Volker Michael Roth

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Figure group Schleusenspucker
Figure at the legend fountain in Lübbenau / Spreewald

Volker Michael Roth (* 1944 in Rathenow ; † September 15, 2008 ibid) was a German sculptor .

Life

Volker Michael Roth grew up in the Brandenburg town of Rathenow an der Havel and completed an apprenticeship as a stone mason and stone sculptor from 1962 to 1964 . From 1964 to 1970 he worked as a stonemason and in various cultural areas. In Dresden , Demitz-Thumitz , Potsdam and Berlin, he continued his education from 1970 to 1975. There has been a stonemason school in Demitz-Thumitz since 1908, where journeymen and masters from all federal states are still trained today. In 1972 he passed his master craftsman examination in stone masonry and stone carving. During this time he also worked as a book and exhibition designer and developed stage designs and designs for sports trophies. He was also the leader of a folk art group. In 1976 he took over the management of a craft business for stonemasonry and sculpture.

First major commissioned work aroused public interest such as B. the themed fountain of the fisherman and his wife and the Pestalozzi monument. Starting in 1982, the first steel works were added to the stone work. In 1988 he started working as a freelancer. Since then he has been a member of the Brandenburg Association of Visual Artists with exhibitions in Berlin and Prague. In 1989/1990 small sculptural stone and steel works by him were shown in the gallery Unter den Linden . Further works by him showed, among others, exhibitions in Basel, Zurich, Ulm and Heidenheim in 1991/1992.

Volker Michael Roth was one of the founding members of the Rathenower Kunstverein and was also the chairman. In the years 1992 to 1996 he devoted himself to sculptural commissioned works, the organization and participation in the Rathenower Sculpture Symposium and the exhibition Sculptures and Objects in Jerichow Monastery . From 1996 he worked as a temporary lecturer at the training center for stone sculptors in Königslutter am Elm and began to realize commissioned works and projects such as the opening of the EIGENE ART gallery in Jerichow Monastery. In 1999 further commissioned work and free work for his own gallery followed, as well as preparatory work for the exhibition Sculptures and Objects II in 2000 in Jerichow Monastery.

Sagenbrunnen , Lübbenau

In 2007 he was awarded the City of Rathenow's Culture Prize, which goes to “people or institutions who have created something unusual in recent years or who have broken new ground” and to “revitalize the cultural scene in Rathenow, promote new ideas and acknowledge long-term work cultural area ”. In 2008, the church square with the legend fountain in Lübbenau was awarded the Monument of the Month for May by the “Cities with Historic Town Centers ” working group of the State of Brandenburg. Volker Michael Roth died on September 15, 2008.

Works in public space

Galiarde , Premnitz
Isfried , Jerichow Monastery
  • Isfried , life-size sculpture of the provost in the courtyard of the monastery in Jerichow , 2004
  • Marktweiber , fountain sculpture made of steel on the market square, Premnitz , 2006
  • Galiarde , futuristic sculpture of a stalking fisherman in an implied boat on the banks of the Havel, Premnitz
  • Schleusenspucker , at the old harbor, downtown Rathenow, 2006
  • Sagenbrunnen , refers to Lübbenau legendary figures such as Lutken , Tree and Snake King and Irrlicht , church square at the Nikolaikirche in Lübbenau
  • Lutk on the edge of the fountain, on the east side of the gatehouse of the Spreewald Museum at Topfmarkt 12, as a supplement to the legend fountain on the church square, Lübbenau
  • Angler on a river in the old town, Lübbenau
  • Advertising pillar with poster sticker , Neustadt am Spreewaldhaus, Lübbenau

Web links

Commons : Volker Michael Roth  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ His work in Lübbenau
  2. ^ City of Rathenow: Rathenower Culture Prize . Retrieved January 10, 2017
  3. ↑ Lausitzer Rundschau: Kirchplatz becomes monument of the month , June 2, 2008. Accessed on January 17, 2017
  4. ↑ City of Premnitz: Urban Redevelopment - Urban Development ( Memento of the original from January 9, 2017 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. . Retrieved January 9, 2017 @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.premnitz.de
  5. ^ Märkische Onlinezeitung: Lots of Rathenower Havelwasser , from August 6, 2016. Accessed on January 9, 2017
  6. ^ Lausitzer Rundschau: Volker Roth created the poster sticker , from September 13, 2007. Accessed on January 9, 2017
personal data
SURNAME Roth, Volker Michael
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Rathenow
DATE OF DEATH September 15, 2008
Place of death Rathenow