Art on the canal
Kunst am Kanal is an art project that has been underway since 2003 in the Neumarkt district in Upper Palatinate along the Ludwig-Danube-Main Canal . This canal, which has been closed since 1950, is now a popular local recreation area between Nuremberg , Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz and Kelheim .
goal of the project
As part of the project, idOPf is being built on the banks of the Ludwig Canal in the Berg bei Neumarkt municipal area. Sculptures at various locations that are designed by regional and international artists. The basic idea is to present contemporary art to the public on unusual objects. Matinees and art workshops are also held in the towns along the canal .
So far 6 sculptures have been created on the canal.
Works of art
Stacking 3
Stacking 3 is an 8 meter high sculpture by the artist Wolfgang Kirchmayr , who taught art at the Linz Art University. The sculpture is located on Heinrichsburgbrücke near Berg near Neumarkt in the Upper Palatinate .
On March 1st, 2008 the sculpture was destroyed by hurricane Emma . During an on-site meeting with experts and the artist in November 2008, it was found that a reconstruction is possible. Reconstruction was completed on March 24, 2009.
On July 12, 2010, the sculpture was destroyed for the second time as a result of the storm Norina. Reconstruction with storm protection measures is planned.
Force field
Kraftfeld consists of 20 steles cut from oak and designed by the Slovenian artist Samo Skoberne . The field of stelae is located between Berg and Neumarkt on the road to Beckenhof. The property was erected at the end of March 2004. Note: The sculpture is currently being dismantled for restoration.
Ladder to heaven
Himmelsleiter is a 4.20 meter high and 8 tonne granite object designed by the Munich artist Hubert Maier . It is located south of the connecting road from the Berger district Unterölsbach to Reichenholz in the municipality of Burgthann . The property was handed over to the public on June 24, 2005.
The earth is not a perfect sphere
The sculpture, entitled The earth is not a perfect sphere, is an arrangement of 3 iron spheres, each 3 m, 2 m and 1.5 m in diameter. Since June 30, 2007, the balls have been a few 100 m from the Himmelsleiter in the direction of the mountain in the open space opposite the Kettenbach bridge. They were designed by the artists Hans Thurner and Ute Lechner from Obing.
Navigable
Navigable is a concrete sculpture of 14 m in length, reminiscent of the historic Treidelschifffahrt on Ludwigskanal. The creator of the work of art is the renowned artist Prof. Claus Bury from Frankfurt. After several months of construction work with significant support from local craftsmen from the municipality of Berg, the boat was handed over to the public in 2011 with the participation of representatives from the municipality, the district and the Bavarian state government.
Once stone
Once stone is a two-part concrete sculpture, each 4 m high, which forms the connection between the regionally predominant rock, the Jurassic limestone, and the building material concrete. Thus, the sculpture consists of concrete letters with a height, width and depth of approx. 80 cm, which, stacked on top of one another, form the word EINST on one side of the canal and STONE on the other. The creator of the work of art is the artist Timm Ulrichs , who originally created the sculpture for the Symposium BetonKunst 2007 in Nuremberg with the Klebl company. The Klebl company donated the sculpture to the association in order to get a worthy place next to the other works of art.
Completion of the project
With the realization of the art objects on Ludwigskanal in Berg, the association Kunst am Kanal has achieved its goal of making art accessible to everyone and in 2012 donated these works to the municipality of Berg and thus to the citizens.
