Kurt Ohnsorg

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Kurt-Ohnsorg-Weg in the Josef-Bohmann-Hof in Donaustadt
“Movement Rhythm” (1970) by Kurt Ohnsorg

Kurt Ohnsorg (born December 25, 1927 in Sigmundsherberg , Lower Austria; † September 22, 1970 in Gmunden , Upper Austria) was an Austrian ceramist and university professor .

Live and act

Kurt Ohnsorg was a pioneer of modern ceramics in Austria. He studied at the then Academy of Applied Arts Vienna (with Robert Obsieger ; diploma in ceramics 1950) and then acquired in-depth artistic and practical knowledge as a guest in ceramics studios in Paris and Rome (until 1954). At the same time, he also worked in companies in the Austrian ceramics industry ( Gmundner ceramics , then Schleiss ceramics, both Gmunden ) and made small ceramic figures and scenes (mostly unique items) for the commercial market (1950–1960) in order to earn a living.

However, he wanted to practice ceramics primarily as a medium of art, and therefore founded a ceramics experimental studio in Vienna in 1954, and in 1955 took over the so-called handicraft workshop in Porzellangasse (sic!) 26 in Vienna, which is still today (as a ceramic Workshop) continues. He then founded the Josef Hoffmann Seminar for Ceramic Design in Vienna in 1961 (with Alfred Seidl, in the legal form of an association), which pursued the cooperation between industry, trade and art, but placed the artistic dimension in the foreground (and as an association after Ohnsorg's death (1970) until 1978).

In 1961 Kurt Ohnsorg switched from Schleiß -Keramik to ÖSPAG in Wilhelmsburg as a designer and worked in their art ceramics studio a . a. active in the (new) design of the series “Daisy” and “Corinna” ( lily porcelain ), where he created various shapes that are still in demand as collector's items today.

He then initiated the Gmunden Ceramic Symposium in 1963 and directed it until his death in 1970. At that time, the Gmunden Symposium was the first symposium specifically for ceramic art worldwide. It was revived in 2003 and has taken place regularly ever since.

In 1969 Ohnsorg was appointed to the art school of the city of Linz (today: University of Artistic and Industrial Design Linz ) and founded the master class in ceramics (which still exists today as the Department of Plastic Concepts / Ceramics) . This work ended in 1970 through his suicide , and his assistant at the time, Günter Praschak, took over the chair / master class in ceramics from 1972, which was later led on an interim basis by Maria Baumgartner after Praschak's retirement (2004) ; and was taken over by Frank Louis from 2008 after changing visiting professorships .

Ohnsorg's works can be found in numerous public and private collections, such as the Museum of Applied Arts Vienna , the Federal Art Collection ( Albertina and MUMOK locations ) , the Lentos Art Museum Linz , the art collections of the states of Upper Austria , Lower Austria and Vienna , the collection of the Central Savings Bank Municipality of Vienna , the Conrad H. Lester collection, the collections of the Kammerhof Museum Gmunden, the Musée Ariana (Musée suisse de la céramique et du verre - Swiss Museum of Ceramics and Glass), Geneva , etc. a.

He is also present with works of art in public spaces (in Vienna , Linz or Gmunden , see below).

Kurt Ohnsorg was a member of the Acadèmie Internationale de Céramique (AIC / IAC), the Artists 'Association of the Wiener Künstlerhaus , the Salzkammergut Artists' Guild, the World Crafts Council (WCC), Section Austria and Europe (WCC Vice President from 1969), as well as the Upper Austria. Werkbund.

Elfriede Jelinek on works by Kurt Ohnsorg

The Austrian Nobel Prize winner Elfriede Jelinek wrote in 2010 (on the occasion of the exhibition of works by Kurt Ohnsorg in the Zacherlfabrik ) in the newspaper Die Presse :

“ These wonderful things that Ohnsorg produced very often have a purpose, serve a purpose, and it is a great achievement when beauty also has a purpose, although it is in and of itself and would like to remain in itself ... These are everyday objects that should also be used, and at the same time they strictly indicate that this provision is crossed out by the user by being asked to use it. The challenged ... has expressly named and even shown this definition of the work, but now he cannot find any expression for what it is that he is supposed to use. Beauty hit him in the face when he tried to put a particularly pretty arrangement of twigs in this vase. For a brief moment he is blind, dazzled, he should not approach the purpose of these objects so openly, which is so obvious ... What nonsense is beauty in that it has not made us beautiful, which would be so much more practical, because then we could take it everywhere, not us, but these objects? Should we find out from these works that they will never actually be what they are by being used as what they can or should be, and are they no longer that because they are always (in pieces, in splinters) could come to an end, perishable as they are? (…) These works of art cannot be laid out, they can be put down somewhere, but not laid out. They are not carpeting. There they stand, but not in a display, where they could just as well stand, at any time, in the certainty of themselves, to be fragile and at the same time to have reached their end point, which the artist has determined for them. You have the possibility, no, the certainty of coming to an end one day (as every life has it), through an act of violence or through a fall, a fall from high above, you have this possibility, but we, we have the security. Maybe it is that: Beauty has the possibility of ending, we also have the security that it will definitely end. That is the very thing that these works of art also contain. They are not what they are. You are. "

(Excerpt from: Elfriede Jelinek: Ohnsorg or: The extreme possibility. You have to celebrate the festival, because if it falls, it can break. On the 40th anniversary of Kurt Ohnsorg's death: about his ceramic works of art and their beauty , in: Die Presse , Print edition, August 28, 2010).

