Karl Schaper (painter)
Karl Schaper (born April 10, 1920 in Berel ; † March 6, 2008 in Apelnstedt ) was a German painter , sculptor , graphic artist and conceptual artist . He was one of the most important representatives of abstract art after the Second World War .
Life
Karl Schaper was best known for his imaginary correspondence with dead and living personalities from culture, politics or fairy tales on oversized, wood-carved letters. Schaper's art is socially critical, his artistic subjects are politically committed.
life and work
Karl Schaper studied after 1945 in Düsseldorf , Paris and at the art academy in Kassel . During the Second World War he had a traumatic war experience in Croatia , which he repeatedly processed as an experience, mythologically packaged, in his art.
He was married to the weaver and bookbinder Susanne Schaper. Both worked closely together artistically. The Schapers' artistic work received international recognition and attention when they exhibited at documenta 2 in Kassel in 1959 and at the Triennale in Milan in 1960 .
The extensive and varied work of Karl Schaper includes wooden objects, woodcuts , linocuts , paintings, watercolors , graphics , strange objects (for example wooden towels and underpants) and tapestries . Many of the carpets are joint works, as Susanne Schaper studied weaving in French factories .
In 1975 both Schapers were founding members of the Wolfenbüttel Art Association . In 1988 Karl Schaper was awarded the art prize of the SPD parliamentary group in the Lower Saxony state parliament. Karl and Susanne Schaper worked and lived together for many years in Apelnstedt (municipality of Sickte ) near Wolfenbüttel.
literature
- Catalog: Karl Schaper, objects and pictures (exhibition of the German Post Museum). Frankfurt am Main 1992, ISBN 3-7685-3091-4
- Ludwig Zerull : Karl Schaper . Westermann, Braunschweig 1984, ISBN 3-14-509124-7
- PA Raabe (conception): Karl Schaper. the graphic work 1960–1982: drawings, etchings, objects related to the works of Virgil, Ovid, Kleist, Brecht (special exhibition in the Herzog August Library). Braunschweig 1982, ISBN 3-88373-028-9
- Exhibition catalog for documenta II (1959) in Kassel: II.documenta'59. Art after 1945 . Catalog: Volume 1: Painting; Volume 2: Sculpture; Volume 3: Graphic Art; Text tape. Kassel / Cologne 1959
Web links
- Literature by and about Karl Schaper in the catalog of the German National Library
- Materials by and about Karl Schaper in the documenta archive
- Pictures from the factory
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Schaper, Karl |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter, sculptor, graphic artist and concept artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1920 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Berel |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 6, 2008 |
| Place of death | Apelnstedt |