Siegfried Assmann

Siegfried J. Assmann (born February 1, 1925 in Kirchplatz , Province of Posen ) is a German painter and sculptor who has particularly distinguished himself in the field of glass painting . Siegfried Assmann lives and works in Großhansdorf near Hamburg.

Life

Assmann studied painting, wall design and graphics at the State Art School in Hamburg from 1947 , together with fellow students such as Horst Janssen , Paul Wunderlich and Siegfried Oelke . He learned sculptural design in Carolus Voigt's studio , and during a stay in Überlingen on Lake Constance, he learned how to work with colored glass. In 1952 Assmann had his first great success when he won a public competition to design a leaded glass window in the Kreuzkirche in Hamburg-Ottensen. After this breakthrough, Assmann received numerous other commissions, especially in northern Germany, which were not limited to sacred topics, although these remained a focus of his work. In the early 1960s, his activities increasingly shifted to the field of plastic. He created the figure group Charon for the memorial in Gudendorf / Dithmarschen , which was inaugurated in 1962, for example the sculpture of the flower girl Eliza and the roof rider Two fighting cocks in Hamburg-Volksdorf as part of “ Art in Public Space ” .

Works (examples)

Rose of the Margaretenkirche Methler
Creation window in the St. Thomas Church (Schulensee)
Gudendorf Memorial (general view)
Eliza , bronze sculpture in Hamburg-Volksdorf from 1985
Ox drinking trough in Hohenwestedt from 1992

literature

Heinz Zabel: Plastic art in Hamburg: sculptures and sculptures in public space. Dialog-Verlag, Reinbek 1986, ISBN 3-923707-15-0 .
Volker Plagemann: Art in public space: a guide through the city of Hamburg. Junius Verlag, Hamburg 1997, ISBN 3-88506-275-5 .

Web links

Commons : Siegfried Assmann - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Siegfried Assmann August 2014 at Stormarn cultural
KUNST @ SH: Siegfried Assmann - Art in the public space of Schleswig-Holstein & Hamburg

Individual evidence

^ Assmann sculptures in Hamburg-Volksdorf at the Volksdorf meeting point .
^ Ochsentränke Hohenwestedt near Aukrug Nature Park .

personal data
SURNAME	Assmann, Siegfried
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Assmann, Siegfried J.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptors and painters, especially glass painters
DATE OF BIRTH	February 1, 1925
PLACE OF BIRTH	Church Square , Poznan Province

[1] Assmann sculptures in Hamburg-Volksdorf at the Volksdorf meeting point .

[2] Ochsentränke Hohenwestedt near Aukrug Nature Park .