Exhibitions (selection)

Personal exhibitions

Group exhibitions

Works (selection)

A first catalog raisonné with illustrations, compiled by Elisabeth Baumgartner and Claudia Mayer-Rieckh and now comprising more than 500 works by Kurt Ohnsorg, can be found in the publication “ Kurt Ohnsorg. Passion for ceramics ”, ed. by Carl Aigner and Reinhard Linke, Weitra 2017: Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 978-3-99028-657-9 , pp. 122–153. Here (in the Wikipedia article) only a few works are listed that are currently publicly accessible, be it on the WWW or in public space.

Works with illustration on the web

  • Vase (1957) ;
  • Vase celadon "Corinna" (1961)
  • Div. Objects (bowls, vases) with colored glazes (1961/62) , exhibited in 1962 in the Josef Hoffmann Seminar for Ceramic Design;
  • Div. Objects (bowls, objects, sculptures) (1958–1970) , exhibited in 2010 at the Zacherlfabrik Vienna,
  • Vase (1964) , collection of MUMOK Vienna ;
  • Vase (State Prize for Applied Art 1968) ;
  • Object “Candlestick” (1969) ;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg: Ceramics from passion , in: kr - Keramische Rundschau, trade journal of the Federal Guild of Hafner, tile and tile layers, ceramists, the Austrian Tiled Stove Association and the Austrian Tile Association, Vienna, issue 2 (2017), with ill. Various ceramic objects 1955– 1968 (from the Ohnsorg exhibition St. Pölten 2017);

Works in public space

  • Relief (1950?), Designed for the Great Festival Hall in Salzburg (but not permanently installed there);
  • Wall installation and holy water vessels (1960), mounted in the chapel in the former Caritas student house (Vienna 1, Seilerstätte 30);
  • Relief (1964), installed in the Central Savings Bank of the Municipality of Vienna , Simmeringer Hauptstrasse 98 branch (with Barbara Niemann);
  • Ceramic city arms (1965) in public space (Gmunden, Trauntor) (with Anders B. Liljefors and Alfred Zinhobel);
  • Relief "Dynamic Design" (1965), installed in public space (Vienna 10, Gesellenheim Zohmanngasse 28 / Brunnenweg);
  • Object “Vogeltränke” (1966), installed in public space (Vienna 20, Klosterneuburger Straße / Dietmayrgasse);
  • Sculpture (1966), created at the Architectural Ceramic Seminar in Ein Hod , currently installed in the Moskovich Sculpture Park, artist village Ein Hod , Israel
  • Porcelain column (1968), installed in public space (Federal Education Center and Seminar Center Raach am Hochgebirge , forecourt);
  • Sculpture “Bewegungsrhythmus” (1968) placed in public space (Vienna 14, Linzer Straße 452);
  • "Ceramic Relief" (1970), attached in the public. Room (chemistry high-rise of the Vienna University of Technology , Getreidemarkt);
  • "Ceramic Relief" (1970), attached in the public. Room (office building of the ÖAMTC Upper Austria, Linz (with Fritz Goffitzer));

Awards, prizes

  • Award of the Vienna Art Fund (1958);
  • Theodor Körner Prize (1960);
  • Gold medal from the Académie Internationale de Céramique (1962);
  • Promotion Prize of the Federal Ministry for Education and the Arts (1962);
  • Prize of the City of Vienna for Fine Arts , Section: Applied Arts (1965);
  • Silver medal from the Académie Internationale de Céramique (1965);
  • Austrian State Prize for Applied Arts (1968);
  • Awarded the Austrian professional title “Professor” (1968);
  • Culture Prize of the State of Lower Austria (Appreciation Prize for Fine Arts) (1970);
  • Elected Chairman, World Crafts Council , European Section (1970; thus also Vice Chairman of the WCC worldwide);
  • Naming of the "Kurt-Ohnsorg-Weg" in the 22nd district of Vienna (1977) after Kurt Ohnsorg

