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Carsten Eggers

January 01, 1970

Carsten Eggers (18 May 1957 – 29 September 2021) was a German sculptor and painter. There are about 20 realistic bronze sculptures of his in northern Germany and the Netherlands. His best-known works are a bronze bust of Rudi Carrell and a larger-than-life monument of boxing legend Max Schmeling.

Carsten Eggers
Born(1957-05-18)18 May 1957
Stade, Germany
Died29 September 2021(2021-09-29) (aged 64)
Hamburg, Germany
NationalityGerman
Websitecarsten-eggers.de

Life edit

The son of the impressionist painter Richard Eggers, Carsten Eggers was born in Stade, in Lower Saxony, and grew up in the town of Jork in the Altes Land region, an area of reclaimed marshland on the Elbe downstream from Hamburg. Deciding against an academic career he studied all aspects of painting with his father, an accomplished artist who in 1975 was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande) for his life's work.[1] At the age of only 17, Carsten Eggers designed the coat of arms of the municipality of Jork. In 1979 he had his first exhibition of paintings, in his home town of Jork, together with his father.[2]

After 1980 he turned to sculpture, studying under Professor Franz Rotter in Cuxhaven, and from 1983 he studied Sculpture under Karl Heinz Türk at the Freie Kunstakademie (Free Art Academy) in Nürtingen. Defying the usual conventions, Eggers kept himself to himself, shunned the arts "establishment", and was not a member of any artists' associations. Since 1991 Carsten Eggers has lived and worked at a former farm in Nottensdorf in the rural district of Stade.

Eggers died aged 64 on 29 September 2021 in hospital in Hamburg.[3]

Works edit

 
Die Wachenden (The Watchers), Stade

Eggers' early sculptures were stylized, as in the 1986 larger-than-life bronze Die Wachenden (The Watchers), which was commissioned by the town of Stade. He later turned to realism, which characterizes all of his other bronzes in public places. Eggers first makes clay models of his subjects, which include busts of famous people. They are cast first in plaster of Paris and then in bronze. The clients who commission his works are towns and other municipalities, and private-sector patrons of the arts. Eggers' works always have humans as their focus. Many of his sculptures show people in everyday situations; these are all based on live models. Two works of historical significance are the larger-than-life bronze sculptures, known as the Zwillingsbrüder (Twin Brothers), of the dedicated clergyman (Henry the Priest [nl]), the founder of the Altes Land and a symbol of international understanding: one of the statues, Mönch Heinrich (Henry the Monk) stands outside the church in Steinkirchen and was erected in 1992; the other Priester Hendrik (Henry the Priest) stands outside the church in Rijnsaterwoude (Netherlands) and was erected in 2001.

  • Carsten Eggers's bronze sculptures
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    Flethenkieker (Man by the Canal) in Buxtehude
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    Erz-Abt zu Harsefeld (The Archabbot of Harsefeld) in Harsefeld
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    Deichgraf (The Dijkgraaf, 2000, Krautsand
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    De ole Schipper (The Old Mariner), Estebrügge

Characteristics of the bronze sculptures edit

Typical characteristics of Eggers sculptures are the casual poses and a very slight exaggeration. As the scholar and art critic Klaus Frerichs said, "Sein Realismus scheint darin zu bestehen, dass man zu erkennen glaubt, was die Figuren darstellen. Aber sie sind weder Abbilder noch Karikaturen. Eggers zeichnet Begriffe zu Bildern. Mimik, Gestik, Haltung – nichts ist Zufall." [His realism seems to be such that you think you know what the figures represent. But they are neither copies nor caricatures. Eggers portrays concepts as images. Facial expressions, gestures, posture –nothing is random.] [4]

A slightly exaggerated belly, a few more wrinkles on the face, the nose a bit longer: all this together has an amazing effect. In the end the bronze image is a better likeness than the original.[5] Art critics call Eggers' works "whole-body portraits". Art historian Hanns Theodor Flemming [de] (who died in 2005) stated: "Carsten Eggers Plastiken sind das Ergebnis künstlerischer Gestaltung, die jeder herkömmlichen Gegenständlichkeit trotzen und durch Lebendigkeit aufmerksam machen. Seine Stärke ist es, die menschlichen Stärken und Schwächen einzufangen. Ein Künstler, der völlig losgelöst von jeweiligen Trends seinen Weg geht." [Carsten Eggers' sculptures are the result of an artistic composition that means they defy conventional realism and attract attention by their vibrancy. His forte is capturing human strength and weakness. An artist who goes his own way without regard to the current trends.][6] The artist sees his work as memorials of serenity running counter to the short-termism and hectic pace of today's life and thus representing an opposing pole to them.

Paintings edit

 
Blätter-Komposition (Leaf Composition), pastel 90 cm × 120 cm

Eggers' paintings are very varied thematically. The early works are strongly influenced by expressionism. After an impressionist phase his style became more and more characterized by realism. The realism of his paintings became more pronounced during his study trips to America, China, Brazil, France, Madeira, Portugal, Spain and Tunisia, which lasted several months,

Together with his change in style he switches to pastel, and adds portraits, nudes, and elaborate compositions to his repertoire This leads to oversized pastel paintings, some comprising five elements and up to four metres wide, hanging in public places.

