Henning Spitzer: Plastic works

5/13/23 to 9/3/23 in Güstrow

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Exhibition

Exhibition in the Municipal Gallery Wollhalle.

Between intention and fate, willful as well as willless "fate" to classify the Güstrow sculptor and painter Henning Spitzer shows his current sculptural work. These new creations are adaptations of older figures created before the model, mostly in clay. The high relief plays a decisive role in the attempt to combine surface spaces and plastic sensuality. The almost 150cm high "Große Stele" as a version in cast stone stands for the new way of formulating.

The results of decades of passionate study of nature in drawing, plaster and bronze form the basis and framework of this exhibition of works. The designs lead to an open final state, ideally a living 'non-finito'. The focus is on the life-size figure group "The Rain Dance", an assemblage and current new version. In addition, the exhibition shows ways, breaks and working models for the creation of the bronze sculpture "Homage to Ernst Barlach".

The focus of "Fügungen" is on human states of mind. Self-doubt, but also anger to the point of destruction, can still be found in the traces of the edits. Happiness is found in the manic must-do - following an inner calling. The formal challenge remains in contrast to the fatefulness of being. Yet all the effort is worthwhile for the rare moments in which everything falls into place as if by itself, which sometimes simply occur - as if one were being led by the hand.

Biography Henning Spitzer

*1971 Greiz
1985-1991 School of Waldemar Krämer, Rostock Conservatory 1991-1995 Studied product design, Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Heiligendamm branch, Prof. Ludwig Kellner 1995-2001 Freelance Dipl. Product Designer (FH), Rostock 1992-2001 Studied figurative drawing with Jürgen Weber, figurative sculpture with Thomas Jastram and Michael Mohns 2001-2003 Postgraduate studies in sculpture, Halle University of Art, Burg Giebichenstein with Prof. Bernd Göbel since 2003 Freelance sculptor and honorary lecturer 2005-2010 Studio Wendenstrasse in Rostock, creation of immediate life-size plaster sculptures after model, Beginning turn to painting 2010-2018 Studio in Krönchenhagen 13 in Güstrow, creation of life-size figure groups and small bronze sculptures on the theme of dance, animal, birth, numerous portraits, still lifes and landscapes 2020 Studio Neukruger Str.5
2021 Relocation to Ganschow

Artist tours*

Sunday, May 21, 2023, 3:00 p.m. (International Museum Day)

Saturday, May 27, 2023, 3:00 p.m. (Whitsun, ArtOpen)

Saturday, June 17, 2023, 3:00 p.m.

Saturday, July 08, 2023, 3:00 p.m.

Sunday, 03 September 2023, 15:00 (Finissage with artist talk).

Subject to change without notice.

 

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Event Location

Municipal Gallery Wollhalle

Franz-Parr-Platz 9
18273 Güstrow


https://www.guestrow.de/stadt-kultur-politik/kultur/galerie-wollhalle/
Contact the organiser

Municipal Gallery Wollhalle

Franz-Parr-Platz 9
18273 Güstrow


https://www.guestrow.de/stadt-kultur-politik/kultur/galerie-wollhalle/

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