Literature and AV sources

Texts by Kurt Ohnsorg

  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1960): biography (manuscript) (1960), in: basis wien - portfolio Kurt Ohnsorg, also in Carl Aigner u. a. (Ed.): Kurt Ohnsorg - Ceramics from Passion, Weitra etc. 2017, Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, p. 162.
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1961): Speech on the occasion of the opening of the Josef Hoffmann Seminar for Ceramic Design , held at the Museum of Applied Arts Vienna on November 16, 1961, printed in: Karl Mrazek: The Josef Hoffmann Seminar for Ceramic Design, in: Museum for Applied art Vienna (ed.): Old and modern art. Austrian magazine for arts, crafts and home decor, 7th vol. No. 54/55 (1962), ISSN  0002-6565 , p. 39, also online , queried March 22, 2017;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (Ed. 1962): Unique ceramic items and structures. From our own workshop and in collaboration with ÖSPAG (catalog for the exhibition April 12 to May 13, 1962), Vienna 1962: Österr. Museum of Applied Art (today: MAK) ;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1964): International Gmundner Summer Seminar for Ceramics 1964 . In: Upper Austria. Landscape, culture, economy, tourism, sport (magazine); Vol. 14 (1964), Issue 3/4, pp. 40-41.
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (ed., 1964): International summer seminar for ceramics 1964: Formen , Vienna 1964: Erwin Metten GmbH (photography: Hans Prillinger; 32 sheets);
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1965): Letter to Heimito von Doderer (manuscript) , in: Heimito von Doderer's estate , Austrian National Library , manuscript collection;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (Ed., 1965): International Summer Seminar for Ceramics 1965: Space and Color , Vienna 1965: Erwin Metten GmbH (Photography: Hans Prillinger; 22 sheets);
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (ed., 1966): International Summer Seminar for Ceramics 1966: Diversity of Techniques , Vienna 1966: Erwin Metten GmbH (Photography: Hans Prillinger; 12 sheets);
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (Ed., 1967): International Summer Seminar for Ceramics 1967: Vessels , Vienna 1967: Erwin Metten GmbH (Photography: Hans Prillinger; 14 sheets);
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1967): Ceramics today and how it can be taught. Prof. Kurt Ohnsorg explains his program , in: Oberösterreichische Nachrichten , print edition August 30, 1967, p. 4.
  • Charlotte Blauensteiner / Kurt Ohnsorg (1968): Interview Kurt Ohnsorg with Charlotte Blauensteiner , in: md - möbel interior design. International trade journal for contract and living areas, planning, advice, furnishing, sales, 14th year 1968 No. 3, ISSN  0343-0642 , p.?;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1968): Concept for studying ceramics in Linz , unpublished. Manuscript, in: Archives of the City of Linz, excerpts published. in: Carl Aigner : "... to train the right young people in Linz for European events in the ceramics sector". On the establishment of the professorship and master class for ceramic sculpture at the former art school of the city of Linz, in: Carl Aigner u. a. (Ed.): Kurt Ohnsorg - Ceramics from Passion, Weitra etc. 2017, Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, p. 28;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1968?): Ceramic is a comprehensive term ... , undated text, later printed in: Invitation to the opening of the exhibition Prof. Kurt Ohnsorg (1978), Erste Österreicher Spar-Casse, Vienna, Porzellangasse branch, this text also in : "What Ohnsorg created was something very special". Carl Aigner and Reinhard Linke in conversation with Paul Twaroch , in: Carl Aigner u. a. (Ed.): Kurt Ohnsorg - Ceramics from Passion, Weitra etc. 2017, Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, p. 113 .;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (ed.): 6th International Ceramic Symposium Gmunden (1969) , supplement to the magazine kunst + handwerk, ISSN  2365-5305 , No. 10/1969 (supplement), unpag. Pp. III-XII;
  • Peter Kraft / Kurt Ohnsorg (1969): The developing country is on the doorstep. Conversation with the ceramist Kurt Ohnsorg in Gmunden , in: Official Linzer Zeitung , print edition June 20, 1969, pp. 567–568.
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1970a): A modern ceramist - Ohnsorg on Ohnsorg , in: Museum für Angewandte Kunst Wien (Ed.): Alte und Moderne Kunst , 15th year No. 112 (1970), ISSN  0002-6565 , p. 37 -39;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1970b): Report on the first semester at the ceramics class in Linz , unpublished. Manuscript, archive of the city of Linz, excerpts published. in: Carl Aigner : "... to train the right young people in Linz for European events in the ceramics sector". On the establishment of the professorship and master class for ceramic sculpture at the former art school of the city of Linz, in: Carl Aigner u. a. (Ed.): Kurt Ohnsorg - Ceramics from Passion, Weitra etc. 2017, Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz, p. 30;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1974): Text , in: Ver Sacrum. Neue Hefte für Kunst und Literatur, born 1974, Vienna 1974: Verlag Jugend und Volk, p.?;
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (1989): Thoughts on Work , in: Maria Baumgartner , Günter Praschak , Heimo Kuchling (ed., Red.): Ceramic Austria [exhibition catalog for the exhibition of the same name, April 2 - 30, 1989], Hanover 1989: Galerie Böwig , Pp. 11-12 (edited excerpts from Ohnsorg 1970);
  • Kurt Ohnsorg (2017): Thoughts on Work - a Manifesto , in: Carl Aigner / Reinhard Linke (eds.): Kurt Ohnsorg. Ceramic out of passion, Weitra u. a. 2017: Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 978-3-99028-657-9 , pp. 41-42 (edited text from Ohnsorg 1970 and Ohnsorg 1989, based on Ohnsorg 1961).

