Klaus Arnold (painter)
Klaus Arnold (born May 18, 1928 in Heidelberg ; † September 22, 2009 in Karlsruhe ) was a German sculptor , painter and former rector of the State Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe .
Life
Arnold studied from 1945 to 1954 at the art academies in Düsseldorf, Munich and Karlsruhe. In 1960 he was appointed to the Karlsruhe Art Academy and soon afterwards appointed professor . From 1976 to 1988 he headed the Karlsruhe Art Academy as rector. Under his leadership, the reputation of the Karlsruhe Academy as a "painters' academy" was consolidated by appointing internationally renowned painters to teaching, such as Markus Lüpertz and Georg Baselitz . He volunteered as a board member in the Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg and was later made an honorary member. Arnold last lived in Karlsruhe , Baden-Württemberg .
plant
Arnold became known for his sculptures that combined plant-like shapes into abstract spatial ornaments . Many of these works were also realized as art-in-building projects, e.g. B. Fountains in the University of Konstanz and in the courtyard of the University of Riyadh in Saudi Arabia, a group of light bodies in the hall of the University of Bremen and the windows of the Luther Church in Karlsruhe. Arnold later turned to painting in the style of Neo-Impressionism . He often took his topics from everyday life, especially the leisure area. He mainly worked in the technique of wax emulsion and egg tempera painting.
Exhibitions
- 1970: Prisma '70. 18th exhibition of the German Association of Artists , Rheinisches Landesmuseum Bonn
Prices
- 1955: Baden-Baden Youth Art Prize
- 1956: ars viva
- 1956: Scholarship holder in the cultural group of the Federal Association of German Industry, Culture Prize of the City of Karlsruhe
- 1958: Baden-Württemberg sponsorship award
- 1959: Rome Prize Scholarship Villa Massimo
Individual evidence
- ↑ Redaktionsbüro Harenberg: Knaurs Prominentenlexikon 1980. The personal data of celebrities from politics, economy, culture and society. With over 400 photos. Droemer Knaur, Munich / Zurich 1979, ISBN 3-426-07604-7 , Arnold, Klaus, p. 19 .
- ↑ Board of Directors and executive members. Deceased honorary members. In: kuenstlerbund-bawue.de. Künstlerbund Baden-Württemberg eV, Clemens Ottnad, accessed on May 1, 2018 .
- ↑ Exhibition catalog 1970: Fig. 14 (Klaus Arnold: Portrait Juliane , 1969, oil on canvas, 176 × 212 cm)
- ↑ Ars Viva
Fonts
- Klaus Arnold: My thanks to Erich Heckel. In: Erich Heckel : New beginnings and tradition. A retrospective. Brücke-Museum Berlin 2010. Hirmer, Munich.
literature
- Hans Albert Peters (Ed.): Review of Villa Massimo. Catalog for the exhibition in the Staatliche Kunsthalle Baden-Baden. Müller, Karlsruhe 1978.
- Festschrift for the 125th anniversary of the Karlsruhe Art Academy. Müller, Karlsruhe 1979.
- Stuttgart encounters: The Wolfgang Kermer donation . Städtische Galerie Neunkirchen, May 18 - June 24, 2005. Ed. Neunkircher Kulturgesellschaft, Nicole Nix-Hauck. Catalog: Wolfgang Kermer
- Knaur's lexicon of celebrities: The personal data of celebrities from politics, business, culture and society. Munich / Zurich: Droemersche Verlagsanstalt Th. Knaur Nachf., 1982 (3rd edition), p. 20, ISBN 3-426-07635-7
Web links
- Exhibition Klaus Arnold in the catalog of the German National Library
- Works by and about Klaus Arnold in the German Digital Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Arnold, Klaus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 18, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Heidelberg , Republic of Baden , Weimar Republic |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 22, 2009 |
| Place of death | Karlsruhe , Baden-Württemberg , Germany |