Rolf Bodenseh

Ulm lace (1990)

Rolf Bodenseh (* 1941 in Tübingen ) is a German sculptor .

life and work

Rolf Bodenseh studied sculpture from 1959 to 1964 under Professors Peter Otto Heim and Rudolf Hoflehner at the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart . With a scholarship from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD), he then studied in Greece from 1964 to 1965 .

He was a member of the artist group Constructive Tendencies of Constructivism, founded in 1983 .

The artist lives and works in Aichtal in Baden-Württemberg . He initially worked with steel , created light kinetic effects and switched to other materials around 1978, such as sandstone , marble , granite and slate .

In addition to his works in public spaces , he also created works for church buildings.

Works (selection)

• Romea and Julio (1985), Wertwiesenpark in Heilbronn - was created on the occasion of the sculpture symposium for the state horticultural show
• Dotternhausener Tor (1988), Sculpture Street Dotternhausen
• Ulmer Spitze (1990), Kunstpfad Ulm University - Bodenseh created this work as part of the Sculpture Ulm '90 event
• Altar, crucifix and baptismal font (1993/1994), Christ Church in Sankt Ingbert
• Altar (1999), Parish Church of St. Pankratius in Holzhausen near Freiburg im Breisgau
• Würfel - 7-delig (2000), Kunstpfad am Mummelsee , Mummelsee
• Altar (2001/04), Jesuit Church in Heidelberg
• Steinquadratrahmung (2003), Freie Mitte Süd in Stuttgart-Vaihingen
• Sitzkreis (2005), Immenstadt im Allgäu
• Altar (work in progress), St. Stephen's Church in Karlsruhe

Photos (selection)

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  Romea and Julio (1985)

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  Dottenhausen Gate (1988)

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  Cube (2000)

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  Stone square framing (2003)

literature

• Caius Burri, Karl-Heinz Reisert: Ulm University Art Path. Art foundation “Pro Arte”, Ulm 1991, pp. 190–193.
• Otfried Schütz: Sculpture Street Dotternhausen. In: Zollernalb profiles. 1, 1988, ZDB -ID & key = zdb 1008975-5 , pp. 163-174, (special print. Rohrbach-Zement GmbH & Co. KG, Dotternhausen 1988).
• Susanne Jakob: Rolf Bodenseh, sculptures and drawings. Rolf Bodenseh, Heimerdingen 2001, pp. 5, 7–9, 15, 17, 21, 23, 32, (exhibition catalog).

Web links

Commons : Rolf Bodenseh  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website Kunstpfad , Ulm University
• Biography Rolf Bodenseh

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Christ Church Sankt Ingbert: "Altar, baptismal font and cross"
2. ↑ Parish Church of St. Pankratius Holzhausen: "Celebration altar and ambo" ( Memento of the original from July 4, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. 
3. ↑ Jesuit Church Heidelberg: "Altarinsel"  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  
4. ↑ Stephanskirche Karlsruhe: Video "New design of St. Stephan" (2011) ( Memento of the original from February 27, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.