About Kurt Ohnsorg

Written sources

  • Heimito von Doderer (1962): Text for the exhibition Kurt Ohnsorg 1962 (at the MAK Vienna ) . In: Heimito von Doderer: The return of the dragons. Essays, tracts, speeches , Munich 1970: Biederstein-Verlag, ISBN 3-7642-0135-5 , p. 206f (first publication in the catalog for the 1962 exhibition);
  • Sokrates Dimitriou: The ceramist Kurt Ohnsorg , in: Der Aufbau (Journal of the Vienna City Building Office), No. 1 (1962), pp. 25-26.
  • without author: Kurt Ohnsorg - A Viennese ceramist , in: Magnum (magazine) , issue 43 (August 1962, topic: Vienna), ISSN  0464-4417 , pp. 73ff.
  • Anton Würzl: Kurt Ohnsorg. Back to Truth , in: Kunst im Handwerks Österreichs - Art and craft in Austria - L'Art dans les metiers de l'Autriche, Vienna 1964: Notring of the Austrian Scientific Associations (Notring-Jahrbuch 1964), pp. 50–51.
  • Günther Feuerstein u. a .: Modern Art in Austria , Vienna 1965: Forum Verlag, pp. 96–115 (on ceramic art and Kurt Ohnsorg);
  • Karl Mrazek : Obituary Kurt Ohnsorg , in: Museum of Applied Arts Vienna (ed.): Old and Modern Art. Austrian magazine for arts, crafts and home decor , vol. 15, no. 112 (1970), ISSN  0002-6565 , pp. 40–41.
  • Gerhardt Kapner : Free sculpture in Vienna . Vienna [u. a.] 1970: Jugend & Volk, pp. 113–119 (on Ohnsorg's sculptures and ceramics in public space);
  • Franz F. Kriwanek: Keramos. The Teaching of Pottery , Dubuque / Iowa, USA 1970: Kendall Publ., ISBN 0-8403-0279-7 , pp. 40–42, (chapter “Glazes”, with 2 illustrations of Ohnsorg's works);
  • Friedrich Czagan: In memoriam Kurt Ohnsorg. Art made of clay , in: Artis (magazine, Zurich , Konstanz et al.), No. 5 (1971), ISSN  1420-5777 , pp. 34–35.
  • Louise A. Bogner: The Dictionary of World Pottery and Porcelain , New York / NY 1971: Scribner & Sons, ISBN 0-684-10031-2 , p. 299ff. (Entry by Kurt Ohnsorg);
  • Waltraut Neuwirth: Wiener Keramik - Historicism, Art Nouveau, Art Déco , Braunschweig 1974: Klinkhardt & Biermann, ISBN 3-7814-0163-4 , pp. 94–98 (on the situation after 1945 and on the role of Kurt Ohnsorg);
  • Norbert Rodt: Church buildings in Vienna 1945–1975. Order, structure and expenditure of the church in Vienna , Vienna 1976: Wiener Dom-Verlag (publications of the Church History Institute of the Catholic-Theological Faculty of the University of Vienna, 19), ISBN 3-85351-082-5 , p. 396 (Zu Werken Kurt Ohnsorgs);
  • Felix Czeike: XIV. Penzing . Vienna [u. a.] 1980: Jugend & Volk (Wiener Bezirkskulturführer, 14), ISBN 3-7141-6222-4 , p. 46 (On the works of Kurt Ohnsorg);
  • Service Beeldende Kunst (ed.): Keramiekkollektie , 's-Hertogenbosch (NED) 1983, ISBN 90-6538-071-X , p. 115 (Kurt Ohnsorg in Dutch collections, with ill.);
  • Elfriede Prillinger: The nomadic nature of the creative search. Memory of Kurt Ohnsorg (1927–1970) , in: Upper Austria. Kulturzeitschrift, Vol. 38 (1988) H. 3, ISSN  0253-7435 , pp. 45-51.
  • Craftsmen & Potters Association of Great Britain (ed.): Ceramic Review , no. 119 (1989: topic “Color on Clay”), pp. 36–37 (on ceramic symposia and the role of Ohnsorg);
  • Erika Patka: Art - Claim and Object. From the arts and crafts school to the University of Applied Arts in Vienna 1918–1991 , Salzburg a. a. 1991: Residenz Verlag, ISBN 3-7017-0722-7 , p. 200 (Kurt Ohnsorg as an example of the transition from applied arts to art that took place in the early 1960s);
  • Friedrich Cerha : Writings - A Network , Vienna 2001: Lafite, ISBN 3-85151-065-8 , pp. 110–111 (on Kurt Ohnsorg and a composition dedicated to him);
  • Heidelinde Dimt (ed.): Objective encounter: Photography as a personal preference - HG Prillinger (1921–1999) (exhibition at the Schlossmuseum Linz , September 5 to October 28, 2001), Weitra and Linz 2001: Schlossmuseum Linz and Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 3-85474-069-7 , pp. 65–67 (photographs of Ohnsorg's works at the Gmunden Ceramic Symposium 1964–1967);
  • Peter Assmann (ed.): History of the fine arts in Austria: 20th century , Vienna a. a. 2002: Prestel-Verlag, ISBN 978-3-7913-2516-3 , pp. 506-508 (Kurt Ohnsorg as a ceramicist);
  • Jane Turner (ed.): Dictionary of Art. Vol 23: Neuhuys to Pandit Seu , London etc. 1996: MacMillan, ISBN 1-884446-00-0 , p. 450 (entry Kurt Ohnsorg);
  • Gustav Schörghofer: Gallery: Kurt Ohnsorg. The earth opens up in: the world of women . The Austrian women's magazine, No. 9 (2004), p. 48.
  • Brigitte Reutner: Lentos Art Museum Linz: Sculptures, sculptures, objects - the collection , Linz 2006: Lentos Art Museum Linz , ISBN 978-3-902223-11-1 , pp. 260–261 (Ohnsorg's works in the collection);
  • Gordon Campbell (ed.): The Grove Encyclopedia of Decorative Arts, Volume 1 , Oxford / UK 2006: Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-518948-5 , p. 523 (entry Kurt Ohnsorg);
  • Rudolf Vierhaus (ed.): German Biographical Encyclopedia, 2nd exp. Output. Volume 7: Menghin-Pötel , Munich a. a. 2007: Saur, ISBN 978-3-598-25037-8 , p. 567 (entry Kurt Ohnsorg);
  • Maria Baumgartner : Symposium traditions in Gmunden / Symposium traditions in Gmunden , in: Maria Baumgartner / Frank Louis (eds.): Copy and paste. An exhibition by the Linz University of Art / Ceramics, Kammerhof Museums Gmunden and VKB-Bank Gmunden, as part of Upper Austria. State exhibition (September 8th - 7th, 2008), Linz 2008: Kunstuniversität Linz, ISBN 3-901572-07-4 , p. 48 (information on Kurt Ohnsorg as the founder of the Gmundner Keramiksymposien );
  • René Edenhofer: Corinna. A design dream of lily porcelain , Deutsch-Wagram 2009: Lilienporzellan , ISBN 978-3-9501460-4-2 (Vol. 1 of: Die Haferlbude. From the original Gmundner clay crockery production to ÖSPAG . Factory biography of Engelhof near Gmunden );
  • Elfriede Jelinek : Ohnsorg or: The extreme possibility , in: Die Presse , print edition of August 27, 2010; also online , accessed July 15, 2016;
  • Ernst Ploil: The ceramist Kurt Ohnsorg. A typical Austrian artist's fate , in: Parnass - das Kunstmagazin ( Vienna ), 30th year (2010), issue 3, pp. 90–93 (no ISSN);
  • Elisabeth Baumgartner / Claudia Mayer-Rieckh: Catalog raisonné Kurt Ohnsorg , research project 2010–2016, also in: Carl Aigner , Reinhard Linke (ed.): Kurt Ohnsorg - Ceramics from Passion. A monograph on works , Weitra 2017: Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 978-3-99028-657-9 , pp. 122–152.
  • Paul Twaroch : A search for traces: Kurt Ohnsorg - world ceramist and sculptor from Lower Austria , in: Morgen. Free forum for questions of culture ( St. Pölten : Lower Austria state government), No. 6 (2015), pp. 8-10.
  • Paul Twaroch : Traces that condense - The work of the Upper Austrian ceramic artist Kurt Ohnsorg is widely scattered - His oeuvre is currently being painstakingly researched in: Morgen. Free forum for questions of culture ( St. Pölten : Lower Austria state government), No. 2 (2016), p. 9.
  • Carl Aigner : Work monograph Kurt Ohnsorg , in: Morgen. Free forum for questions of culture ( St. Pölten : Lower Austria state government), No. 4 (2016), p. 6.
  • Carl Aigner , Reinhard Linke (ed.): Kurt Ohnsorg - ceramics with passion. A monograph on works , Weitra 2017: Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 978-3-99028-657-9 .

