Reinhold Petermann

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Reinhold Petermann (born October 10, 1925 in Boos ; † February 8, 2016 in Mainz ) was a German sculptor , painter and poet .

Life

After graduating from school, Reinhold Petermann trained as a printer in the Sobernheim print shop in what is now Bad Sobernheim . As a soldier in World War II , he was wounded and taken prisoner by the English. During this period he was housed in a convalescent camp in Edinburgh and began sculpting for the population. He made chess pieces and wooden figures for Christmas cribs.

In 1946 he was released and returned to Germany. At the age of 21 he began studying sculpture at the Landeskunstschule Mainz , which he graduated from in 1951. His fellow students included Inge Blum and Heinz Hemrich . Then he was a master student of Heinz Müller-Olm and Emy Roeder . From 1952 Petermann worked as a restorer in the Roman-Germanic Central Museum in Mainz , and from 1965 as a lecturer at the Institute for Craft and Art Education for Sculpture and Life Drawing at the Johannes Gutenberg University in Mainz .

Reinhold Petermann was a founding member of the organization Neue Gruppe Rheinland-Pfalz , as well as a member of the Association of Visual Artists Rhineland-Palatinate. He lived and worked in Mainz.

Since 1953 Petermann was married to Hannelore Petermann (d. 2014). The author Barbara Petermann (born 1957) emerged from the marriage.

Work and style

"Lark Boy" fountain

The woman and the female body are the main motifs of his artistic work. In addition to the larger-than-life representations in public space, there are also many smaller metal sculptures in his work. Their size fluctuates around 30 to 50 cm. Here, too, the motif of the woman can often be found, whether in a standing, sitting or lying pose. In addition, he created representations of animals such as horses, tigers and birds.

There are also relief works in which, among other things, the female figure was incorporated into an iron plate. Among the works in polyester there are mainly abstract structures, which on the one hand are represented in public space (such as the vibrations on the campus of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz) and on the other hand appear as small figures only 10 cm in size. These are made up of geometric figures. The works made of polyacrylic also represent abstract structures. They are sculptures in which detailed and rough surfaces seem to slide into one another three-dimensionally and thereby merge into an abstract figure.

In addition to such works, there are also some fountains in Petermann's work. These are similar in that they are made up of two parts: In the upper part there is a bronze sculpture that is connected to the rest of the stone fountain.

In addition to sculptures, he also created watercolors , drawings and pictures in acrylic . There are also numerous poems on a wide variety of topics.

Sculptures in public space

Bronze statue of the painter Rudolf Wild (1871–1960) by Reinhold Petermann on the Maler-Wild-Platz in Idar

Many of Reinhold Petermann's works can be found in public spaces in Mainz and the surrounding area. These include, for example, the Fontana fountain in Finthen , the wall sculpture in the Mainz Ministry of Education, the woman in the armchair in the Rheingoldhalle Mainz, the Roman fountain in front of the Hotel Hilton in Mainz and some sculptures on the campus of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz.

Reinhold Petermann is also represented nationwide with his characters. These include, for example, the design of the market fountain in Idar-Oberstein, the sculpture of the Fallen Memorial in Wetzlar and the Augustin fountain in Lindau on Lake Constance.

His sculptures consist of the materials bronze , iron , stainless steel , polyester and / or polyacrylic.

The most important works include:

  • "Vibrations", Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • Bronze sculpture "Man with Horse", Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
  • Bronze sculpture "Elisabeth II", Botanical Garden of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz; disappeared in September 2014.
  • Fontana fountain, Mainz-Finthen
  • The painter Rudolf Wild, Maler-Wild-Platz in Idar
  • "Grape harvest", Nieder-Olm
  • Fountain "Boy with Lark", Drais
  • Wall sculpture Ministry of Culture, Mainz
  • Market fountain, Idar-Oberstein
  • "Römerbrunnen" Hilton Hotel, Mainz
  • Plastic Schneidershöhe, Trier
  • "Augustin Fountain", Lindau (Lake Constance)
  • Plastic Fallen Memorial, Wetzlar
  • Suspension cross, stations of the cross, tabernacle, ambo, St. Johannes Evangelist , Mainz
  • Edge board at the Old University, Mainz
  • Relief Psychiatric Institution, Alzey
  • Plastic "Eismann", Idar-Oberstein
  • Plastic "Woman in a Chair" Rheingoldhalle, Mainz
  • Bronze group at the Roman-Germanic Central Museum, Mainz
  • Plastic of the Knoblauchkönig , 2009, Wiesbaden city center

literature

  • Max Rupp, painting / Reinhold Petermann, sculpture. Exhibition catalog. Electoral Palace Koblenz . Druckerei Krach, Mainz, 1964, p. 23 ff.
  • Reinhold Petermann: Sculptures. Exhibition at the Brückenturm Gallery, Mainz, 1985

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Mainz: artist Reinhold Petermann died at the age of 90. Allgemeine Zeitung , February 9, 2016.
  2. ^ A b Reinhold Petermann: Sculptures. Exhibition at the Brückenturm Gallery, Mainz. Mainz 1985.
  3. ^ Exhibition catalog Max Rupp, painting / Reinhold Petermann, plastic. Koblenz Elector Castle. Druckerei Krach, Mainz 1964, p. 23 ff
personal data
SURNAME Petermann, Reinhold
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor, painter and poet
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH Boos
DATE OF DEATH February 8, 2016
Place of death Mainz