Walter Kalot

Relief - self-portrait of Kalot on his tombstone

Walter Kalot (born October 5, 1909 in Glatz , Silesia ; † December 18, 1996 in Oberstdorf ) was a German sculptor , graphic artist and painter .

Sculpture Little Bear in the Oberstdorf spa gardens

Sculpture of the Iller origin , which is now also located at the Iller origin

life and work

Waler Kalott received his artistic training at the State Academy for Art and Applied Arts in Breslau and at the University of the Arts in Berlin-Charlottenburg . His teachers included Otto Mueller and Emil Orlik . His attempt to build up an existence in Berlin ended when he was drafted into the Wehrmacht .

During the Second World War , Kalot was captured by the Soviets , from which he was only released in 1950. Then he found a job with AEG in Berlin . Here he rose to the position of chief graphic designer with his own staff and thus shaped the image of AEG for many years.

Kalot found a second home in Oberstdorf while he was working in Berlin. In the Alpgaustraße he built a house with a studio, gallery and a large garden. After retiring from professional life, Kalot moved to Oberstdorf and continued to work as a freelance artist. For Oberstdorf he created numerous works that show his versatility. It ranges from painting the façade of the old town hall to realistic busts and depictions of animals to modern sculptures. However , a sculpture created for the origin of the Iller did not find the approval of the municipal council . It was initially set up in a Oberstdorf park and only moved to the location planned by Kalot in 2005.

He died in 1996 and was buried in the Oberstdorf forest cemetery.

Awards

• Kalot received his first award in 1968. For the bronze sculpture Hahn und Henne he received the art award of the Swabian district .
• In 1982 Kalot created the large relief The Wave for the sea swimming pool in Funchal , the capital of Madeira . For this he received the citizen medal of the city of Funchal.
• In 1995, at the suggestion of the then Bavarian Prime Minister Edmund Stoiber , Kalot was awarded the Federal Cross of Merit on ribbon by the then Federal President Roman Herzog , which he also presented. This honored both Kalot's extensive work and his decades of cultural commitment in his adopted home Oberstdorf.

literature

• Walter Kalot, sculptures and graphics . Allgäuer Zeitungsverlag, Kempten 1973.
• Walter Kalot, sculpture, painting, graphics. Recent work in a new form . Immenstadt 1996.

Web links

Commons : Walter Kalot  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

• Literature by and about Walter Kalot in the catalog of the German National Library
• Publications by Norbert Willisch about Walter Kalot
• Famous people from Oberstdorf: Walter Kalot