  • Carsten Eggers's paintings
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    Figuren-Stilleben
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    Wasserspiel
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    Mohn-Landschaft (Poppy Landscape), drawing, 60 cm × 80 cm

Works in public places edit

 
The artist and the Max Schmeling monument
  • Die Wachenden [The Watchers] (Stade, town centre) 1986, bronze, larger-than-life
  • Flethenkieker [Man by the Canal], (Buxtehude, town centre) 1989, bronze, life-size
  • De ole Schipper [The Old Mariner] (Estebrügge, town centre) 1989, bronze, life-size
  • Drei Generationen [Three Generations] (Rotenburg, town centre) 1995, bronze, life-size
  • Mönch Heinrich [Henry the Monk] (Steinkirchen, Church of St. Martini-et-Nicolai) 1992, bronze, larger-than-life
  • Priester Hendrik [Henry the Priest] (Netherlands, Rijnsaterwoude) 2001, bronze, larger-than-life
  • Deichgraf [The Dijkgraaf] (Krautsand) 2000, bronze larger-than-life
  • Liborius (Bremervörde, town centre) 1993, bronze, life-size
  • Lesender Mönch [Monk, reading] (Stade, town centre) 1987, bronze, life-size
  • Erkennender Petrus [St. Peter Seeing the Truth] (Hamburg, city centre) 1999, bronze, life-size
  • Bust of Friedrich Huth (Harsefeld, town centre) 1998, bronze, larger-than-life
  • Feldarbeiterin [Woman Working in the Fields] (Deinste, town centre) 1993, bronze, larger-than-life
  • Johannis [St. John] (Neuenkirchen, church) 1993, bronze, life-size
  • Bust of Hermann Rauhe (Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg) 1993, bronze life-size
  • Skuld (Horneburg, town centre) 2005, bronze, life-size
  • Bust of RudiCarrell (Netherlands, Alkmaar, Rudi Carrellplaats) 2007, bronze, larger-than-life
  • Erz-Abt zu Harsefeld [The Archabbot of Harsefeld] (Harsefeld) 2009, bronze, life-size
  • Max-Schmeling-Denkmal [Max Schmeling monument] (Hollenstedt) 2010, bronze bust, larger-than-life

Exhibitions edit

  • International Hanseatic Days, Town Hall Braunschweig, 1986
  • Faces and views – Altes Land Museum, Jork, 1991
  • Death-defying – Museum of Sepulchral Culture, Kassel, September 2006 – February 2007

References edit

  1. ^ Kaufmann, Gerhard. "Richard Eggers (1905–1995)". Catalogue of the 2005 anniversary exhibition at the Schwedenspeicher Museum in Stade (in German).
  2. ^ Lorenz, Kerstin (22 October 2010). "Die Gesichter des Carsten Eggers" [The Faces of Carsten Eggers]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Seine Arbeiten sind Denkmäler – Trauer um Bildhauer Carsten Eggers". Stader Tageblatt (in German). 1 October 2021. Retrieved 5 October 2021.
  4. ^ Frerichs, Klaus. "Eggers überlässt nichts dem Zufall" ['Eggers leaves nothing to chance]. Kreiszeitung Wochenblatt Stade (in German).
  5. ^ Fitschen, Hans-Peter. Kunst braucht Gunst [Art needs patronage] (in German). promoted by Maren Wulf. Am Ende ist das Spiegelbild ähnlicher als das Original [In the end the image is a better likeness than the original]
  6. ^ Flemming, Hanns Theodor (1991). Laudatio (Speech). Opening of Carsten Eggers exhibition Gesichter und Ansichten (in German). Altes Land Museum in Jork.
  • "Bilder von Carsten Eggers" [Pictures of Carsten Eggers]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 19 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  • "Ein Denkmal für Schmeling – den "Menschen mit Rückgrat"" [Ein Denkmal für Schmeling – den "Menschen mit Rückgrat"]. Hamburger Abendblatt (in German). 21 May 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  • "Max Schmeling lebt in Hollenstedt weiter" [Max Schmeling lives on in Hollenstedt] (in German). 25 October 2010. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  • "Rudi Carrell zum 5. Todestag" [Fifth anniversary of the death of Rudi Carrell] (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  • [Sights of Horneburg] (in German). Archived from the original on 4 July 2016. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
  • "Skulptur "Three Generations"" [Sculpture "Drei-Generationen"] (in German). Retrieved 19 October 2014.

