Werner-Jakob Korsmeier

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Werner-Jakob Korsmeier (born February 19, 1931 in Verl ; † July 17, 2020 in Münster ) was a German sculptor , painter and artist .

Life

After five years of training as a sculptor, Korsmeier worked in numerous areas of art. He mainly created sculptures , paintings , colored windows and mosaics as well as conceptualized overall designs. In Germany and other countries, numerous of his works can be found in public, often church areas. In the 1970s he was commissioned to design the St. Antonius monastery church in Bad Bentheim- Bardel. For this he created a 50 m² mosaic and a crucifixion picture. In 1987 he won first prize in the competition for the artistic design of the Emsland district house in Meppen .

Until his death, Korsmeier lived alternately in the Münster children's home and in the south of France. He died on July 17, 2020 after a brief illness.

Works

  • Brögbern , Christ Church: Concrete glass windows and artistic design of the interior (1971/72).
  • Herne , St. Konrad von Parzham : Interior design with 50 individual works.
  • Lingen , St. Josef Church : Mosaic of the Most Holy Trinity.
  • Motherhouse of the Catherine's Sisters in Münster: bronze monument.
  • The covenant of God with the people , windows in the church of the Katharinenkloster in Münster, and the entire interior design.
  • Trinity Church in Münster: overall design.
  • Crypt of the Santo Antônio de Jacutinga Cathedral in Nova Iguaçu , Brazil: architecture and window design, overall design.
  • Xanten Convent Church: overall design, windows.
  • Franziskushospital Münster: Francis relief, bronze.

Exhibitions

  • 1979: Catholic Academy Schwerte
  • 1980: European Sculpture Park, Willebadessen
  • 1981: Foyer of the Great House of the Münster Municipal Theaters : sculptures, sculptures, paintings
  • 1991: Volksbank headquarters, Münster: Large retrospective, sculptures, sculptures, paintings
  • 1985: Sculpture group Münster, Tecklenburg
  • 2006: House of the Netherlands in Münster: Small retrospective

literature

  • Werner Jakob Korsmeier: The Bardeler Passion . Bad Bentheim 1980.
  • Amandus Eilermann, Gerleve Monastery : God's covenant with people. The windows in the St. Catherine's Monastery by Werner-Jakob Korsmeier . Congregation of the Sisters of St. Virgin and Martyr Katharina, Münster 1982.
  • Eugen Biser , Werner-Jakob Korsmeier: Korsmeier artworks . Münster 2007, ISBN 978-3-89870-470-0 .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Obituaries of Werner Jakob Korsmeier | www.trauer.ms. Retrieved on July 25, 2020 (German).
  2. ↑ Our beautiful monastery church. Retrieved April 7, 2015 .
  3. ↑ Illustration of the monument in front of the motherhouse of the Katharinese sisters in Münster at: www.heiligenlexikon.de (requested on July 6, 2009)
personal data
SURNAME Korsmeier, Werner-Jakob
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Korsmeier, Werner Jakob; CORS
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor and artist (painter, glass painter, mosaicist, architectural designer, writer)
DATE OF BIRTH February 19, 1931
PLACE OF BIRTH Loss
DATE OF DEATH 17th July 2020
Place of death Muenster