Ursula Stock

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Stock-Heim, installation with Ursula Stock, 1987.

Ursula Stock (born July 28, 1937 in Stuttgart ) is a German sculptor , painter and draftsman .

Life

Ursula Stock was born in Stuttgart as the only child of the businessman Carl Stock (1907–1943) and his wife Gertrud Stock b. Born harsh. She studied humanities and social sciences at the Universities of Munich (1957–1960) and Hamburg (1960–1961). Then she began a three-year study of painting at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg with Klaus Bendixen , Hans Thiemann , Richard Lindner and Eduardo Paolozzi . Stays in Egypt, Turkey and Mexico followed in the early 1960s. From 1969 she lived and worked in Stuttgart as a painter, draftsman and sculptor. In 1977 she started working with the architect Heinz Rall . As an urban planner, he was the driving force behind the renovation of Güglingen's old town, and Ursula Stock took part in the artistic design of squares and buildings. In 1987 the couple moved to Güglingen into the residential and studio building built by Rall at Stockheimer Straße 47.

Ursula Stock was married in her first marriage (1961–1968) to the ethnologist and Old Americanist Peter Tschohl . In 1999 she married Heinz Rall.

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Abstract beginnings

Ursula Stock became known in the late 1960s for her three-dimensional room cuts , “picture stages with distant interiors of wide rooms, filled with mighty monuments”. The spatial cuts soon found their two-dimensional counterpart in the serigraphs from 1971–1974 ( Raumvorschlag I , 1972). At the beginning of the 1970s she created "initially operating with a constructive treasure trove of forms", abstract, color-painted, shield-like wooden reliefs "with several layers on top of each other" ( Rad-Plastik , 1971), to which she “looked at pre-Columbian sculptures on a study trip to Central America "And which should represent" animistic metaphors of modern machines ". During this time in Stuttgart she realized abstract geometric architectural reliefs ( concrete relief Tiefenbachschule , 1972/1973) and a free sculpture ( stainless steel stele Fuchsrainschule , 1974).

  • Space Advance I , 1972.

  • Room section , 1973.

  • Rad-Plastik , wood relief, 1971.

  • Concrete relief Tiefenbachschule, Stuttgart, 1972/1973.

  • Stainless steel stele at the Fuchsrainschule, Stuttgart, 1974.

Surreal painting

In the 1970s, Ursula Stock mainly devoted herself to painting. Without initially completely detaching from abstract painting ( Raumvorschlag I + II , 1972), she approached “an image conception determined by the surreal ” ( Unreal Landscape , 1974; Orpheus Cycle , 1979). The real set pieces of her compositions are ancient, often smashed statues, torsos , skulls and masks, temples and columns, labyrinths and ruins. But not only lifeless objects populate her pictures, sometimes trees, bushes and leaves also animate the picture, and again and again wings, while depictions of people are still the exception at this time.

Free sculptor

In the late 1970s, Ursula Stock shifted the focus of her work to sculpture, but continued to produce paintings and large-format drawings. The reason for this change was the order for the Weinbrunnen in Güglingen. The fountain sculpture was made in the foundry of the State Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart under Herbert Heinzel.

Government seat (center) and Berlin chairs , Berlin, State Representation Baden-Württemberg, 2008.

The focus of her sculptural work is the human being as a full figure, torso, bust or head. The often archaic-looking figures “are strict, statuesque, earthy; yet they seem fragile, fragile, sensitive. ”In addition to human sculptures, horse sculptures were also created, some of them monochrome blue or rusty red, with overlong necks, including the Quadriga Variations (2000) for the exhibition Quadriga zügellos in Berlin (a stylized quadriga made of four horse heads and one Charioteer) and the three-headed Cavalli horse fountain in Güglingen (1994). The Berlin Quadriga inspired Stock to design furniture, which she presented at her second Berlin exhibition, Brandenburger Torheiten (2005), which was followed by other models in the following years.

Exhibitions

Ursula Stock participated in numerous group exhibitions from 1968 to 1988, especially in Germany with a focus on southern Germany. Some of her sculptures are shown on various sculpture trails in Germany.

Solo exhibitions (selection)

  • 1973: Böblingen Art Association
  • 1973: Heidenheim Art Association
  • 1976: Nürtingen City Hall
  • 1977: Heilbronn Art Association
  • 1979: Waiblingen Town Hall (with Otto Engbarth)
  • 1995: Bratislava City Gallery, Slovakia
  • 1996: Municipal gallery in the camera office, Waiblingen
  • 1997: Sculptures on the Spitalplatz, Kunstverein Göppingen
  • 1998: Kreuzkirche City of Nürtingen
  • 2000: Quadriga rampant, House of German Business, Berlin
  • 2005: Brandenburg follies, House of German Business, Berlin
  • 2005: Hohenwart Forum Pforzheim
  • 2008: Güglingen Town Hall
  • 2008: State Representation Baden-Württemberg, Berlin

Works in public space

Seasons fountain , Talheim, 1991

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In 1979 her first commissioned sculpture was created in Güglingen. Her first bronze casting was the Weinbrunnen in the Deutsches Hof (1979), which, thanks to a special fitting, can donate water as well as wine. The fountain stick is a bronze double figure, which with its multi-breasted bosom made from giant clusters is reminiscent of ancient goddesses of printability. The "Siamese" double head of the figure with the vine leaves already indicates the four seasons , which she created for Stuttgart, Freudenstadt and Güglingen (1983, 1987, 1989).

