Mathias Hietz
Mathias Hietz (* 1923 in Reisenberg , Lower Austria ; † May 30, 1996 in Bad Vöslau ) was an Austrian sculptor. He was the initiator of the Lindabrunn sculpture symposium and worked in stone, wood and metal.
Life
Mathias Hietz attended elementary school in Reisenberg and then the community school in Gramatneusiedl , after which he learned the carpentry trade . After this training he was a soldier in World War II . The war experiences influenced him deeply, which is why the apocalyptic rider is a recurring theme in Hietz's work. After the end of the war he studied at the Salzburg School of Applied Arts and from 1947 to 1953 at the University of Applied Arts Vienna , where he graduated as an academic sculptor.
After graduating as a sculptor, he received scholarships abroad in Paris , Rome , London and Egypt .
In 1967, at the suggestion of Karl Prantl, he founded the Lindabrunn Sculpture Symposium , which took place annually until 1997. He was a sculptor at numerous international symposia, such as in Mauthausen , Vancouver in Canada , Suwako and Hagi in Japan . He participated in the Forma Viva sculpture symposium in Portorož in Slovenia , in the Villány sculpture symposium in Hungary and in Acolman in Mexico .
Hietz was vice-president and exhibition director of the Vienna Künstlerhaus and chairman of the Federal Conference of Fine Artists in Austria.
Works
- Freedom Fountain (1967), Vöslauer thermal baths
- Horse with rider (1964), Bad Vöslau
- Echsenbrunnen (1966), Vöslau elementary school
- Bear and young (architectural sculpture) in Vienna- Brigittenau
literature
- Gotthard Fellerer : The Lindabrunn Symposium 1967–1997. Illustrated book, 153 pages; Enclosed: The Symposion Lindabrunn and Mathias Hietz. 12 pages: Self-published by Demistso Verein Symposion Lindabrunn, Grillenberg 1998.
Web links
- Entry on Mathias Hietz in the database of the state's memory for the history of the state of Lower Austria ( Museum Niederösterreich )
Individual evidence
- ↑ Reisenberg website . Retrieved July 30, 2010
- ↑ Information on verzo.at ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 30, 2010
- ↑ Freiheitsbrunnen von Hietz ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved July 30, 2010
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hietz, Mathias |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1923 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Reisenberg , Lower Austria |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 30, 1996 |
| Place of death | Bad Vöslau |