Sarah Esser
Sarah Esser (born May 16, 1977 in Münster ) is a German sculptor and illustrator.
Life
Enthusiastic about a trip to France, Sarah Esser moved to Paris in 1996. After studying language, she began studying art history and archeology at the Sorbonne in 1997 . There she was accepted into the class of the sculptor Charles Auffret at the Ecole Nationale Supérieure des Arts Décoratifs. In 1998 she was accepted into the sculpture class of Arlette Giniouxs and worked in the painting class of Pascal Virnadel.
In 1999 Sarah Esser moved to the Berlin-Weißensee School of Art , where she studied with Berndt Wilde. Further study trips took her to Florence, to the Universitá per Stranieri di Perugia and to Bologna. In 2004 she successfully completed her studies. A year later, Sarah Esser became a master student with Berndt Wilde at the Art Academy Berlin-Weißensee, department of sculpture. From 2009 to 2011 she held a teaching position at this university.
Sarah Esser lives and works in Berlin and Paris.
Works (selection)
- 2006 Lime sandstone sculpture Hachnissini , Palianis, Greece
- 2007 Secret , terracotta
- 2010 drummer / percussionist , acrylic resin
Solo and group exhibitions (selection)
- 2003 Accademia di Belle Arti Bologna: Cosa mostra
- 2003 Chapelle de la Sorbonne , Paris: Sculptures
- 2005 Gallery at Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin
- 2005 Art Academy Berlin-Weißensee : Fair of tomorrow's masters , master class exhibition
- 2006 Hachnissini, Palianis / Greece
- 2007 Cadèmie des Beaux-Arts, Institut de France, Paris: Le vent de la penseè traverse nous corps
- 2008 Galerie am Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin: Drawing. Relief. Plastic.
- 2009 Galerie Kontrapost, Leipzig: Sculpture and drawing
- 2012 Stadtgut Berlin Gallery: shapes into different kinds
- 2013 Stilwerk Berlin: Sculpture
Awards and grants
- 2003 Paul Louis Weiller Prize for Sculpture and Drawing from the Académie des Beaux-Arts , Institut de France, Paris
- 2006 Gustav Weidanz Prize for Sculpture from Burg Giebichenstein Art College in Halle
- 2008 George Coulon Prize from the Académie des Beaux-Arts, Institut de France, Paris
- 2012 scholarship from the Fondation Dufraine, France
Web links
- Sarah Esser's website
- Light and movement become plastic form , article by Ingeborg Ruthe in the Berliner Zeitung on February 12, 2008
- Information on the website of the Berlin gallery on Gendarmenmarkt
- Sarah Esser in Galerie Kontrapost
Individual evidence
- ^ Sarah Esser: Drawing * Relief * Plastik , catalog for the 2008 exhibition in the Berlin gallery on Gendarmenmarkt, p. 30
- ^ Vita of Sarah Esser at GALERIE KONTRAPOST, Leipzig
- ^ Vita of Sarah Esser at Kunsthandel Karger
- ^ Announcement of the award winners by the Academie des Beaux-Arts
- ↑ Information from Burg Giebichenstein Art College in Halle
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Eater, Sarah |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor and draftsman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1977 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Muenster |