Thomas Torkler
Thomas Torkler (born April 8, 1956 in Iserlohn ) is a German sculptor .
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Thomas Torkler studied architecture at the Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule Aachen (RWTH Aachen) and from 1982 to 1984 under Ernst Kasper (architecture class) at the Düsseldorf Art Academy . In 1986 he acquired the title of Dipl.-Ing. Architecture at RWTH Aachen.
Since the same year he worked as a freelance sculptor in Aachen . At the same time he worked from 1986 to 1991 as a research assistant at the chair for plastic and in the sculpture studio of the RWTH Aachen with Elmar Hillebrand . From 1996 to 2010 he held teaching assignments for plastic design and the basics of design at the Trier University of Applied Sciences , department of design (architecture) and has been teaching at the Academy for Craft Design at Gut Rosenberg in Aachen since 1999, specializing in plastic design. Since 2002 he has been a lecturer at the European Art Academy in Trier .
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Torkler was responsible for the overall concept, the sacred furnishings and the color scheme of a large number of churches, among others
- Heilig-Geist-Kirche in Bielefeld (artistic design: altar, ambo, priest's seat, tabernacle stele, altar cross, baptismal font, apostle cross, eternal light, holy water bowls, candlestick and console for Pietà, cock on the steeple and cross on the roof lantern),
- Saint Mary for Peace in Meppen-Esterfeld ,
- Saint Georg in Bad Pyrmont ,
- Holy Family in Herne ,
- St. Mary's Assumption (Köthen) ,
- Saint Johannes in Lennestadt-Langenei ,
- Saint Nicholas in Lennestadt-Grevenbrück ,
- Altar and action space for religion and art of the Church of St. Alfons Aachen
He also designed
- the Michael above the portal of the Church of St. Michael (Filialkirche von St. Gereon ) on Brussels Square in Cologne ,
In addition, Torkler has created a whole series of small and large artistic works of very different kinds in public spaces.
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| SURNAME | Torkler, Thomas |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German architect and sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 8, 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Iserlohn |