Stefan Kaiser (sculptor)

Stefan Kaiser (born March 3, 1956 in Cologne ) is a German sculptor .

City Hall Tower Cologne: Sulpiz Boisserée and Peter Heinrich Merkens

Artistic career

After graduating from school, Kaiser began an apprenticeship as a stonemason and stone sculptor at the Cologne Dombauhütte in 1974 . Subsequently, from 1977 to 1978 he worked as a freelancer and student of the Cologne sculptor Elmar Hillebrand (1925–2016). After obtaining his technical college entrance qualification , he began studying at the Cologne University of Applied Sciences in the sculpture class of Hans Karl Burgeff , which he completed in 1985. Kaiser exhibited his work while still a student and accepted commissions from church and private clients. Since 1978 he has been a freelance artist in his own studio and sculpture garden in the south of Cologne. There he organizes musical matinée events under the name "Kaiser-Skulpturen" in spring and summer.

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City Hall Tower Cologne - Georg Simon Ohm

Kaiser calls his characteristic work “Architectural Sculpture”, which includes his sculptural analysis of the “interweaving of horizontal and vertical structures with the penetration of spatial bodies”. He works with the classic sculptural materials tuff stone , sandstone , shell limestone , Savonnier limestone , terracotta , plaster and bronze . He makes his bronze sculptures using the bronze casting technique developed by Elmar Hillebrand . Kaiser's work is also characterized by its figurative sculpture, as can be seen in a sacred context, for example, in the churches of St. Georg in Cologne-Weiß and St. Maternus and St. Joseph in Cologne-Rodenkirchen (Joseph's statue). 4 of the 106 Cologne council tower figures come from his hand, showing Sulpiz Boisserée (1784–1854), Georg Simon Ohm (1784–1854), Peter Heinrich Merkens (1777–1854) and Rupert von Deutz (around 1065–1129).

Work

City Hall Tower Cologne: Rupert von Deutz

The sculptor's works listed below are publicly accessible and visible.

Church commissioned work

Niche relief Escape to Egypt in St. Georg in Cologne-White
Rochus statue in St. Rochus in Bickendorf
Joseph statue in St. Joseph in Cologne-Rodenkirchen
Baptismal font ( stele and bronze lid) in Alt St. Maternus in Cologne-Rodenkirchen
Maternuss statue on the choir facade of Alt St. Maternus in Cologne-Rodenkirchen
Nativity figures of the Magi in St. Maternus in Cologne-Rodenkrichen
Chistusambo in St. Maria Königin in Frankenforst
Nicholas statue in the St. Nikolaus Abbey in Brauweiler
Statues Erpho and Kuno on the north facade of St. Michael Abbey in Siegburg
Statue Edith Stein in the Abbey of St. Michael in Siegburg
Memorial plaque for Sulpiz Boisserée in Cologne Cathedral

Commissioned work by the city of Cologne

Council tower figure by Sulpiz Boisserée for the tower of Cologne City Hall
Council tower figure by Georg Simon Ohm for the tower of Cologne City Hall
Council tower figure by Peter Heinrich Merkens for the tower of Cologne City Hall
Council tower figure by Rupert von Deutz for the tower of Cologne City Hall

Public Works

Sculpture “Throne” in the Forest Botanical Garden in Cologne
Memorial for Johann Christoph Winters , Melaten Cemetery Cologne
Memorial to Hermann Josef Berk , Melaten Cemetery, Cologne
David statue, atrium in the Caritas nursing home St. Maternus in Cologne-Rodenkirchen
Architectural sculpture, atrium in the Caritas nursing home St. Maternus in Cologne-Rodenkirchen

Web links

Commons : Stefan Kaiser - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Website by Stefan Kaiser

