Kurt-Hermann Kühn
Kurt-Hermann Kühn (born September 20, 1926 in Merseburg , † October 14, 1989 in Berlin-Buch ) was a German painter and graphic artist.
Life
Kühn was born as the son of the trade unionist, politician and journalist Kurt Kühn . From 1946 to 1952 Kühn studied at the Academy for Graphics and Book Printing in Leipzig with Elisabeth Voigt and Max Schwimmer , and in Berlin at the University of Fine and Applied Arts with Horst Strempel .
While studying in Leipzig, Kühn met his wife Marianne Kühn-Berger (1927–2016), who later became an artist herself. Together they chose the state of Brandenburg as the center of their lives, initially living in Kleinmachnow and later in Wilhelmshorst near Potsdam.
From 1953 to 1970 Kühn was a lecturer at the Berlin School of Advertising and Design . Thereafter Kühn worked as a freelance painter and graphic artist until his death in 1989. During this time he was also honorary chairman of the Potsdam district association of visual artists (VBK) for 22 years.
plant
In addition to an extensive painting and graphic work, he created many large-format murals - mainly frescoes. His portraits of women and erotic drawings also attracted a lot of attention. Work and study trips took him regularly abroad. a. to Syria and Egypt. These travel experiences and encounters are processed in many of his works.
Controversy
The closeness of Kühn to the ideology of the GDR was repeatedly criticized. Civil rights activist Bob Bahra criticized the reassembly of the mural “Heirs of Spartacus” in the Potsdam City and State Library as a “scandal”. Since 1968 " Social Security Employees " (GMS) of the State Security had been bold. The city of Potsdam made it clear that the picture is a testimony to contemporary history and as such is a listed building.
Works in public space
- Mosaics, Karl Liebknecht Forum, Potsdam, 1980
- Heirs of Spartacus , wall painting, Potsdam City and State Library
- Frescoes Homage to Immortality , Ruppiner Kliniken , 1989
- Wall painting, District Office of the People's Police (later Ministry of the Interior of the State of Brandenburg), 1987
- Rheinsberg sun , mural, union club, Rheinsberg (destroyed)
Awards (selection)
- Theodor Fontane Prize for Art and Literature
- Johannes R. Becher Medal in gold
- Medal of Merit of the GDR
- Patriotic Order of Merit in silver
literature
- Kurt-Hermann Kühn . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 6 , supplements H-Z . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1962, p. 173 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Removal of the "heirs of Spartacus" required , Potsdamer Neuste Nachrichten, February 23, 2013
- ^ Karl-Liebknecht-Forum, Kurt-Hermann Kühn, 1980 , City of Potsdam, accessed on January 24, 2019
- ^ Ceremony for Kurt-Hermann Kühn , Märkische Allgemeine Zeitung, September 28, 2016
- ↑ Is that art or should it go away? , Märkische Zeitung, February 26, 2019
- ^ Club of the trade union , Verein Stadtgeschichte Rheinsberg, accessed on January 24, 2019
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kühn, Kurt-Hermann |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German painter and graphic artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1926 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Merseburg |
| DATE OF DEATH | October 14, 1989 |
| Place of death | Berlin book |