Willy L. Bitter

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Willy Ludwig Bitter (born February 2, 1936 in Dortmund ) is a German sculptor . He lives and works in Hilden .

life and work

After completing his apprenticeship as a carpenter (1951 to 1960), Willy L. Bitter (1960 to 1967) studied social pedagogy . He expanded his knowledge (1967 to 1969) by studying at the Düsseldorf factory seminar . From 1969 to 1980 he was a teacher for art and works at a special school in Düsseldorf-Bilk. At the same time, he was a tutor for the graduates of the Düsseldorf Art Academy and part-time teacher at the Düsseldorf factory seminar. After leaving school in 1980, he was a lecturer for design subjects (wood and ceramics) at the professional school for occupational therapy in Düsseldorf. He has been a freelance ceramist in Hilden since 1980 and has been creating sculptures since 1990 in his studio in Hilden.

In his studio in Hilden, Bitter creates metal sculptures made of iron and works of art made of wood. A number of welding work as well as wood carving and painting are his artistic creations.

In 2007 Willy Bitter designed the "Golden City Gate Prize". The film competition "The Golden City Gate" is the Oscar of the tourism industry. In 2007 Deutsche Welle TV won it at the International Tourism Exchange in Berlin .

Dance in the Pyramid, Hilden, Kleiner Warringtonplatz
Signs for the new center in the Stadtsee Kaarst (1994)
Guardian at the fire station 1 (1997)

Exhibitions

  • Four exhibitions in the art space in the Gewerbepark-Süd in Hilden, Hofstrasse 64: (1997); "Adventure is in the head"; Participation in an exhibition at “Mélange” (2010); "On closer inspection" (2014)
  • Haus Hildener Künstler in Hilden Hofstraße 6: Sculpture exhibition (1998); Biennial Small Sculpture (1998); "Hello my heart" (1999); "Place of silence"; "Days of L e hmungen"; "My shadowy existence"; Works in the sculpture garden (2008); "Wunderkammer" (2009);
  • “Art may also be entered” in the Hilden City Library (1997); Participation in the 20th district art exhibition (2002) in Langenfeld; Wipperfürth, Alte Drahtzieherei, “Pärchenbildung für Kreative” (2003); "Library of Myths and Fairy Tales" Düsseldorf-Unterbach Gallery Am Zault (2007)
  • Lübeck "Objects"; Maribor (Slovenia) "Objects" (1996); Mettmann "Objects"
  • Winner of the annual exhibition in the municipal gallery in the Hilden community center (1996)

Works in public space

  • The "guard" in front of the entrance to the Hilden municipal utility. (1997); "Double Guard" in Hilden Town Hall (1998); The "Blue Pyramid" on Warringtonplatz in Hilden. (2000) (sponsored for the city of Hilden), "Engel in Hilden at the corner of Hock-Hülsenstrasse" (2000); “Guardian” and “Prophet” in the foyer of the Hilden City Library; “Windkamm 4444 wants to fly” in front of the Hildener Künstler house, Hofstrasse 6; "Eisenvogel" in front of QQQ-Tec in Hilden Forststraße 73
  • "Sign to the new center" (1994) in "Steles around the town hall in Kaarst"

Workshops and actions

  • “Head pictures” dance and spray action on Nové-Město-Platz in Hilden, 1995
  • Children's paintings in the Hilden city library (~ 1998)

bibliography

  • "Housing" in the catalog for the 23rd district art exhibition (Mettmann), Wasserburg Haus Graven, Langenfeld-Wiescheid - (2012)
  • Flyer for the exhibition Willy L. Bitter, "Upon closer inspection" (2013)

Web links

Commons : Willy L. Bitter  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ^ [1] Willy Bitter, Free Spirit with Bunsen Burner (2010)
  2. ^ "The golden city gate (2007)" ( Memento from February 14, 2014 in the Internet Archive )
  3. ^ Winner of the golden city gate designed by Willy Bitter (2007)
  4. ↑ "on closer inspection": Willy L. Bitter exhibits. In: lokalkompass.de. Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
  5. ↑ a b c d Art in public space. A documentation from the cultural office of the city of Hilden. ( Memento of March 7, 2014 in the Internet Archive ) Hilden 2013, pp. 29–30.
  6. ^ [2] Sculpture garden Haus Hilden artist Hofstrasse 6 (2008)
  7. ↑ [3] ; 20th district art exhibition (2002) in Langenfeld
  8. ↑ [4] Wipperfürth, Alte Drahtzieherei, "Pärchenbildung 2: 1 für Kreative" (2003)
  9. ^ [5] Himmelswagen in Düsseldorf-Unterbach in the Am Zault Gallery (2007)
  10. ↑ [6] "Library of Myths and Fairy Tales" Mettmann District (2007)
  11. ^ Works of art in public space in Hilden
  12. ↑ [7] "Signs for the New Center, Kaarst (1994)"
  13. ↑ [8] Kaarst Stelenkarte, Willy Bitter No. 20
  14. ↑ Nelli Bakhteeva: Head images moved to the sound of the music . ( Online ( memento of January 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) [PDF; accessed December 8, 2016]). Head images moved to the sound of the music ( Memento from January 26, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
  15. ↑ [9] "Housing" in the catalog for the 23rd district art exhibition (Mettmann), Wasserburg Haus Graven, Langenfeld-Wiescheid - September 28 to November 25, 2012
  16. ↑ Flyer "On closer inspection". Retrieved December 8, 2016 .
personal data
SURNAME Bitter, Willy L.
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Bitter, Willy Ludwig (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German sculptor
DATE OF BIRTH February 2, 1936
PLACE OF BIRTH Dortmund