Richard Agreiter

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Richard Agreiter (born March 25, 1941 in Strobnitz ) is an Austrian sculptor .

Life

Richard Agreiters parents came from Ladinien from where (from them as part of the "Option" option in South Tyrol ), the domestic Gadertal left and were resettled in Bohemia, where Richard Agreiter was born on March 25, 1941st In late autumn 1941 the family came to live with relatives in Steinberg am Rofan , a small Tyrolean mountain village where Agreiter still lives and works today. After attending the Innsbruck School of Applied Arts (1955–1961) and a subsequent two-year stay abroad in Switzerland, he decided on his return to Austria to work as a freelance artist. In 1969, a grant from the State of Tyrol enabled him to deepen his studies at the Brussels Art Academy and to graduate with awards in 1971.

Since the beginning of the nineties, Agreiter has been working almost exclusively with bronze casting , casting all works himself in his own foundry. In 2004 the artist decided to hand over his estate to the Ladin cultural center in the Ladin Museum "Ćiastel de Tor" in St. Martin in Thurn . In 2007 the Richard Agreiter Foundation was set up, which awards the Richard Agreiter Art Prize for Sculpture endowed with 10,000 euros every three years .

Works (large sculptures in public space)

  • Genesis (Charlerois), approx. 275 cm, bronze
    Bronze sculpture Genese in the Raiffeisen Holding in Vienna
  • Conscience (Major- Carl-Szokoll- Hof), Ministry of Defense Vienna, approx. 265 cm, bronze
  • Angel of Peace (Innsbruck), approx. 126 cm, bronze
  • Opus Europae (Museum Ladin, St. Martin), approx. 205–225 cm, bronze

Exhibitions (selection)

  • 2001 Vienna: “Power and Magic”, pillared hall of the Austrian Parliament
  • 2002 Soreze (France), L'Abbatiale de l'Abbaye: As guest of honor and member of the jury, Richard Agreiter presents a larger selection of his works in the interior of the old abbey.
  • 2002 Berlin: "Ores and Fire", Embassy of the Republic of Austria
  • 2003 Königswinter, Bonn: “The power and magic of his bronze art”, Konrad Adenauer Foundation, Petersberg guest house
  • 2004 Museum Ladin in St. Martin in Thurn: large retrospective on the occasion of the announcement of the Richard Agreiter Foundation
  • 2008 Gallery in Alten Widum, Achenkirch, Tyrol: Reliefs and sculptures - a retrospective in the artist's neighboring community

Awards

literature

  • Agreiter Richard: Mystery of Form. Catalog on the occasion of the exhibition in the Galerie im Alten Widum, Achenkirch, Kulturverein Achenkirch, 2008, ISBN 978-3-200-01281-3 .
  • Agreiter Richard: The power and magic of his bronze art : sculptures; an exhibition of the Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung in the Gästehaus Petersberg, Königswinter from November 21, 2003 to January 5, 2004 ISBN 3-933714-74-5
  • Agreiter Richard: Mystery of Form. DVD, TV film by Steinweg / Karen, Picture Pan Production GmbH, Cologne, 2006. First broadcast Bayern alpha January 24, 2006

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personal data
SURNAME Agreiter, Richard
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Austrian sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH March 25, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Strobnitz