The Tree of Life Fountain (1988) in Güglingen's town hall shows a stylized tree that under its crown offers a family - woman, man and child - a protective shelter. The tree of life motif , like the seasons motif, returns in the Seasons Fountain in Talheim (1991), where three allegorical figures are grouped under the tree of life, symbolizing the three seasons - spring, summer and winter, and at the same time the ages and times of day.

In addition to the sculptural works for public space, murals, floor mosaics, glass pictures and glass windows for public buildings and restaurants in Güglingen were also created.

Millennium Fountain

Millennium Fountain , Sigmaringen-Laiz, 2000.

Note: The following description is from Ursula Stock.

The Millennium Fountain (2000) on Rathausplatz in Sigmaringen - Laiz was created on the occasion of the turn of the millennium . The figure is aligned diagonally, it takes up the main axis of the place, church-town hall, and is supposed to represent the people in transition in several ways. On the back, the figure wears a face mask with water pouring out of its eye sockets. The aluminum walls give the figure architectural support. A ball on the edge of the pool, connected to the central figure, donates drinking water from a snake's head. Three spring balls complete the water feature.

Works in public collections

  • Artothek - the art collection of the German Bundestag, Berlin
  • Collection of the city of Böblingen
  • Collection of the state of Baden-Württemberg
  • Collection of the city of Esslingen
  • Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nürtingen
  • Collection of the city of Güglingen
  • City museums Heilbronn
  • Kreissparkasse Heilbronn
  • Bausparkasse Leonberg
  • Collection of the city of Nürtingen
  • Sparkasse Pforzheim-Calw

Memberships

  • Artists Association of Baden-Württemberg
  • Art Foundation Baden-Württemberg (sponsor)
  • Gallery Kunsthöfle, Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
  • Friends of the Fritz and Hildegard Ruoff Foundation

Literature (selection)

  • July Gudehus: The Lesikon of Visual Communication. A collage [with 5 found objects inlaid] , Mainz 2010, p. 2991.
  • Dieter Hannemann: Art in Architecture. State capital Stuttgart. A documentation of all works of art commissioned by the state capital Stuttgart in the field of architecture 1949 to 1979 , Stuttgart 1979, p. 94.
  • Helmut Heißenbüttel (editor); Peter Beye (contributions): Stuttgart Art in the 20th Century. Painting, sculpture, architecture , Stuttgart 1979, p. 115, 167.
  • Kurt Leonhard: What is art? A basic question and 39 examples , Stuttgart 1981. - Appears on the occasion of the exhibition “Greetings to Leonhard - Works of Friends”, no. 29 organized by the city of Esslingen am Neckar in March 1981 in the Villa Merkel.
  • Sabine Leutheußer-Holz; Heinz Rall (photos); Ursula Stock (illustration): Brunnen 1979-1992 , Hausen 1992.
  • Sabine Leutheußer-Holz: Stock works . In: Schöne Schwaben 1993, issue 4, pp. 26-29.
  • Hugo Menze: The ministers of education and education policy in Baden-Württemberg 1945 - 2005 , Heidelberg 2008, p. 450.
  • Gert K. Nagel: Swabian artist lexicon. From the Baroque to the Present , Munich 1986, p. 117.
  • Michael Ohnewald: The architect with the courage to be great ( Memento from April 13, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) . In: Stuttgarter-Zeitung.de of April 11, 2006.
  • Petra von Olschowski; Ursula Stock (illustration); Heinz Rall (photos): Ursula Stock - furnished maze , [Güglingen] 2007.
  • Heinz Rall (photos and design); Galerie Valentien (editor); Kurt Leonhard (preface): Ursula Stock: Sculptures, pictures, drawings 1982 - 86 , Stuttgart [1986].
  • Heinz Rall: Herzogskelter Güglingen, Heilbronn district. Artistic contributions in the context of the city center renovation (1977–81) by Ursula Stock Stuttgart , [Güglingen] without year.
  • Ursula Stock (illustration); Heinz Rall (photos): Güglingen. Artistic contributions by Ursula Stock 1978 - 1990. [Artistic contributions to urban redevelopment, design: Ursula Stock] , Bönnigheim 1991.
  • Ursula Stock; Heinz Rall (photos): Seasons fountain Talheim district Heilbronn , [Güglingen] 1992.
  • Ursula Stock; Heinz Rall (photos): MM. Millenio - Millenia - Millennium. Fountain Rathausplatz Sigmaringen-Laiz , Güglingen [2000].
  • Ursula Stock; Heinz Rall (photos): Table jewelry. Ursula Stock , [Güglingen 2002].
  • Ursula Stock; Heinz Rall (photos): Tree of Life. Branched + grafted on. 1988-2008. Ursula Stock , [Güglingen] 2008.
  • Ursula Stock (editor): Dr. Sabine Leutheußer 1955 - 2012. Texts on exhibitions. Ursula Stock, Robert Förch, Anneliese Hermes, Sabine Hoffmann, Ursula Laquay-Ihm , Güglingen 2012.
  • Günther Troll (editor); Kurt Leonhard (collaboration): Ursula Stock , StuttgART - Edition Hugo Matthaes, Stuttgart 1996.