Audiovisual sources

Most of the information for the video and audio documents mentioned below comes from: Carl Aigner / Reinhard Linke (eds.): Kurt Ohnsorg. Ceramics from passion, Weitra 2017: Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 978-3-99028-657-9 , chap. Bibliography: ORF TV reports on Kurt Ohnsorg, p. 174. These and other items mentioned here can be accessed via the ORF archive (subject to a charge).

  • ORF : Ceramic exhibition in Gmunden , Zeit im Bild , ORF 1 (TV), broadcast July 17, 1959 (length 1'24 ");
  • ORF : International Ceramic Seminar in Gmunden , Zeit im Bild , ORF 1 (TV), broadcast July 27, 1965 (length 7'15 ″);
  • ORF : Design symposium in Wilhelmsburg , broadcast "Streiflichter aus Österreich", ORF 1 (TV), broadcast April 27, 1966 (length 4'43 ");
  • Austria Wochenschau : Kurt Ohnsorg - ceramics exhibition (film) , Wochenschau week 45/1966, accessible in the Austrian Film Archive , archive no. WJ 45/66 (for the exhibition in the Zentralsparkasse 1966);
  • ORF : ceramics exhibition by Kurt Ohnsorg , Zeit im Bild , ORF 1 (TV), broadcast November 4, 1966 (length 1'45 ″);
  • ORF : Ceramic seminar in Gmunden , Zeit im Bild , ORF 1 (TV), broadcast on August 21, 1967 (length 2'37 ");
  • ORF : Ceramic exhibition in the Museum of Applied Art (Lubor Těhník, Kurt Ohnsorg) , program “Kultur aktuell”, ORF 1 (TV), broadcast June 26, 1968 (length 3′08 ″);
  • ORF : International ceramic seminar for the exchange of experiences , broadcast “Austria-Bild”, ORF 1 (TV), broadcast on August 1, 1969 (length 1'08 ");
  • ORF : Sale at the ceramist Kurt Ohnsorg , program "Kultur aktuell", ORF 1 (TV), broadcast December 13, 1969 (length 2'54 ");
  • ORF : Presentation of the State Prize 1969 in the Ministry of Education , Zeit im Bild , ORF 1 (TV), broadcast June 23, 1970 (length 0'51 ″);
  • Georg Eisler : Exhibition in the Vienna Secession: Works by the Austrian ceramist Kurt Ohnsorg. Interview Georg Eisler with Georg Meyer-Lange , in: ORF Radio, program Austria 1 , broadcast on September 23, 1970 (sound document, length 2'55 ″);
  • ORF : Exhibition by Kurt Ohnsorg in the Museum of Applied Arts Vienna , Zeit im Bild , ORF 1 (TV), broadcast May 16, 1972 (length 1'21 ″);
  • Otto Breicha , Paul Twaroch a . a. (Book, design, editing): Kurt Ohnsorg - Portrait of an Unfinished , Feature, ORF 1 (TV), broadcast December 4, 1980 (length 24'34 ″; includes interviews with Georg Eisler , Viktor Matejka , Anton Raidel , Hans Kann , Wilhelm Mrazek , Dieter Schrage , Karl Vak , Kristian Sotriffer , Paul Twaroch)

