Markus Matthias Rapp
Markus (Matthias) Rapp (born July 21, 1955 in Stuttgart ) is a German sculptor .
Rapp completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason and sculptor from 1976 to 1978 , studied painting with Gerd Neisser at the Free Art School Stuttgart from 1978 to 1980 and sculpture with Alfred Hrdlicka from 1980 to 1986 at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . He has been working as a freelancer since 1986. Today he lives in Vaihingen an der Enz .
Works and awards
- 1983 City of Hamburg group prize for an anti-fascist monument
- 1986–1989 studio grant from the state of Baden-Württemberg
- 1993 "MARA - the sculptor Markus Rapp" catalog
- 1994 Kulturforum Airport Stuttgart , with Hans Sailer
- 1994 Participation in the "Landscape Symposium"
- 1996 sculpture grant in Meppen
- 1996/1998/2002 director of the summer academy , funded by the state of Lower Saxony
- 1992–1997 work on the " White Rose Project"
- 2000 “99 standpoints”, sculpture exhibition of the Kulturstiftung Langenhagen e. V. to Expo 2000 , Hanover
- 2001–2003 "From German Unity", sculpture project for " German Unity "
- 2004 "From German Unity", Landesgartenschau Nordhausen / Thuringia
- 2005 Catalog in "Kürschner's Handbook of Fine Artists" KG Saur Verlag, Leipzig / Munich [1]
Web links
- Literature by and about Markus Matthias Rapp in the catalog of the German National Library
- Artist's website
- Work examples on kuenstlerderwelt.de
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rapp, Markus Matthias |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Rapp, Markus |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 21, 1955 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Stuttgart |