Olaf Höhnen
Olaf Höhnen (born April 5, 1933 in Mendig ; † March 5, 2009 in Frechen ) was a German sculptor , graphic artist and painter .
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After his apprenticeship as stone sculptor from 1948 to 1951 with Erich Moog in Kottenheim, he studied at the Cologne factory school until 1957 , where he graduated as a master class student. In 1979 he chose to live in Frechen . In 1985 he received the culture award of the Rhein-Erft district .
Act
In addition to free artistic work, Höhnen created numerous sculptural works for churches and public spaces .
For the public space he created bronze and stone sculptures of well-known personalities from the respective local history. Of the 124 stone figures of important Cologne personalities on the Cologne City Hall, the Cologne Council Tower , the figures Johann Maria Farina , Heinrich Böll , Max Bruch and Emperor Otto IV come from Höhnen . The life-size sculpture by Böll was a gift from Federal President Richard von Weizsäcker to the city. Other sculptures in Cologne include the representation of a well-known carnivalist in the Jupp Schmitz memorial, as well as the mouse and elephant memorial in the foyer of the WDR . In Frechen there are numerous sculptures and groups of sculptures related to the local pottery and lignite mining, but also depictions of daily housework and work as well as depictions of children.
In the sacred space he furnished churches with altars , ambo , tabernacle , baptismal font , cross , candlesticks and depictions of the stations of the cross , and so on. a. the churches of St. Michael Großbüllesheim and Mariä Himmelfahrt Weidesheim near Euskirchen as well as St. Johannes in Wipperfürth - Kreuzberg should be mentioned. Sculptures of local and patron saints are in St. Audomar , Frechen; St. Martin , Euskirchen-Stotzheim ; the Christinadenkmal in Pulheim-Stommeln . A rarity is its portrayal of the Provost Bernard Henrichs as head dunce cap in addition to register "Loss jonn" the swallow's nest organ in the cathedral .
In the mundane area, Höhnen created bronze plaques, such as the Heinrich Böll plaque for the annual award of the Böll Prize by the city of Cologne and the plaque of honor from the city of Frechen to be awarded to deserving citizens. The artist's work also includes small sculptures, graphics and watercolors, as well as collages with various materials. Olaf Höhnen was a member of the jury for the 12th international graphics triennial Frechen in 1999.
literature
Olaf Höhnen, Sculptures - Graphics - Painting , (Ed. Kunstverein Frechen), Hahne-Schlömer Verlag, Düren, 2003, ISBN 3-927312-59-2 , exhibition catalog
Web links
- Literature by and about Olaf Höhnen in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage Olaf Höhnen with a catalog raisonné of the publicly accessible sculptures and church furnishings
- Article in memory of Olaf Höhnen in the Kölnische Rundschau
- Article in memory of Olaf Höhnen in the Kölner Stadtanzeiger
- Olaf Höhnen - memories, in the cultural network Rhein-Erft
Individual evidence
- ^ Deutschland Nachrichten , German Information Center, New York, 1992, p. 14
- ↑ Andreas Johannes Wiesand: Handbuch der Kulturpreise , Vol. 4, ARCult, 1995, ISBN 3-93039524-X , p. 320
- ^ Exhibition catalog of the Frechen Art Association
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mocking, Olaf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor, graphic artist and painter |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 5, 1933 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mendig |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 5, 2009 |
| Place of death | Cheeky |