Josef Albert Rissler
Josef Albert Rissler (born September 30, 1908 in Vöhrenbach in the Black Forest, † November 9, 1982 in Balingen ) was a German sculptor .
Rissler was best known for his character masks carved in wood. Especially with the mask of the Subloderehans , which still plays a role today in the carnival of Vöhrenbach and the surrounding area, he revived a 150-year-old carnival tradition in his homeland. The community of Vöhrenbach counts Rissler "among some artistic personalities of supraregional importance" .
life and work
Josef Albert Rissler completed a wood carving apprenticeship in Vöhrenbach. With the help of a scholarship, he came to the carving school in Furtwangen , where he passed his journeyman's examination. After working in the sculpting workshops of Walter and Rudolf Steimer in Neustadt in the Black Forest , he came to Balingen in 1933, where he joined Emil Pollermann's workshop. From 1941 to 1943 he studied at the wood carving school Bad Warmbrunn (Cieplice Zdrój, Karkonosze) near Hirschberg (Jelenia Góra) - today in Polish Silesia. In 1944 he received his master craftsman's certificate with distinction in Reutlingen .
The spectrum of his work was broad. In addition to figurative sculptures, coats of arms and religious carvings, animal figures were his favorite subject; mask carving was his great passion. For example, he designed a carnival figure for Vöhrenbach that still populates the streets of his hometown during the so-called "Fasnet". With advancing age and an illness that hindered him as a sculptor for a lifetime, he devoted himself more and more to painting.
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rissler, Josef Albert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1908 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Voehrenbach |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 9, 1982 |
| Place of death | Balingen |