Individual evidence

^ Stefan Kaiser - Vita. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Arnold Wolff: Stefan Kaiser - Architectural sculpture. 1999, accessed July 4, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Ralf Reglin: Rodenkirchen and more ... A journey of discovery through the south of Cologne from B to Z. Ralf Reglin Verlag Cologne, 2017, ISBN 978-3-930620-73-9 .
^ ^A ^b Clemens Hillebrand: Elmar Hillebrand: Works 1942-2015 and catalog raisonné of works in public space . 2nd Edition. Edition Lubcaparellalo, Cologne 2018, ISBN 978-3-9810490-4-6 .
^ ^A ^b ^c Hiltrud Kier: Cologne: Villages in the south on the left bank of the Rhine . 1st edition JP Bachem, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-7616-1004-1 .
↑ Weisser Dorfecho 170. Retrieved on March 18, 2019 .
↑ Dates: Matinée 2019. In: Stefan Kaiser. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .
^ ^A ^b Stefan Kaiser: Preface - Emperor Sculptures. June 11, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Hiltrud Kier ao: Cologne, the council tower: its history and its program of figures . 1st edition JP Bachem, Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7616-1156-0 .
↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e Cologne - Statues on the town hall tower. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .
↑ ^a ^b Helmut Fussbroich, Manfred Becker-Huberti, Robert Boecker: Cologne churches: the churches of the Catholic and Protestant communities in Cologne . 1st edition Bachem, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-7616-1731-3 .
^ Sculptures. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .
↑ Abbey Church. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .
↑ Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg :: Building history. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .
↑ Edith Stein Retreat House. Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg, accessed on July 4, 2017 .
^ Johann Christoph Winters - Monument in Cologne. In: Denkmalplatz. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .
↑ Wolfgang Oelsner: "Un deit d'r Herrjott mich ens rofe" a guided tour through the Cologne carnival at the Melaten cemetery; respectful, educational and entertaining . 4th, completely new gest., Updated, colored edition. Marzelle-Verl, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-937795-16-4 .

personal data
SURNAME	Kaiser, Stefan
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH	March 3, 1956
PLACE OF BIRTH	Cologne

[1] Stefan Kaiser - Vita. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .

[:0-2] A ^b ^c Arnold Wolff: Stefan Kaiser - Architectural sculpture. 1999, accessed July 4, 2017 .

[:1-3] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l Ralf Reglin: Rodenkirchen and more ... A journey of discovery through the south of Cologne from B to Z. Ralf Reglin Verlag Cologne, 2017, ISBN 978-3-930620-73-9 .

[:3-4] A ^b Clemens Hillebrand: Elmar Hillebrand: Works 1942-2015 and catalog raisonné of works in public space . 2nd Edition. Edition Lubcaparellalo, Cologne 2018, ISBN 978-3-9810490-4-6 .

[:6-5] A ^b ^c Hiltrud Kier: Cologne: Villages in the south on the left bank of the Rhine . 1st edition JP Bachem, Cologne 1990, ISBN 3-7616-1004-1 .

[6] Weisser Dorfecho 170. Retrieved on March 18, 2019 .

[7] Dates: Matinée 2019. In: Stefan Kaiser. Retrieved March 18, 2019 .

[:2-8] A ^b Stefan Kaiser: Preface - Emperor Sculptures. June 11, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .

[:5-9] Hiltrud Kier ao: Cologne, the council tower: its history and its program of figures . 1st edition JP Bachem, Cologne 1996, ISBN 3-7616-1156-0 .

[:7-10] Cologne - Statues on the town hall tower. Retrieved May 21, 2019 .

[:4-11] Helmut Fussbroich, Manfred Becker-Huberti, Robert Boecker: Cologne churches: the churches of the Catholic and Protestant communities in Cologne . 1st edition Bachem, Cologne 2004, ISBN 3-7616-1731-3 .

[12] Sculptures. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .

[13] Abbey Church. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .

[14] Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg :: Building history. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .

[15] Edith Stein Retreat House. Michaelsberg Abbey, Siegburg, accessed on July 4, 2017 .

[16] Johann Christoph Winters - Monument in Cologne. In: Denkmalplatz. Retrieved July 4, 2017 .

[17] Wolfgang Oelsner: "Un deit d'r Herrjott mich ens rofe" a guided tour through the Cologne carnival at the Melaten cemetery; respectful, educational and entertaining . 4th, completely new gest., Updated, colored edition. Marzelle-Verl, Cologne 2010, ISBN 978-3-937795-16-4 .