Rolf Staeck
Rolf Staeck (* 1943 in Bitterfeld ) is a German graphic designer and mail-art artist.
Life
Like his brother Klaus , born in 1938, Rolf Staeck grew up in the chemical city of Bitterfeld . He studied engineering and had worked at the Bitterfeld Chemical Combine (CKB) since 1963 . After Staeck was introduced to Mail Art by his brother and Robert Rehfeldt , he worked on his first collages and photo montages. "He had a considerable share in Beuys' famous economic values. These were selected GDR products that Rolf Staeck sent to his brother Klaus in Heidelberg and which Beuys then labeled and signed."
Staeck has been monitored since 1977 in an operational process with the code name "Reni" by officers of the Stasi object service at the CKB. After the Stasi had accused him of underground activities and illegal contact and wanted to recruit him as an unofficial member of the secret police, Staeck applied for an exit visa. Since he moved to Heidelberg in 1984, he has been working for Edition Staeck.
Web links
literature
- Franziska Dittert: Mail Art in the GDR. An intermedia subculture in the context of the avant-garde. Berlin 2010, p. 322f.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rolf Staeck. In: Mail Artists Index. December 28, 2007, accessed March 5, 2020 .
- ^ "Reni" operational process. In: BStU, MfS, AOP 1961/84 OD CKB.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Staeck, Rolf |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German graphic designer and mail artist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1943 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bitterfeld |