Josef Lang (sculptor)

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Blauer Mann (2005, blue glazed oak), Berlin

Josef Lang (* 1947 in Bad Tölz ) is a German sculptor .

Life

After school education and a commercial apprenticeship from 1964 to 1967 with subsequent activity, Lang decided in 1977 to live out what he had felt like an artist since childhood and began an apprenticeship as a stonemason in order to learn the basics of the craft. After completing his apprenticeship, Lang studied sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 1979 to 1986 . There he was a master student of Erich Koch . Since then, Lang has worked as a freelance sculptor, is a member of the BBK Allgäu / Schwaben-Süd and is active in the association for contemporary art in Landsberg. He is married to the artist Cornelia Rapp and lives in Munich and Denklingen .

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Thick base figure , Bad Wörishofen
Star picker , at the Schönbuchturm near Herrenberg
Wooden statue in Freising

Lang uses stone, bronze and wood as material for his monumental sculptures , whereby his more recent sculptures are mostly made of wood, which he prefers to make from an oak trunk without a model. He values ​​wood as a material, as he can work with it relatively spontaneously and, especially with large sculptures, quickly achieves results. Lang's figures are often given a monochrome coating, e.g. B. by glaze or by dry brushing color pigments into the wood, usually in the basic colors or a dark green tone. “They are figures with multiple viewing axes that allow the viewer to discover something new from every side.” “The size of the wooden sculptures, the archaic surface with the traces of the chainsaw, the abstraction of the body language and the striking coloring create a monumental effect. "

The "original and unused are characteristic features" of Lang's work. "Fed by an archaic canon of forms that come from cultures and artistic landscapes that are far apart in terms of time and space, Josef Lang's figures engage in a constant dialogue with the artist and the audience." He describes the "human figure as a vehicle of expression" as his "life theme" Humanity"; his formal language as "reduced, gestural realism". It is important for Lang that his works are perceived by the viewer as a whole and not in fragments. “The art of Josef Lang is about the representation of the 'generally valid in the concrete', about 'abstraction' in the true sense of the word, but by no means about 'non-representational'.” “The introverted-looking sculptures by Josef Lang are metaphors of humanity an emphasis on traits that tend to be marginalized in everyday life: vulnerability and vulnerability, the ability to take a stranger in your arms, to lift them on your shoulders, to carry them and to endure them. "

When setting up his works in public spaces, it is important to Lang that the installation site becomes a space that is defined by the sculpture.

“I love it when my sculptures gather in front of an exhibition in the studio. It then becomes incredibly alive. Everyone seems to be telling each other something and they don't notice me. "

- Josef Lang

Lang's first participation in an exhibition took place in 1982 as part of the art salon in the Haus der Kunst in Munich. The first solo exhibition followed in 1987 in the gallery in the Remise in Schloss Feldkirch ( Vorarlberg in Austria ). Since then, there have been regular solo exhibitions in southern Germany. In 2008 Lang's first solo exhibition took place outside this room in Cologne . The installation of Lang's sculptures in public spaces has so far mainly taken place in southern Germany. During the exhibition GEHAG Forum 2008 , sculptures ( Blauer Mann and Grüner Lauscher ) by Lang were on view in Berlin for the first time. They decorate the forecourt of the exhibition building in Berlin-Wilmersdorf . In 2014, the film Josef Lang & Tony Cragg about Lang's work was shown at the Five Lakes Film Festival .

Awards

In 1985, Lang received a scholarship from the Accademia Carrara in Bergamo , received the Sparkasse Nördlingen Art Prize in 1998, the Art Association Prize at the 9th Art Spring Bad Wörishofen in 2007 and the Hubert von Herkomer Art and Culture Prize of the City of Landsberg am Lech in 2011 he was awarded the Art Prize of the City of Bad Wörishofen and in 2015 the Honorary Prize of the Bad Wörishofen Art Association.

Working in public space

Blue head , Koenigsbrunn
Licca-Mann , Landsberg am Lech

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2019: Rolf Gentz - Josef Lang "Landscapes and People" . Municipal gallery Villa Streccius , Landau in the Palatinate
  • 2019: The sculptor Josef Lang - retrospective . Gallery St. Ottilien and monastery grounds of the Archabbey of Sankt Ottilien , Eresing
  • 2018, July to August: Josef Lang: Strong Men - Holde Women (figure on the station forecourt and exhibition in the Kunstverein with smaller figures, landscapes and abstract works), Nibelungen Festival Worms and Kunstverein Worms
  • 2018: Bad RagARTz - 7th Swiss Triennial of Sculpture , Bad Ragaz and Vaduz
  • 2017, August to November: five oversized wooden sculptures between 3.20 and 3.40 m high in downtown Kempten on the occasion of the Kempten "Talks at the time" ( The seeker in front of the entrance area of ​​the St. Mang Church, sculptures Rosa and Grünmann between City Hall and St. Mang Church, heart support to the prelate-Goetz street, ancestors carrier on the corner Stiftsplatz / Hildegardplatz) Kempten
  • 2017: 36 wooden figures, Schrade Gallery , Mochental Castle
  • 2016: Look here - thirty years of literature and culture in Bavaria . Benediktbeuern Monastery
  • 2016: Sculptures in urban space . Nine sculptures in the urban area, Donauwörth
  • 2015: HUMAN BEING sculptures made of wood by Josef Lang . Catholic Academy in Bavaria , Munich
  • 2015: Bad RagARTz - 6th Swiss Triennial of Sculpture in Bad Ragaz and Vaduz
  • 2013/14: Sculpture tour Freising with twelve sculptures ( Schafhof and in the city area) and small sculptures ( old prison ), Freising
  • 2013: Human - Animal - Landscape . Kallmann Museum in Ismaning Castle Park
  • 2010: sculptures . Heilsbronn Monastery and in the city area, Heilsbronn
  • 2009: Bad RagARTz - Swiss Triennial of Sculpture in Bad Ragaz and Vaduz
  • 2009: Josef Lang - Image of Man in Public Space . Benediktbeuern Monastery
  • 2003: Künstlerhaus on Lenbachplatz
  • 1996: Malura Museum, Unterdießen
  • 1992: Irsee Monastery
  • 1988–89 large art exhibition . House of Art , Munich
  • 1984 International Sculpture Symposium , Carrara
  • 1982–84 art salon . House of Art, Munich

