Sculpture Symposium Lindabrunn
The Lindabrunn Sculpture Symposium took place for the first time in 1967, primarily on the initiative of the sculptor Mathias Hietz and other personalities, such as the then mayor, the quarry owner of the Lindabrunn conglomerate , and Austrian art associations. This sculpture symposium in Lindabrunn in Austria , which was originally held as a one-off event for Austrian sculptors, became an international event from the second year on. The sculpture symposium took place continuously every year for 30 years until 1997.
Established from 1967 to 1972
In the initial period from 1967 to 1973, the sculptors made individual sculptures at the sculpture symposium in Lindabrunn and placed them on the symposium grounds in Lindabrunn. In doing so, they followed the founding concept of the St. Margarethen Sculpture Symposium from 1959, which brought sculptors together in one square or quarry , but where each one created his own individual sculpture. This changed in the course of the Lindabrunn Symposium in the direction of community art.
Joint projects from 1973 to 1979
In 1973 Lindabrunn was looking for new ways. The location of the symposium had become well known and many people visited it not only during the symposium , but also on other occasions. This made the design of the symposium area an obvious choice. It was thought of community work that should arise in the context of a joint creative communication. First a planning group was formed and in the course of the 1973 symposium there was a cultural expansion of the symposium with a poetry reading, a free jazz concert and a first symposium festival. Furthermore, a compressed air connection was installed on the site for the sculptors so that they could work on their works from the conglomerate rock with the help of machines .
From 1974 to 1984 the sculptors of the Lindabrunn symposia were concerned with the design of a communication center on the symposium grounds. Individual sculptures were also created, but from 1973 collective work dominated, such as the Land Art "Rock Processing", "Rock Formation", "Stone River" (both 1976), "Landscape Carpet" (1977) and "Columns" (1978).
The sculptural theme of "landscaping" was continued in 1979 in Suwako , Japan by artists from the Lindabrunn symposium. This symposium was chaired by Hidekazu Yokozawa from Japan.
In 1980 the idea of sculpture for the design of the square was proposed in other places or in cities, continued and, for the first time, joint planning for the design of the square in Vienna-Liesing was carried out by the symposium participants.
Diversity of design topics from 1981
The sculptors continued their collaborative work, but now oriented themselves towards design tasks outside of the symposium area. The Enzesfeld-Lindabrunn playground was designed in 1981 and 1982, and from 1983 onwards they dealt with the planning and design of the hospital grounds in Baden , which were completed in 1984. The design of the symposium area in Lindabrunn was also considered again.
In 1985 and 1986 the design of the playground "Lindabrunn Leisure Area" was developed and implemented.
In 1987 the sculptors of the symposium planned to design the government quarter of the state capital in St. Pölten with sculptures and in 1988 they created a joint project "Gate of Knowledge" on the symposium area, and in 1989 another joint project was created there with the theme "Gate". In 1990 the entrance to Enzesfeld, in 1991 the entrance to the symposium and the entrance to Enzesfeld were artistically designed.
In 1992 the first international symposium took place in Rusovce , organized by the combined symposia of the cities of Bratislava , Villány and Lindabrunn, which was repeated three times.
In 1993 there was another joint work outside of the sculpture park, the design of the Bad Vöslau castle park with the theme "water".
In April 1994 the artists were again aware of the task of designing the entire area and also erected a “mausoleum” monument in the symposium area and took on the task of artistically working on the upper entrance area to the symposium area.
Due to the popularity of the Lindabrunn Symposium, an international student symposium was held in Lindabrunn as a result of the third cross-border symposium in Rusovce, in which small sculptures were created.
In 1995, the planning of the design of the lower entrance area was touched in order to create and implement a landscape concept for the symposium area together with ecologists, landscape planners and the sculptors. The afforestation and plantings were also considered. In 1996 the concept of the lower entrance to the symposium area was implemented in stone.
In 1997 the site was planned as a maintenance concept by the Lower Austrian Landscape Fund, in which the traditional cultural landscape in the area of the Lindabrunn Symposium was to be restored.
Participants in the symposia
1967 to 1976
- 1967
The first symposium in Lindabrunn consisted exclusively of Austrian sculptors and became international in the following year. It wasn't planned for continuity.
- Mathias Hietz ( Austria )
- Franz Xaver Hauser (Austria)
- Oskar Höfinger (Austria)
- Kurt Ingerl (Austria)
- Fritz Jakob (Austria)
- Hermann Klinger (Austria)
- Robert Mussi (Austria)
- Jörg Schwarzenberger (Austria)
- Hannes Turba (Austria)
- 1968
In 1968 the symposium became international.
