Otto Wesendonck (sculptor)
Otto Wilhelm Wesendonck (born January 25, 1939 in Dinslaken ) is a German sculptor .
He studied from 1957 to 1960 at the Folkwang University in Essen and then until 1967 at the University of Fine Arts (today: University of the Arts ) in Berlin as a master student of Bernhard Heiliger .
His abstract, large-format sculptures made of bronze or stainless steel have organically flowing forms. Some are moved by wind or water. They are mostly exhibited in public spaces.
In 1988 he was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon for his artistic work. In 1999 he received the Great Culture Prize from the Sparkassen-Kulturstiftung Rheinland .
Wesendonck has lived in Waakirchen since 1968 ; the community made him an honorary citizen in 2015 .
Works (selection)
- 'Cornucopia Fountain', Bad Reichenhall
- 'Spiralzeichen 74', ZDF broadcasting center , Mainz
- 'Adamsapfel 78', privately owned, Munich
- 'Sculptures Ensemble 79', Nuremberg
- ' Yin Yang Brunnen 86 ', Tucherpark , Munich
- 'Dialog 88', Heidelberg
- 'Vesituuli Fountain 88', Helsinki
- 'Alpha im Wind 90', Munich
- 'In Dialogue 90', Oberhausen
- 'Weidener Wellen 91', Weiden in the Upper Palatinate
- 'Balance of Justice 91', Munster
- 'Rathausbrunnen 93', Eppelheim
- 'Core and Shell 94', Krickenbeck Castle
- 'Windmal 95', Krickenbeck Castle
- 'Phoenix 96', Oberhausen
- 'Balance of Powers 99', Düsseldorf
- 'Venus in District 04', Pullach near Munich
- 'Terza 05', Kreissparkasse Tegernsee
- 'Weltenspiegel 06', Kreissparkasse Waakirchen
- 'Quinta 07', Sinsheim
- 'Tomb of Ragnvi 10'. Waakirchen , church cemetery
- 'Idea cycle 12'. Heidelberg
- 'Firebird in the mirror of Helios 12/13'. [since 2019 in the Schliersee Sculpture Park]
- 'Falling 20'. Private
literature
- Friedrich Piel: Otto Wesendonck. To the 'Ensemble in Time and Space '. (Monograph) Installation site: BfA (today: Deutsche Rentenversicherung), inner building in Berlin-Wilmersdorf. Mäander Verlag, Munich-Mittenwald, 1977, ISBN 978-3-88219-005-2 .
- Bronze and steel - Wesendonck, Otto. - München: Prestel, 2008, ISBN 978-3-7913-4238-2
Web links
Commons : Otto Wesendonck - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Literature by and about Otto Wesendonck in the catalog of the German National Library
- Homepage of Otto Wesendonck
Individual evidence
- ↑ Gabi Werner: A sculptor becomes an honorary citizen. In: www.merkur.de. August 6, 2015, accessed January 5, 2020 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Wesendonck, Otto |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Wesendonck, Otto Wilhelm (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 25, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Dinslaken |