Ottmar Hörl

Ottmar Hoerl (* 1950 in Nauheim ) is a German artist. He was best known for his many sculptures on topics of everyday life.

Life

Ottmar Hoerl studied from 1975 to 1979 at the Academy of Fine Arts Städel School in Frankfurt am Main, then by means of a scholarship from the Study Foundation of the German people from 1979 to 1981 at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dusseldorf, Klaus Rinke.

In 1985 he founded with the architects Gabriela Seifert and Götz G. Stöckmann the group Fomalhaut. 1988 his works were shown at the actuator 2, the second great exhibition of the gallery Vorsetzen. Early 1990s was Hoerl visiting professor at the Technical University of Graz. In 1997 he received the COLOGNE FINE ART Prize. Since 1999 he has been professor of Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg and since October 2005 he has been President of the Academy. His works can be found in many collections and public spaces at home and abroad.

Hoerl employs in his works with the aesthetics of everyday culture. He defines the term sculpture as an organizing principle and discovered this principle in its environment, are standardized and normalized many items of daily use.

On the occasion of the 350 th anniversary of the Academy of Fine Arts Nuremberg Hoerl was given a special honor by his students. 350 Figurines Hörl with two rabbits, in allusion to his most famous work, the " Big Piece of Hare ", " 350 President of the Academy " was the motto made ​​.

Ottmar Hoerl lives and works in Nuremberg and Wertheim.

Conflicts

Investigation for Hitler garden gnomes

In July 2009 the prosecutor's office in Nuremberg initiated against a Hoerl investigation for use of symbols of unconstitutional organizations. The occasion was an anonymous complaint against Hoerl and operators of Nuremberg gallery in which a golden garden gnome Hörl was issued, who has his right hand raised in the Hitler salute. Hoerl even understands the dwarf, exist of which about 700 copies, as a " parody of the master race of the Nazis." In all previous exhibitions, the dwarves had indeed been the occasion for discussion, but he himself was doing never moved into the vicinity of the Nazi ideology. Even the Jewish community in Ghent, where the dwarves were first issued, had shown impressed by the work. The investigation was set a few days after the announcement.

In October 2009, he showed an installation of 1,200 garden gnomes with Hitler salute in Straubing - invited and supported by the SPD local chapter. The Vice President of the International Dachau Committee Max Mannheimer commented, this form of dealing with the past in a public place is completely out of place. Any attempt to trivialize the Nazis, even under the guise of artistic freedom, is thoughtless and irresponsible.

Quotes

" A sculptor is not defined by the fact that he hinschüttet tons of material draped ramekins and realized on the narrow track of the identifiability work itself, but the fact that he puts matter in motion. Like a magician. "

Works (selection)

Public collections

  • Baden State Museum, Karlsruhe
  • Hällisch - Franconian Museum, Schwäbisch Hall
  • Kunsthalle Göppingen
  • Kunsthalle Mannheim
  • Musée de I'Ardenne, Charleville- Mézières
  • Museum of Modern Art, Frankfurt
  • Ritter Museum, Forest book
  • San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, USA
  • Sprengel Museum, Hannover
  • State Gallery of Stuttgart
  • Städtische Galerie Ravensburg
  • Authorities Centre, Frankfurt / Main
  • Bread Museum, Ulm
  • Graphothek, Stuttgart
  • District Court of Hanau
  • City of Fellbach
  • Langenhagen
  • City of Rüsselsheim
  • City ​​of Singen

Prizes and awards

Publications

  • Fomalhaut. Architecture, sculpture. Publisher of the Georg- Büchner - bookstore, Darmstadt 1988, ISBN 3-925376-08-9.
  • Metabolism. The book on the suit. Houses, Darmstadt 1990, ISBN 3-89552-066-7.
  • Material testing. Städtische Galerie Altes Theater, Ravensburg 1996, ISBN 3-9804641-1-3.
  • The feeding of the five thousand: art project "fish and bread ". Houses, Darmstadt 1999, ISBN 3-89552-064-0.
  • Drawing. Ottmar Hoerl class. Text by Eva Schickler, Haeusser, Darmstadt 2000, ISBN 3-89552-088-8.
  • Berlin- Bearlin. Sculpture: 10,000 Berlin Bear for. Houses, Darmstadt 2000, ISBN 3-89552-074-8.
  • Dream house. Houses, Darmstadt 2001, ISBN 3-89552-072-1.
  • The big rabbit pieces. The Great Piece of Hares. With contributions by Ruth dealer, Ralf Huwendiek, Thomas knobs, Birgit reputation, Eva Schickler et al. Houses, Darmstadt 2003, ISBN 3-89552-094-2.
  • Sculpture in the garden. Galerie & Edition Bode, Nuremberg 2006, ISBN 3-9809333-1-8.
  • Installation of Martin Luther: Here I stand ... / installation Martin Luther: Here I stand .... With a text by Albrecht Geck, Trier (Artist Agent corn Bacher ), Berlin 2011, ISBN 3-933487-59-5
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