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Oskar Höfinger (Austria)
- Carlo Canestrari ( Italy )
- Kroum Dimitrov Damjanov (Bulgaria)
- Peter Günther Holowka (Austria)
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
- Gero Müller-Goldegg (Germany)
- Takera Narita ( Japan )
- 1969
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Gero Müller-Goldegg (Germany)
- Hidekazu Yokozawa (Japan)
- Osamu Nakajima (Japan)
- Herbert Wasenegger (Austria)
- Claudio Capotondi (Italy)
- Matija Vukovic ( Yugoslavia )
- Oswald Stimm (Austria)
- Otto Eder (Austria)
- Gottfried Höllwarth (Austria)
- Stephan Kamenyeczky (Austria)
- 1970
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Jörg Schwarzenberger (Austria)
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
- Jiro Sugawara (Japan)
- Hermann Walenta (Austria)
- Gerhard Class (Canada)
- Maciej Szankowski (Poland)
- Gerhard Laber (Austria)
- Shigeru Shindo (Japan)
- Fritz Pilz (Austria)
- Johann Reischer (Austria)
- 1971
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Hermann Klinger (Austria)
- Kroum Dimitrov Damjanov (Bulgaria)
- Johann Reischer (Austria)
- Wolfgang Haidinger (Austria)
- Laszlo Kutas (Hungary)
- Hiroshi Ohnari (Japan)
- Kou Wakabayashi (Japan)
- Takane Watanabe (Japan)
- 1972
- Hannes Turba (Austria)
- Mack Beal (USA)
- Dominique Stroobant (Belgium)
- Roland Berger (Austria)
- Gerald Matzner (Austria)
- Fumihiko Takashima (Japan)
- 1973
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Johann Reischer (Austria)
- Wolfgang Haidinger (Austria)
- Heinrich Richner (Switzerland)
- Leopold Schabauer (Austria)
Sculptures created by:
- Antoniu Eberwein ( Romania )
- Walter Angerer (Austria)
- Valentina Bostina (Romania)
- Takeshi Tanabe (Japan)
- Fumihito Takashima (Japan)
- 1974
The following were involved in the design of the communication center on the symposium site:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Hidekazu Yokozawa (Japan)
- Shigeru Shindo (Japan)
- Johann Reischer (Austria)
- Laszlo Kutas (Hungary)
- Hiroshi Ohnari (Japan)
- Valentina Bostina (Romania)
Sculptures created by:
- Wolfgang Haidinger (Austria)
- Georg Apostu (Romania)
- John Worth ( Australia )
- 1975
The design of the communication center was continued by:
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Johann Reischer (Austria)
- Paul Aschenbach (USA)
- Terry Dinnan (USA)
- Robert Vesely (USA)
- Yoshitada Fukuda (Japan)
- Egg Maruyama (Japan)
- Vasile Rus-Batin (Romania)
- Shigeru Shindo (Japan)
Individual sculptures were created by:
- Ernest Joachim (Netherlands)
- Karoly Ocsai (Hungary)
- Terry Dinnan (USA)
Land Art "rock processing" was created by:
- Paul Aschenbach (USA)
- Terry Dinnan (USA)
- Paul Vesely (USA)
- 1976
Design work on the communication center resulted from:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
- Johann Reischer (Austria)
Joint work carried out on the subject of "rock formation":
- Gerhard Class ( Canada )
- Hiromi Akiyama (Japan)
- Adolf Ryska (Poland)
Joint work carried out on the "stone river":
- Hidekazu Yokozawa (Japan)
- Shigeru Shindo (Japan)
- Robert Vesely (USA)
Individual sculptures carried out:
- George Apostu (Romania)
- Peter Paul Tschaikner (Austria)
- Barbara Valenta (USA)
Other participants were:
- Robin van Lear (Canada)
- Jesse Rhineheart (USA)
- Sven Sorensen (Canada)
1977 to 1986
1977
The topic of community work was continued:
"Landscape carpet":
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
- Brad Goldberg (USA)
- Akiji Nakamura (Japan)
- Tatsumi Oki (Japan)
- Masaharu Takahashi (Japan)
Individual sculpture carried out:
- Franz Xaver Hauser (Austria)
1978
Joint work in the "pillars" landscape carried out:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Tomou Kobori (Japan)
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
- Jun Ohara (Japan)
Individual sculptures carried out:
- Angel Ivanov (Bulgaria)
- Choukiri Chaouki ( Lebanon )
- Joszef Seregi ( Hungary )
- Elena Hagira (Romania)
- Tim Sonhard (Germany)
1979
The theme of landscape design was continued in Suwako , Japan by the artists of the Lindabrunn symposium. This symposium was chaired by Hidekazu Yokozawa from Japan
Participants were:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
- Paul Aschenbach (USA)
1980
When working in the Lindabrunn Communication Center, the sculptors concentrated on the site of the symposium in Lindabrunn. In 1980, the idea of sculpture to design the square was continued at another location and a joint square design in Vienna-Liesing was carried out by the sculptors.
