Udo Meyer
Udo Meyer (born February 5, 1939 in Wuppertal - Elberfeld ) is a German sculptor .
biography
Udo Meyer completed an apprenticeship as a stonemason before studying with Kurt Schwippert at the Werkkunstschule in Wuppertal from 1959 to 1963 and with Zoltan Székessy at the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1963 to 1966 . Since completing his studies, he has worked as a freelance academic sculptor in Berlin and since 1969 in Wuppertal . His studio is in the Von-der-Heydt summer house on the Wuppertal Königshöhe.
His works include sculptures and sculptures made of wood, cast bronze, plaster, marble, clay or wax as well as works carved from stone blocks. His subjects include female nudes, busts, heads and small sculptures.
Awards
- 1978 Promotional Prize of the Von der Heydt Culture Prize of the City of Wuppertal
Selected solo exhibitions
- 1975 Exhibition in the Von der Heydt Museum
Web links
- Frank Becker: Committed to truthfulness. A portrait by the sculptor Udo Meyer. In: Musenblätter , June 6, 2011
Individual evidence
- ↑ Udo Garweg: Wuppertal artist directory . Ed .: Sabine Fehlemann . From the Heydt Museum, Wuppertal 2000, ISBN 978-3-89202-042-4 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Meyer, Udo |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 5, 1939 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wuppertal |