Wolfgang Göddertz

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“Water kinetic plastic” on Ebertplatz , Cologne, June 2008
“Induction” in front of the Bonn-Rhein-Sieg University of Applied Sciences , Sankt Augustin , in September 2011
Altar cross in the Holy Spirit Church in Nümbrecht, October 2013

Wolfgang Göddertz (born August 16, 1944 in Gustorf ; † July 12, 2016 in Sinnersdorf ) was a German artist . The metal sculptor preferred to work with stainless steel and aluminum and designed numerous sculptures and fountains for public spaces. He lived in Sinnersdorf near Cologne.

Life

After completing an apprenticeship as a blacksmith with Carl Wyland from 1961 to 1963 , he studied sculpture at the Cologne factory schools and the Düsseldorf Art Academy from 1963 to 1966 . On February 8, 1963, he took part in the Bonn Stage for Sensual Perception - KONZIL with the exhibition of "PLASTICS". In 1964 he received a scholarship from the Foundation for the Promotion of Talented Students. In 1979 he had a teaching position in Cairo and at the Goethe-Institut Alexandria (Egypt). Since 1979 he has received many public orders for water kinetic fountains and free sculptures, and works are in international collections. In 1980 Göddertz was a guest lecturer at the Cairo Art Academy , and in 1985 a guest lecturer at the Medellin Art Academy (Colombia).

Since 1963 Wolfgang Göddertz has had numerous national and international exhibitions, among others in Cologne, Bonn, Düsseldorf, the Netherlands, France, Austria, Israel, Switzerland, Egypt, Colombia and Italy.

Wolfgang Göddertz received several art prizes.

His “ water kinetic sculpture ” on Ebertplatz in Cologne was named Monument of the Month for July by the Rhenish Association for Monument Preservation and Landscape Protection (RVDL).

He died on July 12, 2016 at the age of 71.

Selection of works

  • " Water kinetic plastic ", 1970/1977, large accessible fountain in stainless steel; Ebertplatz , Cologne
  • Free sculpture "Raumverknotung", Foreign Office, Bonn
  • Time rate, town hall, Wesseling
  • Sculpture in stainless steel in front of the “Baukunst-Galerie”, 1976 (removed in 2010); Theodor-Heuss-Ring, Cologne
  • Open sculpture "Water Eyes" Tel Aviv, Israel
  • Water kinetics, Eduardus Hospital, Ulm
  • “Penetration”, relief-like stainless steel sculpture on the facade, approx. 16 meters high, 1972 (removed in 2015); Breslauer Platz , Cologne; since 2015: Remigiusplatz, Viersen (shortened by the artist for the new location)
  • "Rheinwellen", large sculpture, 1995, Wesseling
  • Free sculpture "Raumverknotung", Ministry for Federal Affairs, Europe and Media NRW, Düsseldorf
  • "Network node", in front of the NetCologne headquarters; Cologne-Ossendorf
  • Altar cross and chapel grille, in the Heilig Geist Church , 1987, Nümbrecht .
  • Fountain in Pulheim Sinnersdorf , the landmark of his hometown.

Prices

  • 1964 Scholarship from the Foundation for the Promotion of the Gifted of the State of North Rhine-Westphalia
  • 1968 Award of the City of Cologne
  • 1969 Prize of the Federation of German Industry
  • 1970 Rhine Tiber Prize / Rome
  • 1990 Art Prize of the Erftkreis

Web links

Commons : Wolfgang Göddertz  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

References and comments

  1. ↑ a b Alexandra Spürck: node made of shiny stainless steel . Obituary: The sculptor Wolfgang Göddertz died at the age of 71. In: Kölner Stadt-Anzeiger . Cologne July 27, 2016, p. 26 .
  2. ↑ Wolfgang Göddertz's obituary notice. In: WirTrauern - Your mourning portal. July 30, 2016, accessed July 30, 2016 .
  3. ↑ Gerd Hergen Lübben , Stage for Sensual Perception - KONZIL (Bonn, 1961–1963) / INFORMATION · MATERIALS: Programs · Plakate · Register , Bonn 1961/2012; P. 17 f., 20. (Accessed January 9, 2016.)
  4. ^ Aluminum relief by Wolfgang Göddertz soon in Viersen. (No longer available online.) In: Köln Nachrichten. March 5, 2015, archived from the original on July 27, 2016 ; accessed on July 27, 2016 . 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. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / koeln-nachrichten.de
  5. ↑ The Viersener Dom looks at art. In: RP online. November 2, 2015, accessed July 27, 2016 .
  6. ↑ http://www.h-brs.de/wolfganggoeddertz.html
  7. ↑ Netcologne customer magazine "freizeichen", issue 83  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.@1@ 2Template: Toter Link / www.netcologne.de  
personal data
SURNAME Göddertz, Wolfgang
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German artist
DATE OF BIRTH August 16, 1944
PLACE OF BIRTH Gustorf
DATE OF DEATH July 12, 2016
Place of death Sinnersdorf (Pulheim)