Web links

Commons : Kurt Ohnsorg  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ see the curriculum vitae of Ohnsorg 1961, in texts by Kurt Ohnsorg
  2. ^ Porzellangasse in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
  3. ↑ see history of the handicraft workshop ( Memento of the original from January 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 15, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.handwerkstatt.at
  4. ↑ s. Museum f. Applied Art Vienna (ed.): Old and Modern Art , 7th vol. No. 54/55 (1962), pp. 39–44 also requested online on July 15, 2016.
  5. ↑ cf. René Edenhofer: Kurt Ohnsorg, Lebenssituationen 1927–1970, in: Carl Aigner / Reinhard Linke: Kurt Ohnsorg - Ceramics from Passion, Weitra 2017: Library of the Province , ISBN 978-3-99028-657-9 , pp. 7-27.
  6. ↑ Information on today's Gmunden Ceramic Symposium , requested on March 22, 2016.
  7. ↑ Information on today's Department of Plastic Concepts / Ceramics , requested on January 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ see Art Funding Report 1971 , queried January 10, 2017.
  9. ^ Homepage of the AIC / IAC , queried March 29, 2017.
  10. ↑ Information on the Salzkammergut Artists' Guild (members, contributors, artists) , requested on March 12, 2017.
  11. ^ Report on the Oö Werkbund 1968 by Franz Lipp , requested on March 14, 2017.
  12. ↑ Jelinek text also online , queried January 29, 2017.
  13. ↑ see: Alfred Schmeller: Heiße Häferln, served ice-cold (review of “Ceramic Unique Items and Structures” (1962), exhibition at the MAK Vienna ), in: ders .: “Sehschlacht am Canale Grande; and other scattered articles ”, selected. & ed. by Otto Breicha , Vienna 1978: Jugend und Volk (first published in Kurier , April 21, 1962)
  14. ↑ see also: Kurt Ohnsorg: Ceramic unique items and structures. From our own workshop and in collaboration with ÖSPAG (catalog for the exhibition April 12 to May 13, 1962), Vienna 1962: Österr. Museum of Applied Arts (today: MAK)
  15. ↑ Information on the 1966 exhibition , requested on January 17, 2017.
  16. ↑ see also: Kurt Ohnsorg - ceramics , catalog for the exhibition in the Wiener Zentralsparkasse 1966, introduction by Otto Breicha , Vienna 1966: Zentralsparkasse der Gemeinde Wien , cf. Rudolf Altmüller and Friedrich Fuhrich: Bibliography on Upper Austrian history. The literature of the year 1967. In: Jahrbuch des oö. Museum association. P. 217, online (PDF) in the forum OoeGeschichte.at
  17. ↑ see also: New Gallery of the City of Linz, Wolfgang Gurlitt Museum (ed.): Kurt Ohnsorg, Ceramic Sculptures and Vessels; Fritz Riedl , tapestries and lithographs (exhibition January-February 1967, catalog), Linz: New Gallery of the City of Linz / Wolfgang Gurlitt Museum (today: Lentos Art Museum Linz ) 1967;
  18. ↑ Information on the exhibition in the Czech art archive "abart" , requested on January 10, 2017.
  19. ↑ see also: Leopold Netopil (ed.): Ceramics Kurt Ohnsorg, Vienna - Lubor Technik, Prague (exhibition, Austrian Museum for Applied Arts, Vienna, June 18 - July 31, 1968, catalog), Vienna: Austrian Museum for Applied Arts Art (today: Museum for Applied Art Vienna ) 1968;
  20. ↑ see Kristian Sotriffer : Kurt Ohnsorg. May 1970 , Vienna 1970: Action (Verlag) Tusch in the Vienna Secession (catalog for the 1970 exhibition in the Vienna Secession )
  21. ↑ cf. Ceramic weeks Gmunden , accompanying events “Akzente” 1989.
  22. ↑ see the publication “Kurt Ohnsorg. Passion for ceramics ”, ed. by Carl Aigner and Reinhard Linke, Weitra 2017: Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 978-3-99028-657-9
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  24. ↑ s. Franz Herbert (ed.): XIª Triennale di Milano, 1957, Austria , Vienna & Milan 1957: Commissario Robert Obsieger , information on the publication , requested on March 18, 2017.
  25. ↑ Information on the 1958 exhibition , requested on January 10, 2017.
  26. ↑ Catalog entry in worldcat , queried March 18, 2017.
  27. ^ Report in the magazine "Alte und Moderne Kunst", on the New York 1964 exhibition , queried January 17, 2017.
  28. ↑ Information on the 1965 exhibition , requested on January 17, 2017.
  29. ↑ si. René Edenhofer: 'Kurt Ohnsorg - Stations of Life 1927-1970 ", in: Carl Aigner et al. (Ed.): Kust Ohnsorg. Ceramics from passion, Weitra 2017: Bibliothek der Provinz, ISBN 978-3-99028-657-9 , p. 18th
  30. ^ Poster of the exhibition , requested on March 12, 2017.
  31. ^ Report on the 1970 exhibition , requested on January 17, 2017.
  32. ^ Report on the exhibition online (Alte und Moderne Kunst, XV (1970), pp. 42–43, Fig. 11 ), requested on March 21, 2017.
  33. ↑ see Waltraud Neuwirth (Red.): Austrian Ceramics 1900–1980: Exhibition in the City Museum Linz-Nordico, June 26 - September 20, 1981; Exhibition in the corner hall d. Styria. Landesmuseums Joanneum, Graz, end of November a. December 1981; Exhibition in the Salzburg Museum Carolino-Augusteum in the Bürgerspital from July 6th to October 5th, 1982
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  35. ↑ Ceramic Austria. Exhibition Galerie Böwig - Hanover, April 2 - 30, 1989, Linz 1989: Denkmayr (catalog)
  36. ↑ see also Josef Linschinger (ed.): Kunst im Salzkammergut, Vol. 3: Ceramics (ed. For the exhibition in the Kammerhofgalerie as part of the Upper Austrian State Exhibition Salzkammergut, April 20 to May 25, 2008, on the occasion of the 80th anniversary of the Künstlergilde Salzkammergut, catalog), Weitra 2008: Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , ISBN 978-3-85252-885-4 .