Publications

Web links

Commons : Josef Lang  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b Anita Brockmann: The longing for the figure . In: boesner Kunstportal, March 5, 2018. Retrieved November 28, 2018
  2. ↑ Andrea Peter: Grand Prize for Great Work - Josef Lang receives great culture prize . In: Kreisbote from October 28, 2009. Accessed April 7, 2020
  3. ↑ a b Andreas Kühne: Foreword: Star picker and heart bearer. Thoughts on the sculptures by Joesef Lang . In: Josef Lang - catalog raisonné. Sculptures and objects, 1960–2019 . Christian Burchard, Josef Lang, EOS Verlag, Eresing 2019, pp. 7–8
  4. ↑ Christian Burchard: Introduction . In: Josef Lang - catalog raisonné. Sculptures and objects, 1960–2019 . Christian Burchard, Josef Lang, EOS Verlag, Eresing 2019, p. 14
  5. ↑ Thomas Raff: "Human Being" - Introduction to the exhibition by Josef Lang. In: to debate. Topics of the Catholic Academy in Bavaria. 3/2015, p. 45 f.
  6. ↑ Figures that speak to the viewer - Josef Lang and the art historian Christian Burchard on figurative sculptural art and the interplay of expression, material and location (PDF; 92 kB)
  7. ↑ Five Lakes Film Festival: Josef Lang & Tony Cragg (Great Britain, Germany, 2011, 85 min., Director: Christopher Felver). Retrieved April 22, 2017
  8. ↑ Augsburger Allgemeine: Josef Lang receives art award from October 5, 2009. Accessed April 20, 2017
  9. ^ Schrade Gallery: Josef Lang - Sculptures . Retrieved August 24, 2017
  10. ↑ Catholic city parish Transfiguration of Christ: Our Church . Retrieved April 20, 2017
  11. ↑ New work of art at Sculptoura: Red Giants at the foot of the Schönbuchturm - Böblingen district - Stuttgarter Nachrichten. October 31, 2018, accessed October 31, 2018 .
  12. ^ Brigitte Schmalenberg: Exhibition in the Villa Streccius Landau: Types who urge calm . In: Die Rheinpfalz of March 29, 2019. Retrieved on August 8, 2019
  13. ↑ Kunstverein Worms: Josef Lang: Strong Men - Holde Women . Retrieved April 7, 2020
  14. ^ Monika Rohlmann, Evangelical Lutheran Church in Bavaria - Regional Church Office: Pictures, Sculptures Reform . Accessed December 1, 2018
  15. ^ Südwest Presse: Art on the market square in Munderkingen from August 5, 2017. Retrieved on August 24, 2017
  16. ↑ Schwäbische Zeitung: Human traits determine the work of Josef Lang from August 7, 2017. Accessed on August 24, 2017
  17. ↑ Literary Autumn: 14th Literary Autumn from September 18 to October 29, 2016. Accessed on April 22, 2017
  18. ^ City of Donauwörth: Sculptures in urban space . Retrieved April 22, 2017
  19. ↑ Foundation Swiss Triennial of hyperform sculpture: Artist in 2015 ( Memento of 22 August 2016 Internet Archive ). Retrieved April 22, 2017
  20. ^ European Artists' House Upper Bavaria - Schafhof: Exhibitions ( Memento from April 26, 2014 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved April 22, 2017
  21. ↑ Süddeutsche Zeitung: Wood with soul, September 20, 2013. Accessed April 22, 2017
  22. ↑ Kallmann Museum in the Orangery Ismaning: Flyer for the exhibition Man - Animal - Landscape . Retrieved April 22, 2017
  23. ↑ KunstRaumHeilsbronn: Josef Lang . Retrieved April 22, 2017
  24. ^ Allgäuer Zeitung online: The second life of trees , October 21, 2009. Accessed December 1, 2018
  25. ^ BBK Allgäu / Schwaben-Süd eV: Josef Lang ( memento from April 23, 2017 in the Internet Archive ). Retrieved April 22, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Lang, Josef
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH Bad Tölz