Ruth Landmann

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Ruth Landmann , b. Kerckhoff (born February 7, 1912 in Brilon ; † October 31, 2008 in Osnabrück ) was a German ceramist in the field of free artistic design in the field of building ceramics .

Life

Ruth Landmann studied from 1932 to 1935, first at the Aachen School of Applied Arts and then at the Technical University of Aachen , with Rudolf Schwarz , Hans Schwippert , Anton Wendling and Anton Schickel , among others . From 1935 to 1938 she did a pottery apprenticeship in Wim Mühlendyck's workshop in Höhr-Grenzhausen . In 1939 she married the glass painter Theo M. Landmann . In the same year she founded her own ceramic workshop in Osnabrück, where her sister, the sculptor Eva Burgeff, also worked from 1940 onwards. Initially still mainly engaged in the production of pottery and tile pictures, from 1950 the focus of her activities shifted to the field of free artistic design in the field of building ceramics. In addition, there were large-scale works in mosaic , enamel and drafts for lead glass windows and concrete glass windows . She was creative until 2001 and died on October 31, 2008 in Osnabrück.

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Replacement of the representation from 1690 in a wayside shrine from 1690 in Brilon

Ruth Landmann's works can be found in sacred and profane spaces and buildings. The clients were cities and municipalities, dioceses and churches.

At the beginning of her artistic activity, Ruth Landmann still carried out the ceramic wall designs in two dimensions. The mostly objective, figurative drawings were scratched into tiles and the surfaces were laid out with colored engobes or glazes . She later worked on the ceramic material in more detail. Large-format, colored glazed and engobed reliefs and bas-reliefs with their own typical surface modeling and design were created.

In working on the topics, Ruth Landmann combined her basic Christian-religious attitude more and more closely with scientific and humanistic findings in the course of her many years of creative work. She expressed this unmistakably in the design.

Works (selection)

  • 1954: Ceramic columns in the foyer of the Rheinische Friedrich-Wilhelms-Universität Bonn
  • 1966–1967: Choir wall relief "The Heavenly Jerusalem" in the Church of St. Elisabeth in Osnabrück
  • 1971: Wall design "The spiritual potency of matter" in the auditorium of the municipal high school in Eschweiler
  • 1985: Wall relief "Cosmic Event" in the cemetery chapel in Melle, Wellingholzhausen
  • 1999: “Marienfries” in the garden of the Maria Immaculata manor church in Brandlecht

literature

  • Margarete and Hans-Dieter Schorege: The St. Thomas Church in Bohmte. Rasch Verlag, Bramsche 2009.
  • Werner Barlmeyer (Ed.): 259º KUNST Kulturregion Osnabrück. Landschaftsverband Osnabrück eV, 1988.
  • Wilfried Wolf: The early days of Osnabrück art. Rasch Verlag, Bramsche 1986.
  • Hanns-Gerd Rabe : Osnabrück Art and Artists 1900–1970. In: Osnabrücker Mitteilungen , Volume 81 (1974).
  • Walther Borchers: The ceramist Ruth Landmann. In: Das Münster , 1950, issue 7/8

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personal data
SURNAME Farmer, Ruth
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Kerckhoff, Ruth (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German ceramist
DATE OF BIRTH February 7, 1912
PLACE OF BIRTH Brilon
DATE OF DEATH October 31, 2008
Place of death Osnabrück