Martin Mayer (sculptor)

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Francis. Bronze statue by Martin Mayer in Mannheim
Sitting boar at the entrance to the German Hunting and Fishing Museum
Bronze bust by Martin Mayer: Bernhard Borst
Olympia Triumphans in the Olympic Park
Bukolika, Ludwigsbrücke Muenchen

Martin Mayer (born January 16, 1931 in Berlin ) is a German sculptor , graphic artist and draftsman who lives in Munich .

Life

Martin Mayer, born in Berlin, comes from a family in the Palatinate. In 1943 the family moved to Weißenburg in Bavaria . At the age of 15 he became a private student of Theodor Georgii in Munich, the student and son-in-law of Adolf von Hildebrand . From 1949 to 1954 he studied with him at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich , where he developed his own handwriting based on the human figure.

In addition to numerous busts and graphics, he has created around 30 mighty bronze figures for public spaces since the late 1950s: the most famous include the large robed figures, such as the pilgrim of St. James in Speyer and Hastingues, the Luther statues in Landau and Weißenburg , and the Francis in Munich and Mannheim as well as the plump female nudes like his Olympia Triumphans , who stretches out into the sky on her strong arms in the Munich Olympic Park . To this day, women's pictures, such as the Landavia in Landau , the break in Speyer or the hair-washing woman in Munich , are the focus of his work.

Martin Mayer is considered to be one of the last representatives of classic-modern sculpture in the tradition of Auguste Rodin , Aristide Maillol , Marino Marini and Henry Moore . With a few exceptions, his exhibitions are limited to his continuous participation in the Great Art Exhibition in his adopted city of Munich since 1952. Despite the enormous public presence of his sculptural work, he has the status of a great unknown even in the art-historical specialist world.

Publicly displayed works (selection)

  • Olympia Triumphans. 1973/1973 Munich, Olympiapark .
  • Palatine Bacchabunda ("Landavia") 1980/81. Landau (Palatinate), Martha-Saalfeld-Platz.
  • Filia Rheni 1987 Bonn, Rheinauen.
  • Hairwashers 1969. Munich, Hölty-Strasse.
  • Water pouring 1983
  • Hair washing, 2nd version. Mannheim, Luisenpark.
  • Eos. Mannheim, Luisenpark.
  • Jacob pilgrims. Speyer, Maximilianstrasse.
  • Martin Luther. Weißenburg / Bavaria, Martin-Luther-Platz.
  • Martin Luther. Landau (Pfalz), in front of the collegiate church.
  • Francis as a messenger of peace . Munich, St. Anna-Platz (formerly Sonnenstrasse).
  • Sitting boar . Munich, Neuhauser Strasse.
  • Crane. (Former) Munich-Riem Airport.
  • Bukolika 1984 Munich Au (Munich)
  • Swimmer 1976/1977

Portrait busts (selection)

Exhibitions

Publications (selection)

  • Brazen femininity in Munich. MünchenVerlag, Munich 2007. ISBN 3-937090-17-7
  • Heinz Spielmann: Martin Mayer. Women: bronzes • drawings • photographs. Heidelberg, 2002. Edition Braus. ISBN 3-89904-008-2
  • Olympia Triumphans - sculpture, architecture, landscape. Callwey Verlag, Munich 1992.
  • Werner Haftmann : The sculptor Martin Mayer. Munich, 1988. Callwey Verlag. ISBN 3-7667-0900-3
  • Hans-Konrad Roethel, Herbert List : Martin Mayer. Munich, 1972. Thiemig Verlag.

Awards

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Pictures of women full of grace . Nuremberg News. August 13, 2009. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  2. ^ Exhibition at KunstSchranne (PDF; 7.8 MB) villa nostra, Weißenburger Blätter, 1/2013 - pages 16–19, PDF file. Retrieved September 30, 2013.
  3. ↑ press release

Web links

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personal data
SURNAME Mayer, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor, graphic artist and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH January 16, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Berlin