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Robert Vesely (USA)
- Jun Ohara (Japan)
- Dimtcho Pavlov (Bulgaria)
- Yoshio Yagi (Japan)
- Thimotheo Heraud (New Zealand)
- Philip Wilson (New Zealand)
- Lab Wilson (New Zealand)
- Eliecer Gonzales (Israel)
1981
Community work playground Enzesfeld - Lindabrunn:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
- Jun Ohara (Japan)
- Philip Wilson (New Zealand)
- Hermes Rossato (Austria)
- Hiroshi Sato (Japan)
- Haruko Yashita (Japan)
- Zoltán Pál (Hungary)
- Kurt Redl (Austria)
1982
Community work playground Enzesfeld - Lindabrunn:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Bojan Radoslav (Bulgaria)
- Dominique Labauvie-Schneider (France)
- Antonius Mijsbergh (Netherlands)
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- Peter Roller (Slovakia)
- Johannes Schawerda (Austria)
- Mehmet Uyanik (Turkey)
- Franz Katzgraber (Austria)
Community work playground Lindabrunn - planning:
- Jun Ohara (Japan)
- Peter Hietz (Austria)
1983
Planning for the design of the hospital grounds in Baden:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Robert Vesely (USA)
- Hronori Katagiri (Japan)
- Dieter Dietze (Germany)
- Lajos Papi (Hungary)
- Peter Vogt (Germany)
- Peter Steinbach (Austria)
- Istvan Toth (Hungary)
Design of the area around the symposium house:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Robert Vesely (USA)
- Dieter Dietze (Germany)
- Lajos Papi (Hungary)
- Peter Vogt (Germany)
- Peter Steinbach (Austria)
Fresco at the symposium house:
- Günther Kraus (Austria)
1984
Design of the hospital grounds in Baden:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Hidekazu Yokozawa (Japan)
- Jun Ohara (Japan)
- Masayuki Nagase (Japan)
- Yoshio Yagi (Japan)
- Philip Wilson (New Zealand)
- Zoltán Pál (Hungary)
- Kurt Redl (Austria)
- Antonius Mijsbergh ( Netherlands )
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- Peter Roller (Slovakia)
- Peter Vogt (Germany)
- Takaro Gomi (Japan)
- Eichi Kobayashi (Japan)
- Britta Wilson (New Zealand)
- Jan Timmer (Netherlands)
- Peter Kovacs (Hungary)
- Maria Hietz (Austria)
- Walter Lauterer (Austria)
- Stefan Toth (Czech Republic)
1985
Design of the playground "Lindabrunn Leisure Area":
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- Peter Roller ( Slovakia )
- Josef Jankovic (Czech Republic)
- Emil Popov (Bulgaria)
- Fumio Naito (Japan)
- Illarion Gallant (Canada)
- Alexander Calinesen-Arghira (Romania)
- Gerhard Martin (Austria)
- Mitsunori Koike (Japan)
1986
Design of the playground "Lindabrunn Leisure Area":
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- Peter Kovacs (Hungary)
- Peter Roller (Slovakia)
1987 to 1997
1987
Planning for the state capital in St. Pölten / government district:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Hidekazu Yokozawa (Japan)
- Johann Reischer (Austria)
- Wolfgang Haidinger (Austria)
- Robert Vesely (USA)
- Brad Goldberg (USA)
- Masayuki Nagase (Japan)
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- Beverly Piersol (USA)
- Carlotte and Johannes Seidl (Austria)
International student symposium with architect Anton Schwaighofer .
1988
Design of the joint work "Gate of Knowledge" in the symposium area:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Kroum Dimitrov Damianov (Bulgaria)
- Johann Reischer (Austria)
- Jun Ohara (Japan)
- Zoltán Pál (Hungary)
- Antonius Mijsbergh (Netherlands)
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- Peter Roller (Slovakia)
- Arthur Gläsner (Germany)
- Ulana Damianov (Bulgaria)
1989
Design of the joint work "Spur":
- Ulriker Truger (Austria)
- Dalia Meiri ( Ireland )
- Marguerite Blume-Cárdenas (Germany)
- Eileen McDonagh (Ireland)
- Kate Thompson (Great Britain)
- Jorge du Bon (France)
- Ivan Russew (Bulgaria)
- Gabriele Berger (Austria)
1990
Design of the entrance to Enzesfeld:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Robert Vesely (USA)
- Rustam Abrasov (Bulgaria)
- Pavol Binder (Czech Republic)
- István Bószóményi (Hungary)
- Izumi Miyazawa (Japan)
- Todor Todorov (Bulgaria)
- Götz Speyerer (Germany)
- Georg Miks (Austria)
1991
Design of the entrance to the symposium area:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Angel Ivanov (Bulgaria)
- Emil Popov (Bulgaria)
- Jun Ohara (Japan)
- Dragan Aleksic (Yugoslavia)
- Angelika Ott (Austria)
Single sculpture:
- Elena Hariga (Bulgaria)
The sculptor Mathias Hietz retired after 25 years of work in line with the international symposium idea as its artistic director.
