Peter Strand

Figure of Oberon , design by Peter Strang
GDR postage stamp ( 1982 )

Peter Strang (born July 7, 1936 in Dresden ) is a German sculptor. As a modeller, he had a major impact on the artistic program of the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory from the late 1960s .

Life

Between 1950 and 1954, Strang completed an apprenticeship as a bossier at the State Porcelain Manufactory in Meißen . After graduation, he initially worked in the manufacture. At the invitation of Walter Arnold , he began studying art at the Dresden University of Fine Arts in 1955, specializing in the modeling of sculptures , which he completed with a diploma.

After a study trip to Albania, he returned to the Meißen porcelain factory in 1960 and was initially a freelancer there, then from 1968 as a permanent sculptor in the development department. From 1993 until his retirement he served as artistic director and chief sculptor of the manufactory.

In 1960, Strang, the painter Heinz Werner , and Ludwig Zepner founded the “collective artistic development” to which Rudi Stolle (1919–1996) and the flower and fruit painter Volkmar Bretschneider also belonged.

plant

1976: Mural: "Love"
1953: Clown Chapel (consisting of 15 figures)
Sculpture: "Leda on the rooster" (16/81)
"Soap Bubble" (40/90)
Sculpture: "Lovers" (189/90)
There are numerous murals made from Meissen porcelain by the artist , which can be experienced in and on public buildings.

Together with Volkmar Bretschneider

1982: "Yellow Tulips" wall panel with pewter applications (27/82) (Peter Strang was responsible for the shape.)
1988: Image plate "To guest at court" (Peter Strang was responsible for the form)

literature

Meissen manuscripts XVII, murals-picture walls

Awards

1973: Art Prize of the GDR .
1975: National Prize of the GDR III. Great for his contribution to the preservation of the traditional Meissen porcelain art and its creative development.
2000: Saxon Order of Merit , on the occasion of his fifty year membership in the Meissen porcelain factory
2007: Federal Cross of Merit, 1st class

Web links

Peter-Strang.de

Individual evidence

↑ Anniversary Collection 2010 300 Years of Manufactory MEISSEN P. 84/85 (PDF; 12.0 MB), accessed on May 2, 2013

↑ Mural: "Liebe" , accessed on April 28, 2013

^ 15-headed clown band , accessed on April 28, 2013

^ Sculpture, "Leda on the rooster" , accessed on April 28, 2013

^ "Seifenblase" , accessed on April 28, 2013

^ Sculpture "Lovers" , accessed on April 28, 2013

^ Wall plate "Yellow Tulips" , accessed on April 28, 2013

^ A guest at court , accessed on April 28, 2013

^ Karl-Heinz Weigelt, Sieglinde Weigelt, Gunter Weigelt: Medals from Meissen Porcelain 1980 - 1983 . Peter Strang porcelain modeler. transpress VEB Verlag for Transport, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-344-00091-8 , p. 505 .

personal data
SURNAME	Strand, Peter
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	July 7, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH	Dresden

[1] Anniversary Collection 2010 300 Years of Manufactory MEISSEN P. 84/85 (PDF; 12.0 MB), accessed on May 2, 2013

[2] Mural: "Liebe" , accessed on April 28, 2013

[3] 15-headed clown band , accessed on April 28, 2013

[4] Sculpture, "Leda on the rooster" , accessed on April 28, 2013

[5] "Seifenblase" , accessed on April 28, 2013

[6] Sculpture "Lovers" , accessed on April 28, 2013

[7] Wall plate "Yellow Tulips" , accessed on April 28, 2013

[8] A guest at court , accessed on April 28, 2013

[9] Karl-Heinz Weigelt, Sieglinde Weigelt, Gunter Weigelt: Medals from Meissen Porcelain 1980 - 1983 . Peter Strang porcelain modeler. transpress VEB Verlag for Transport, Berlin 1987, ISBN 3-344-00091-8 , p. 505 .