Martin Wetzel

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Martin Wetzel (born December 17, 1929 in Schönebeck (Elbe) , † September 11, 2008 in Halle (Saale) ) was a German sculptor and graphic artist .

Live and act

Martin Wetzel first learned the profession of stove fitter and worked as a modeller until 1952. After studying at the Burg Giebichenstein Art Academy (from 1952 to 1958) in Halle (Saale) with Gustav Weidanz , he began teaching at the Burg in 1959 and was head of the ceramics department from 1974 and professor from 1975 to 1994. Renée Reichenbach was one of his students .

In Halle (Saale) alone , over ten works of art created by Martin Wetzel were displayed. Most of them are bronze sculptures and bronze reliefs. In 1994 the land reform memorial in Merseburg (West) was demolished. The victims of vandalism were father and son (sawed off their legs in July 2007 and thrown into the bushes) and the lovers (knocked over in May 2007) in Halle (Saale). Both sculptures were put up again in 2009. Most of his works are in Halle, Rostock, Dessau and Chemnitz

Schultze-Gallera memorial plaque Halle-Granau
Reader in Merseburg

In 1965 he was awarded the Handel Prize of the Halle district . In 1978 he was awarded the Patriotic Order of Merit in bronze and in 1984 in gold.

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 1962, 1967, 1972, 1977, 1982 and 1987: Art exhibition of the GDR
  • 1989: Mosigkau Castle
  • 1996: Seeheim-Jugenheim
  • 2007: Bad Frankenhausen
  • 1969: Art and Sport, Leipzig
  • 1979: Youth in Art, Berlin
  • 1985: Music in the fine arts of the GDR, Berlin

literature

  • Wetzel, Martin . In: Hans Vollmer (Hrsg.): General Lexicon of Fine Artists of the XX. Century. tape 6 , supplements H-Z . EA Seemann, Leipzig 1962, p. 475 .
  • Dietmar Eisold (Ed.): Lexicon artists in the GDR . New Life, Berlin 2010, ISBN 978-3-355-01761-9 , pp. 1024 .
  • Ullrich Kuhirt (Hrsg.): Art of the GDR . tape 1960-1980 . Seemann, Leipzig 1983, DNB  840469845 .
  • Allmuth Schuttwolf: Hallesche Plastik in the 20th century. Dissertation, Halle 1981.

Web links

Commons : Martin Wetzel  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Wolfgang Hütt : Martin Wetzel: The dignity of the human body. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . September 17, 2008, accessed November 14, 2014 .
  2. ^ Sawed off sculptures in the park in Halle. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . July 16, 2007, accessed December 13, 2009 .
  3. ↑ Father and son back on the Ziegelwiese. In: Mitteldeutsche Zeitung . November 28, 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009 .
  4. ↑ High state awards given. In: Neues Deutschland , April 28, 1978, p. 6.
  5. ↑ Handed over high awards for great achievements in competition. In: Neues Deutschland, September 28, 1984, p. 7.
personal data
SURNAME Wetzel, Martin
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and graphic artist
DATE OF BIRTH December 17, 1929
PLACE OF BIRTH Schönebeck (Elbe)
DATE OF DEATH September 11, 2008
Place of death Halle (Saale)