1992
1st international three-country symposium in Rusovce, organized by the united symposia Bratislava, Villány and Lindabrunn:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Antonius Mijsbergh (Netherlands)
- Bencsik István (Hungary)
- Pavol Binder (Slovakia)
- Juraj Cutek (Slovakia)
- Colin Foster (Great Britain)
- Tamás Gaál (Hungary)
- Hiroshi Koyama (Japan)
- Dušan Králik (Slovakia)
- Kenichi Mashita (Japan)
- Zoltán Pál (Hungary)
- Peter Roller (Slovakia)
1993
Joint work: Design of the Bad Vöslau Castle Park with the theme "Water":
- Antonius Mijsbergh (Netherlands)
- Peter Roller (Slovakia)
- Arthur Gläsner (Germany)
- Georg Miks (Austria)
- Laszlo Kuti (Hungary)
- Kenichi Mashita (Japan)
- Viliam Gazik (Slovakia)
- Jonathan Cox (Great Britain)
- Jiri Šlegl
Overall planning of a new concept for the symposium in Lindabrunn:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Hidekazu Yokozawa (Japan)
- Brad Goldberg (USA)
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- Colin Foster (Great Britain)
- Masayuki Nagase (Japan)
- John Maine (Great Britain)
1994
Design concept as an overall site concept:
- Mathias Hietz (Austria)
- Hidekazu Yokozawa (Japan)
- Brad Goldberg (USA)
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- James Ritchie (Great Britain)
Joint work "Mausoleum" in the symposium area:
- Jiri Beránek (Czech Republic)
- Jaroslav Bím (Slovakia)
- Jiri Šlegl (Slovakia)
- Vladimir Moutelik (Slovakia)
- Bernhard Kölbersberger (Austria)
- Karl Schreitl (Austria)
Community design "upper entrance area to the symposium area":
- Georg Miks (Austria)
- James Ritchie (Great Britain)
- Kodai Hihara (Japan)
- Hideo Tosaka (Japan)
- Young-Nam Park (Korea)
- Jürgen Ramacher (Austria)
- Hiromu Sugiyama (Japan)
- Vladimir Moutelik (Slovakia)
International student symposium in Lindabrunn as a consequence of the three-country symposium in Rusovce - small sculptures:
- Zoltán Pál (Hungary)
- Peter Roller (Slovakia)
- Georg Miks (Austria)
- Victor Féhér (Slovakia)
- Katalin Reszonya (Hungary)
- Gabor Miklya (Hungary)
- Dušan Zahoranský (Slovakia)
- Robert Szittay (Slovakia)
- Dalibor Báca (Slovakia)
- Michal Moravcik (Slovakia)
- Peter Porazik (Slovakia)
- Wolfgang Dokulil (Austria)
- Johannes Höfinger (Austria)
1995
Planning the "design of the lower entrance area":
1996
Joint work "Lower entrance to the symposium area":
- Hironori Katagiri (Japan)
- Jun Ohara (Japan)
- Georg Miks (Austria)
- Kenichi Mashita (Japan)
- Viliam Gázik (Slovakia)
- Jan Holes (Slovakia)
- Stanislav Mikus (Slovakia)
- Nobuaki Kanamori
1997
New land planning: Maintenance concept of the Lower Austrian Landscape Fund with the task of restoring the traditional cultural landscape in the area of the Lindabrunn Symposium.
- Rudolf Stockinger (Austria)
- Leo Gstrein (Austria)
- Jürgen Thünemann (Austria)
- Susanne Staller (Austria)
literature
- Gotthard Fellerer : The Lindabrunn Symposium 1967–1997. Illustrated book, 153 pages; Enclosed: The Symposion Lindabrunn and Mathias Hietz . 12 pages: Self-published by Demistso Verein Symposion Lindabrunn, Grillenberg 1998.
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Coordinates: 47 ° 54 ′ 47 " N , 16 ° 9 ′ 46" E