  37. ↑ Book & catalog for the 2009 exhibition , requested on January 10, 2017.
  38. ↑ Draft for the Schleiß-Keramik company in Gmunden, illustration online ( memento of the original from July 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed July 15, 2016. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.schallmeiner.at
  39. ↑ Design for the Lilienporzellan Manufactory Figure online , requested on July 15, 2016.
  40. ↑ illustrated in: Museum f. Applied Art Vienna (ed.): Old and Modern Art , 7th vol. No. 54/5 (1962), pp. 40–43; also online , requested on July 15, 2016.
  41. ↑ 10 works by Ohnsorg (on Elfriede Jelinek's website), photos by Erich Zillner , requested on January 10, 2017.
  42. ↑ Illustration of the vase , requested on July 15, 2016
  43. ↑ s. Peter Baum : Hommage for Wilhelm Mrazek , in: “Alte und Moderne Kunst”, 23rd vol. No. 160/61, ill. 3. p. 58, image also online , requested on July 16, 2016
  44. ↑ Design for the Lilienporzellan Manufactory Figure online , requested on July 15, 2016.
  45. ↑ Article Kurt Ohnsorg with various images , queried April 17, 2017.
  46. ↑ Fig. In Carl Aigner u. a. (Ed.): Kurt Ohnsorg - Ceramics from Passion, Weitra etc. 2017, Verlag Bibliothek der Provinz , p. 148.
  47. ↑ in the Palais Archduke Carl , today: House of Music of the City of Vienna
  48. ↑ s. also Josef Krawina: Redesign of a historical building into a modern cultural site for students from all over the world, in: Museum of Applied Arts Vienna (ed.): Old and Modern Art , 6th year No. 46 (1960), ISSN 0002-6565 , P. 15, also online also online , requested on July 16, 2016.
  49. ↑ Image of the coat of arms requested on July 15, 2016.
  50. ↑ Sculpture Park Ein Hod, sculpture Kurt Ohnsorg, visible under the button “further 83 objects” - no. 20 , requested April 5, 2017.
  51. ^ Goffitzer estate. Archival recording and data processing of Friedrich Goffitzer's estate . In: ku-linz.at. Catholic Private University Linz , April 1, 2015, accessed on January 15, 2017 .
  52. ^ Art fund in the Vienna History Wiki of the City of Vienna
  53. ↑ Information on the prices of the City of Vienna ( Memento of the original from January 10, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed January 10, 2017. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musa.at
  54. ↑ see State Prizes of the Republic of Austria: Fine Arts
  55. ↑ Kurt Ohnsorg memorial plaque , queried July 15, 2016
  56. ↑ Information on the Kurt Ohnsorg portfolio in the Vienna base , requested on March 12, 2017.
  57. ↑ Here is the full text: “For us, Josef Hoffmann is not just the name of a famous Austrian architect. He is the representative of a modern form of handicraft, which, due to its wealth, does not require a formal system which then excludes everything else from a contradictory perspective. He accepted everything that was tackled with talent. His motto was: 'Leave them alone, everyone, the most important thing is that someone tries something. Something will look out of it. ' Above all, he knew about the necessity of handicraft: that without the qualities of handicraft we will not get far stylistically, that its positive elements are also required in the production of large numbers. On the occasion of Josef Hoffmann's 90th birthday and the associated memorial exhibition, people spoke of the 'missed chance of Josef Hoffmann'. A formula that can be used to go back to the agenda without any further obligation. A convenient excuse for all imitators and gossipers who leaf through the new publications with a fleeting finger and fix this collective impression under the heading of world recognition. Hoffmann's chance is not taken at all! His principles around every formal possibility of the concrete object are as relevant as ever. The fanaticism of design that dominates us today, with all its lack of imagination, and the decline of craftsmanship that can literally be derived from it, require intervention in the spirit of Hoffmann. The great misunderstanding of the 'pure form', carefully avoided by the northerners, leads to a dead end. The love of handicraft is not to be seen as a sentimental inclination, but as the most perfect possibility for people to deal with the matter. And you can't spare yourself this argument. No creative person should be spared it if he does not want to stick to the surface of the appearances. Of course, that means work. But the shortcut to prosperity (read culture) is a dangerous thing. It easily becomes a crime against the Holy Spirit. Researching and designing on the basis of craftsmanship should be our task to rediscover the wealth of matter for us and all and to pass it on without reservation. We are of the opinion that real artistry can only emerge from mastery, both from mastering one's own personality and from that of matter. But anyone who does not take the trouble of mastering the matter can be considered questionable both as a personality and as an artist. This responsibility led us to the idea of ​​the Hoffmann Seminar. "
  58. ↑ Link to the publication in Austria. ÖNB library network , queried January 10, 2017
  59. ↑ Permalink to the document “Brief Ohnsorg to Doderer” , accessed March 12, 2017.
  60. ↑ Link to the publication in the DNB , requested on January 10, 2017.
  61. ↑ Link to the publication in the DNB , requested on January 10, 2017.
