Wikipedia

Stefan Kaiser (sculptor)

Stefan Kaiser (born 3 March 1956 in Cologne, Germany) is a German sculptor.

Cologne council tower figures Sulpiz Boisserée and Peter Heinrich Merkens

Artistic career edit

After finishing school, Kaiser began an apprenticeship as a stonemason and stone sculptor at the Dombauhütte affiliated to Cologne Cathedral in 1974.[1][2][3] Subsequently, from 1977 to 1978 he was a freelancer and student of the sculptor Elmar Hillebrand (1925-2016).[3][4][5] After obtaining his technical college entrance qualification, he began his studies at the Technical University of Cologne in 1980 in the sculpture class of Hans Karl Burgeff, which he completed in 1985.[2] Kaiser began to exhibit his works during his studies and accepted commissions from churches and private clients. Since 1978, he has been a freelance artist in his own studio and sculpture garden in the south of Cologne, where he organizes cultural events under the name "Kaiser-Skulpturen" once a months from April to October.[6][7]

Work edit

Kaiser calls his characteristic work "Architektonische Plastik"[8][3] (Architectural Sculpture), which comprises his sculptural examination of the "interweaving of the horizontal and the vertical with the penetration of spatial bodies".[8][3] He works with classical sculptural materials such as tuff stone, sandstone, shell limestone, Savonnier limestone, terracotta, plaster and bronze.[3] His bronze sculptures are made using the bronze casting technique developed by Elmar Hillebrand.[3] Kaiser's work is also characterized by its figurative sculpture, as it is used in sacral contexts, exemplified in the churches of St. George's in Köln-Weiß (Cologne) and St. Maternus' and St. Joseph's in Köln-Rodenkirchen (Cologne).[3] Kaiser made four of the 106 Cologne Council Tower figures,[3] which show Sulpiz Boisserée (1784-1854), Georg Simon Ohm (1784-1854), Peter Heinrich Merkens (1777-1854) and Rupert von Deutz (c. 1065-1129).[9][10]

Publicly accessible works edit

Commissioned works by churches edit

  • Niche relief "Escape to Egypt" in St. George's in Cologne-Weiß[4][5]
  • Statue of Rochus in St. Rochus' in Bickendorf
     
    Cologne council tower figure Rupert von Deutz
  • Statue of Joseph in St. Joseph's in Cologne-Rodenkirchen[3]
  • Baptismal font (stele and bronze lid) in Old St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkirchen[3][11]
  • Maternus statue on the choir facade of Old St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkirchen[3][11][5]
  • Nativity figures of the Three Wise Men in St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkrichen
  • Christusambo in St. Maria Queen in Frankenforst
  • Statue of St. Nicholas in the Abbey of St. Nicholas' in Brauweiler
  • Statues Erpho and Kuno on the northern facade of the Abbey of St. Michael's in Siegburg
  • Statue of Edith Stein in the Abbey of St. Michael's in Siegburg
  • Memorial plaque for Sulpiz Boisserée in Cologne Cathedral

Commissioned works by Cologne edit

  • Council tower figure of Sulpiz Boisserée for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall[9][10]
  •  
    Cologne council tower figure Georg Simon Ohm
    Council tower figure by Georg Simon Ohm for the tower of the Cologne City Hall[9][10]
  • Council tower figure by Peter Heinrich Merkens for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall[9][10]
  • Council tower figure by Rupert von Deutz for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall[9][10]

Public works edit

  • Sculpture "Throne" in the Forest Botanical Garden, Cologne
  • Monument to Johann Christoph Winters,[12][13] Melaten Cemetery, Cologne
  • Monument to Hermann Josef Berk, Melaten Cemetery, Cologne
  • Statue of David, Lichthof in the Caritas old people's centre St. Maternus', Cologne-Rodenkirchen
  • Architectural sculpture, atrium in the Caritas old people's centre St. Maternus', Cologne-Rodenkirchen

References edit

  1. ^ "Vita". Stefan Kaiser (in German). Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  2. ^ a b "Prof. Dr. Arnold Wolff". Stefan Kaiser (in German). Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Ralf, Reglin (2017). Rodenkirchen und mehr ... Eine Entdeckungsreise durch den Kölner Süden von B bis Z. Fachverlag für medizinische und wissenschaftliche Publikationen (1. Auflage ed.). Köln. ISBN 9783930620739. OCLC 978263806.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ^ a b Hillebrand, Clemens 1955- (2018). Elmar Hillebrand : Arbeiten 1942-2015 und Werkverzeichnis der Arbeiten im öffentlichen Raum. Hillebrand, Elmar 1925-2016, Klemens Hillebrand Firma (2. Auflage ed.). Köln. ISBN 9783981049046. OCLC 1099845406.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. ^ a b c Köln : Dörfer im linksrheinischen Süden. Kier, Hiltrud. (1. Aufl ed.). Köln: J.P. Bachem. 1990. ISBN 3761610041. OCLC 28008437.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Atelier & Skulpturengarten". Stefan Kaiser (in German). Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  7. ^ "TERMINE: MATINÉE 2019". Stefan Kaiser (in German). Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  8. ^ a b "Geleitwort". Stefan Kaiser (in German). Retrieved 2019-03-01.
  9. ^ a b c d e Köln, der Ratsturm : seine Geschichte und sein Figurenprogramm. Kier, Hiltrud., Ernsting, Bernd., Krings, Ulrich., Bachmann, Vera, 1954-, Heiermann, Dorothea., Körber-Leupold, Celia, 1936- (1. Aufl ed.). Köln: J.P. Bachem. 1996. ISBN 3761611560. OCLC 35658227.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  10. ^ a b c d e "Köln - Statuen am Rathausturm". statues.vanderkrogt.net. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
  11. ^ a b Kölner Kirchen : die Kirchen der katholischen und evangelischen Gemeinden in Köln. Fussbroich, Helmut., Becker-Huberti, Manfred,, Boecker, Robert (1. Aufl ed.). Köln: Bachem. 2004. ISBN 3761617313. OCLC 76673448.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  12. ^ "Stefan Kaiser - Bildhauer". Denkmalplatz (in German). 2014-11-07. Retrieved 2019-05-15.
  13. ^ Oelsner, Wolfgang, 1949- (2010). "Un deit d'r Herrjott mich ens rofe" eine Führung durch den Kölner Karneval auf dem Friedhof Melaten ; pietätvoll, lehrreich und unterhaltsam (4., völlig neu gest., aktualisierte, farbige Aufl ed.). Köln: Marzellen-Verl. ISBN 9783937795164. OCLC 680693989.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Stefan Kaiser.
Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stefan_Kaiser_(sculptor)&oldid=1045533806"