Catalogs (selection)

  • Rudolf Bayer (editor): Ursula Stock. Pictures and drawings. Exhibition “Ursula Stock” [October-November 1978 in the gallery in Unteren Tor Bietigheim] , Bietigheim-Bissingen 1978.
  • Hans Peter Braun; Günther Wirth; Wolfgang Wohnhas: The great Alb passage. Sculptures in nature. Exhibition from June 27th, 1999 to July 1st, 2000 at the nature conservation center Schopflocher Alb , Esslingen am Neckar: Landkreis Esslingen, Kultur- und Schulamt, 1999.
  • Helmut Herbst; Heinz Rall (photos): Ursula Stock. Sculpture drawings 1989–1994 , Stuttgart 1994.
  • Lüdger Hünnekens; Ursula Stock (illustration): Ursula Stock, Quadriga zügellos , [Güglingen] 2000. - Exhibition in the House of German Business, Berlin 2000.
  • Ursula Stock; Heinz Rall (photos): Ursula Stock - Brandenburg follies , [Güglingen] 2004. - Exhibition of Brandenburg follies in the House of German Business in Berlin, 80 years of Industrie-Pensions-Verein eV, Berlin.
  • Ursula Stock: In memoriam Heinz Rall 1920-2006. With contributions by Sabine Leutheußer, Werner Marquardt, Horst Seizinger, Gerhard Koch, Dietrich Wintterlin, Hans Röper. , Güglingen 2010.
  • Wolfgang Strassacker: Artificial casting. Art foundry and their artists. Exhibition at the Landesgewerbeamt Karlsruhe, October 4th - 26th 1985. Stuttgart 1985.
  • Gebhard Streicher: Christ reflections. Gallery on Finkenstrasse of the German Society for Christian Art, June 3-26 , 1987 , Munich 1987, No. 29.
  • Günther Wirth; Ursula Tschohl-Stock (illustration): Ursula Tschohl-Stock, Hamburg, painting + graphics: first exhibition April 22nd-17th May 1967, Modern Art Gallery, Stuttgart-Vaihingen , [Stuttgart-Vaihingen 1967].
  • Günther Wirth; Ursula Stock; Heinz Rall (photos): Ursula Stock. Sculptures - Pictures - Drawings 1986–88. Gallery in the Kolping Education Center Augsburg October 11 - November 24, 1988 , Güglingen 1988.

Web links

Commons : Ursula Stock  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ # Troll 1996 , p. 90; #Wirth 1975 , p. 74.
  2. ^ Egypt 1960, Turkey 1962, Mexico 1963/1964.
  3. ↑ #Ohnewald 2006 .
  4. ↑ #Wirth 1975 , p. 74.
  5. ^ # Heißenbüttel 1979 , p. 115.
  6. ↑ #Gall 1979 , p. 114.
  7. ↑ #Gall 1979 , p. 114.
  8. ↑ #Hannemann 1979 , p 94th
  9. ↑ #Hannemann 1979 , p. 94; #Troll 1996.1 , pp. 20-21.
  10. ↑ Stuttgart City Library , Graphothek, No. 51 and 52.
  11. ^ # Heißenbüttel 1979 , p. 115.
  12. ↑ #Gall 1979 , p. 114.
  13. ↑ #Stock 2000 , p. 40.
  14. ↑ # Hünnekens 2000 , p. 3.
  15. ↑ Ursula Stock in: #Freudenstadt 2012 , p. 38.
  16. ↑ #Stock 2000 , p. 36.
  17. ↑ No. 51, 52, 393, 745.
personal data
SURNAME Floor, Ursula
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor, painter and draftsman
DATE OF BIRTH July 28, 1937
PLACE OF BIRTH Stuttgart