Reinhard Jacob

Reinhard Jacob in March 2012

Reinhard Jacob (born February 20, 1951 in Steinach (Thuringia) ) is a German sculptor and medalist . His sculptural works in public spaces can be found in numerous places in Berlin and other cities.

Life

Inspired by the Thuringian sculptor Werner Stötzer Reinhard Jacob began studying at the 1969 Art Academy Berlin-Weissensee , specializing in plastic . His teachers were Eberhard Bachmann and Karl-Heinz Schamal . After successfully completing his studies, he worked as an assistant at the university in 1977/78, then freelance in Berlin.

Reinhard Jacob was a member of the Association of Visual Artists of the GDR . In 1982 and 1987 he was represented with sculptural works at the art exhibition of the GDR .

In 1999 he and his wife Hannelore Teutsch founded the PAN Atelier für Gestaltung, where he designs figures, designs memorial plaques and carries out elaborate artistic restorations . He lives and works with his wife in Zepernick .

Works (selection)

Bronze bust of Claire Waldoff, 1986/87

Portrait relief Julian Marchlewski, 1987

• 1977 Friends and Reclining Figure (soapstone)
• 1980 Eva ( bronze )
• 1980 Tröpfelbrunnen ( sandstone / bronze), Berlin-Marzahn , Allee der Kosmonauten school complex ; drained after 1990 and moved to the Marzahner Promenade
• 1983 figure in space (bronze)
• 1986/87 bronze bust of Claire Waldoff in front of the Friedrichstadt-Palast
• 1987 Portrait relief Julian Marchlewski , Marchlewskistraße underground station
• 1987 Eagle Owl (bronze), bread factory

Solo and group exhibitions (selection)

• 1978 Frankfurt (Oder) Young Artists of the GDR
• 1983 Magdeburg Young sculptors from the GDR
• 2003 Berlin gallery in the tower
• 2012 Eisenhüttenstadt Municipal Museum and Gallery
• 2013 EWE Kunstparkhaus Strausberg

Awards

• 1980 Gustav Weidanz Prize for sculpture from the Burg Giebichenstein Art College in Halle

Web links

Commons : Reinhard Jacob  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• PAN design studio
• Reinhard Jacob at sculpture in Berlin
• Brief portrait (PDF; 44 kB) at berlin.de
• The Bremen Town Musicians of Art , article in the Märkische Oderzeitung from September 17th, 2012
• Energy meets art - Reinhard Jacob in the EWE Kunstparkhaus Strausberg, 2013

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Reinhard Jacob. Artist. German Society for Medal Art, accessed on November 19, 2015 .