  62. ↑ Information on the archive of the City of Linz , requested on March 29, 2017.
  63. ↑ here the text there in the wording: "My considerations ... in the context of the Linz art school are made with a view to a later academy ... The learning goal (ceramic training) is: Free creative achievements at the highest level in the field of caramel with complete mastery of the craft -Technical knowledge and (of) industrial production processes ... During the training, value is placed on the fact that all graduates are able to approach production tasks in industry and trade as well as freelance artists immediately after completing their studies are able to use the experience and contacts they have gained during their studies to implement their ideas in a professional manner. For this purpose, recipes for important glazes, mass types and a list of modern specialist literature are provided. "
  64. ↑ Here is the full text: “Ceramic is a comprehensive term that ranges from simple brick production to fine ceramic industrial goods to unique vessels and colored sculpture. The unifying element of this wide area is a profound technical knowledge of the entire field of ceramics. This is the only way to establish contacts between industry and the artists. The time of the small business is a thing of the past in ceramics. This mostly technically flawed small-scale production, which tries to make a virtue out of its defects and thus produces tasty consumer goods, is actually a separating factor between function and free creative creation. Just like those elaborates when pure sculptors and painters make use of ceramic material. The latter can be appealing and stimulating, but leads astray. The ceramic material carries its design language and only thorough knowledge and experience opens the way to it. In my symposiums and seminars I always try to bring technicians from industry and artists to a mutual exchange of experiences and work together. Only a common language and formula notation will enable the free work of art to radiate across the entire subject area. Most of my work is done in an industrial company, and I use the techniques and materials that predominate there. Not because it is more convenient, but because it would be absurd not to use the beauties of the rhythm of a living production area for functional, creative activities. This is how a porcelain stele was created for Raach (note: Seminar Center Raach am Gebirge, Lower Austria), which simultaneously pushes the nomadic nature of the creative search and the sum of the diligence of a 'white earth' production facility up into a prayer. "
  65. ↑ Text Ohnsorg also online , requested on July 16, 2016
  66. ↑ here is the text there: “The semester started on February 16 (1970). The following students were accepted: Waltraud Viehböck (Magistra, metal class) [correct: Waltrud Viehböck ], Mika Bach (ceramic workshop as an autodidact), Susanne Weixelbaumer (graphic designer), Ingrid Grininger (banking and sculpture), Sylvia Ullmann (graduate of the Höhr- Grenzhausen / ceramics), Helmut Peschek (painter) [correct: Helmut Beschek], Mehmed Uyanik (graduate of the Academy in Istanbul and 2 semesters "Applied" in Vienna), Günter Praschak (designer in Denmark) and Erol Denec (musician and painter) (The information in brackets is the previous education). The practical analyzes and calculations of glazes and masses were worked through chemically and technically, so that every student is now able to make independent analyzes for trade and industry and to create glazes and masses. Vessel and free plastic as a unique specimen, reproduction methods and drafts were made. There are agreements with the companies ÖSPAG, Sommerhuber, Weixelbaumer and Bachmanning (porcelain, tile and brick production), according to which the students can acquire industrial experience as interns at the expense of these firms. At the same time, some of the students' designs are being tested in these companies. The ÖSPAG company gave the class a one cubic meter stoneware kiln and a large control unit. The publishing house 'talk room' from Coburg donated 20 specialist books, the above mentioned Firnen provided material and fires. For the coming semester there are inquiries from Sweden, Germany, Japan etc. It is planned to intensify the cooperation and the exchange of experiences with the industry in the coming semester. In minor subjects, lectures were held on psychology, sociology, cybernetics, religious studies, art history, literature, etc., which were given by well-known scientists. The results of the first semester will be exhibited in the class at the end of June. Schoolchildren are sent to symposia abroad. "
  67. ↑ Information about the magazine , requested on April 5, 2017.
  68. ^ "Corinna" book + vase. In: lilienporzellan.com. Retrieved January 15, 2017 (special edition (100 pieces) with a numbered replica of the Corinna vase designed by Kurt Ohnsorg for lily porcelain ).
  69. ↑ cf. Austria newsreel 1964–1973. Keyword catalog for the holdings in the Austrian Film Archive; Vienna 1975: Österr. Society for Film Studies, Communication and Media Research, pp. 199 & 296.
  70. ↑ also online in the Austrian media library , queried March 12, 2017.
personal data
SURNAME Ohnsorg, Kurt
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian ceramist and university professor
DATE OF BIRTH December 25, 1927
PLACE OF BIRTH Sigmundsherberg
DATE OF DEATH September 22, 1970
Place of death Gmunden