Wolfgang van Elst

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Wolfgang van Elst (* 1962 in Oberammergau ) is a German wood carver , sculptor and medalist .

Life

Wolfgang van Elst attended the vocational school for wood sculptors in his hometown and studied from 1983 to 1989 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich . There he became a master student of Hubertus von Pilgrim .

After van Elst made the buildings for the feature film Zoe in 1987 under the direction of Tom Fährmann , he went into business as a freelance sculptor in 1988 and opened his own studio in 1992 in the Jaudenmühle residential area in Habach .

In 2000 Wolfgang van Elst became a member of the Munich Medalists' Circle .

In collaboration with the Gustav van Treeck workshops for mosaics and glass painting , van Elst created the liturgical furnishings such as the ambo plinth, the baptismal bowl , the altar table and the lectern , which were inaugurated on May 6, 2010 in the Jesus Christ Church in Germering .

Works (selection)

literature

  • Ulf Dräger, Andrea Stock: The world “in miniature”. German medal art today. 2000-2006. Exhibition catalog Halle, Moritzburg Foundation July 15 to October 7, 2007 (= The Art Medal in Germany . Volume 23). Moritzburg Foundation, Halle 2007, ISBN 978-3-937751-54-2 , p. 151.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Wolfgang van Elst on the website of the German Society for Medal Art
  2. ↑ Wolfgang van Elst on the page filmportal.de
  3. ↑ See photos on hofglasmalerei.de or pictures from our church (the Jesus Christ Church in Germering) with photos of the interior and the objects from Van Elst.
  4. ↑ Copy in the possession of the State Mint Collection in Munich ( front and back image )
personal data
SURNAME Elst, Wolfgang van
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German wood carver, sculptor and medalist
DATE OF BIRTH 1962
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberammergau