - Weiche
- 1964–1967: Catholic Church of St. Antonius Abbas in Niederbardenberg
- 1965: Chapel of the St. Ursula School in Geisenheim
- 1967: Catholic Church of St. Peter in Hinsbeck
- 1950s-1975: Catholic Church Groß St. Arnold in Arnoldsweiler
- 1967: Catholic Church of St. Mary's Conception in Mariadorf
- 1970: Catholic Church of St. Maternus in Breberen
- 1972: Catholic Church of St. Pius in Hassel
- 1972: Catholic Church St. Anna in Schalke
- 1973: Catholic Church of St. Adalbert in Aachen
- 1975: Catholic Church of St. Nikolaus in Westenfeld
- 1978: Catholic Church of St. Thomas More in Langendreer
- 1978: Catholic Church of St. Ida in Resser Mark
- 1978: Catholic Church of the Holy Spirit in Schaffrath
- 1986: Catholic Church Sancta Familia in Frankfurt-Ginnheim
Individual evidence
- ^ Nicole Alexandra Leyk: The artistic work of Johannes Beeck. Inaugural dissertation to obtain a doctorate from the Philosophical Faculty of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität zu Bonn, Bonn 2012 full text
- ↑ http://www.glasmalerei-ev.net/pages/k9048.shtml (accessed on August 12, 2014)
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| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Beeck, Johannes |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German glass painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 13, 1927 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mönchengladbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 9, 2010 |
| Place of death | Krefeld |