Ludwig Zepner

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Ceramic mural "Wedding at Cana" in Meissen

Ludwig Zepner (born January 10, 1931 in Malkwitz near Breslau ; † December 31, 2010 in Meißen ) was a German porcelain artist, designer and inventor.

Life

After his school days, Zepner began training in the areas of embossing , decorative painting and modeling at the Meissen porcelain factory in 1948, which lasted until 1952 . The subsequent visit to the Hermsdorf Technical College from 1952 to 1954 was followed by the study of design at the Berlin-Weißensee School of Art . Until his retirement he worked as a designer at the Meissen porcelain factory.

Ten days before his 80th birthday, Ludwig Zepner died on December 31, 2010 in Meißen . He was buried on January 7, 2011 in the St. Martini cemetery (south of the old town on the Plossen ). He was married and had three children.

Professional and artistic development

In 1960 the sculptor Peter Strang , the painter Heinz Werner , the porcelain painter Rudi Stolle and Zepner founded the “ collective artistic development ”, which later also included the flower and fruit painter Volkmar Bretschneider .

Together they realized the service of the century , the hunter service and the porcelain ensemble Thousand and One Nights . Zepner also has many murals made of Meissen porcelain and other ceramics on and in public buildings.

Ceramic mural in Meissen

Detail from the mural "Wedding at Cana" in Meissen

In 1966, Ludwig Zepner and Karlheinz Schäfer created the ceramic mural "Hochzeit zu Kana" from shaped and colored ceramic elements for the Kolping House of the Catholic parish of St. Benno (Meißen) . The design comes from Karlheinz Schäfer, the execution was carried out by Ludwig Zepner. The mural is located in the Triebischtal (Meißen) district at Haus Hirschbergstrasse 7. When the Elbe and Triebisch floods in 2002, the building was badly damaged and has been empty since then. The preservation of the mural is at risk, as the picture itself is on the facade of a badly damaged building.

Until the end of the 1990s, the building was still owned by the parish. After frequent changes of homeowner, the current owner is unknown. According to the responsible building authority, neither the building nor the mural is included in the list of cultural monuments. The artist Karlheinz Schäfer, the parish of St. Benno in Meißen and other ceramic art lovers are currently committed to preserving the mural.

invention

For the first time in the world, Zepner succeeded in developing the ceramic pipe shape through its manufacturing process, controlling the changes in the drying and firing process and thus producing tunable pipes for the first porcelain organ.

Awards

souvenir

  • The Ludwig-Zepner-Weg has been in Meißen since December 18, 2017.

literature

  • Staatliche Porzellan-Manufaktur Meissen, Museum des Kunsthandwerk Leipzig (Grassimuseum) (Ed.): "Meissener Konturen" - 1960–1990: Porcelain by Ludwig Zepner, Heinz Werner, Peter Strang, Rudi Stolle and Volkmar Bretschneider. Published on the occasion of the exhibitions from September 21, 1991 to January 19, 1992 in the Grassimuseum and from February 16 to April 5, 1992 in the Keramion Museum for contemporary ceramic art in Frechen. Edition Leipzig 1991, ISBN 3-361-00349-0 .
  • Christiane Keisch: Meissen today. Works by the artist collective Ludwig Zepner, Peter Strang, Heinz Werner, Rudi Stolle, Volkmar Bretschneider. Kunstgewerbemuseum, Berlin 1976.
  • Meissen contours: porcelain by Ludwig Zepner, Heinz Werner, Peter Strang, Rudi Stolle, Volkmar Bretschneider 1960–1990. Exhibition in the Museum des Kunsthandwerkes Leipzig, Grassimuseum from September 21, 1991 to January 19, 1992, exhibition in the Keramion, Museum for Contemporary Ceramic Art Frechen from February 16 to April 5, 1992. Edition Leipzig, Leipzig 1991, ISBN 3-361- 00349-0 .
  • Wilhelm Siemen (ed.): Ludwig Zepner, A porcelain life for Meissen. German Porcelain Museum , Hohenberg an der Eger 2001, ISBN 3-927793-66-3 .

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ today Małkowice, part of the rural community Kąty Wrocławskie - curriculum vitae at the Meißen Art Association
  2. ^ Patent granted , accessed January 8, 2015.
  3. ^ Chronicle of the vocational schools in Hermsdorf. (PDF; 2.0 MB) "First Ceramic Technical School of the Republic in Hermsdorf". Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
  4. ↑ Ludwig Zepner: Obituary notice. In: SZ-Trauer.de (Saxon newspaper). January 4, 2011, accessed January 8, 2015 .
  5. ^ Back then in the East. Central Germany - 1945 until today: The “Collective Artistic Development”. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk , accessed on January 8, 2015 .
  6. ^ Back then in the East. Central Germany - 1945 until today: Ludwig Zepner - The sculptor and leader of the collective. Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk, accessed on January 8, 2015 .
  7. ↑ Volker Hege: Reflections and critical comments on the 84th Bach Festival of the New Bach Society in Mühlhausen-Thuringia. History of the origin of the porcelain pipe. In: Volker's classic pages JS Bach from the Renaissance to the Romantic period. August 16, 2009, accessed January 8, 2015 .
  8. ↑ Harald Daßler: The Meissen porcelain organ should look simple . In: Saxon newspaper . June 1, 2011 ( sz-online.de ( memento from September 14, 2012 in the web archive archive.today ) [accessed on January 8, 2015]).
  9. ^ Chronicle of the GDR 1973. In: DDR-Lexikon. Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
  10. ^ Günter Höhne : Commemoration of two activists of GDR design. (PDF; 714 KB) In: Industrieform DDR - Newsletter 01/2011. Retrieved January 8, 2015 .
  11. ↑ Article in the Meißner Tageblatt from December 18, 2017.

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personal data
SURNAME Zepner, Ludwig
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German porcelain artist and inventor
DATE OF BIRTH January 10, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Malkwitz near Breslau
DATE OF DEATH December 31, 2010
Place of death Meissen