External links edit

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carsten Eggers.
  • Personal Web site

January 01, 1970
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Carsten Eggers 18 May 1957 29 September 2021 was a German sculptor and painter There are about 20 realistic bronze sculptures of his in northern Germany and the Netherlands His best known works are a bronze bust of Rudi Carrell and a larger than life monument of boxing legend Max Schmeling Carsten EggersBorn 1957 05 18 18 May 1957Stade GermanyDied29 September 2021 2021 09 29 aged 64 Hamburg GermanyNationalityGermanWebsitecarsten eggers wbr de Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 Characteristics of the bronze sculptures 4 Paintings 5 Works in public places 6 Exhibitions 7 References 8 External linksLife editThe son of the impressionist painter Richard Eggers Carsten Eggers was born in Stade in Lower Saxony and grew up in the town of Jorkin the Altes Land region an area of reclaimed marshland on the Elbe downstream from Hamburg Deciding against an academic career he studied all aspects of painting with his father an accomplished artist who in 1975 was awarded the Knight s Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Bundesverdienstkreuz am Bande for his life s work 1 At the age of only 17 Carsten Eggers designed the coat of arms of the municipality of Jork In 1979 he had his first exhibition of paintings in his home town of Jork together with his father 2 After 1980 he turned to sculpture studying under Professor Franz Rotter in Cuxhaven and from 1983 he studied Sculpture under Karl Heinz Turk at the Freie Kunstakademie Free Art Academy in Nurtingen Defying the usual conventions Eggers kept himself to himself shunned the arts establishment and was not a member of any artists associations Since 1991 Carsten Eggers has lived and worked at a former farm in Nottensdorf in the rural district of Stade Eggers died aged 64 on 29 September 2021 in hospital in Hamburg 3 Works edit nbsp Die Wachenden The Watchers Stade Eggers early sculptures were stylized as in the 1986 larger than life bronze Die Wachenden The Watchers which was commissioned by the town of Stade He later turned to realism which characterizes all of his other bronzes in public places Eggers first makes clay models of his subjects which include busts of famous people They are cast first in plaster of Paris and then in bronze The clients who commission his works are towns and other municipalities and private sector patrons of the arts Eggers works always have humans as their focus Many of his sculptures show people in everyday situations these are all based on live models Two works of historical significance are the larger than life bronze sculptures known as the Zwillingsbruder Twin Brothers of the dedicated clergyman Henry the Priest nl the founder of the Altes Land and a symbol of international understanding one of the statues Monch Heinrich Henry the Monk stands outside the church in Steinkirchen and was erected in 1992 the other Priester Hendrik Henry the Priest stands outside the church in Rijnsaterwoude Netherlands and was erected in 2001 Carsten Eggers s bronze sculptures nbsp Flethenkieker Man by the Canal in Buxtehude nbsp Erz Abt zu Harsefeld The Archabbot of Harsefeld in Harsefeld nbsp Deichgraf The Dijkgraaf 2000 Krautsand nbsp De ole Schipper The Old Mariner EstebruggeCharacteristics of the bronze sculptures editTypical characteristics of Eggers sculptures are the casual poses and a very slight exaggeration As the scholar and art critic Klaus Frerichs said Sein Realismus scheint darin zu bestehen dass man zu erkennen glaubt was die Figuren darstellen Aber sie sind weder Abbilder noch Karikaturen Eggers zeichnet Begriffe zu Bildern Mimik Gestik Haltung nichts ist Zufall His realism seems to be such that you think you know what the figures represent But they are neither copies nor caricatures Eggers portrays concepts as images Facial expressions gestures posture nothing is random 4 A slightly exaggerated belly a few more wrinkles on the face the nose a bit longer all this together has an amazing effect In the end the bronze image is a better likeness than the original 5 Art critics call Eggers works whole body portraits Art historian Hanns Theodor Flemming de who died in 2005 stated Carsten Eggers Plastiken sind das Ergebnis kunstlerischer Gestaltung die jeder herkommlichen Gegenstandlichkeit trotzen und durch Lebendigkeit aufmerksam machen Seine Starke ist es die menschlichen Starken und Schwachen einzufangen Ein Kunstler der vollig losgelost von jeweiligen Trends seinen Weg geht Carsten Eggers sculptures are the result of an artistic composition that means they defy conventional realism and attract attention by their vibrancy His forte is capturing human strength and weakness An artist who goes his own way without regard to the current trends 6 The artist sees his work as memorials of serenity running counter to the short termism and hectic pace of today s life and thus representing an opposing pole to them Paintings edit nbsp Blatter Komposition Leaf Composition pastel 90 cm 120 cm Eggers paintings are very varied thematically The early works are strongly influenced by expressionism After an impressionist phase his style became more and more characterized by realism The realism of his paintings became more pronounced during his study trips to America China Brazil France Madeira Portugal Spain and Tunisia which lasted several months Together with his change in style he switches to pastel and adds portraits nudes and elaborate compositions to his repertoire This leads to oversized pastel paintings some comprising five elements and up to four metres wide hanging in public places Carsten Eggers s paintings nbsp Figuren Stilleben nbsp Wasserspiel nbsp Mohn Landschaft Poppy Landscape drawing 60 cm 80 cmWorks in public places edit nbsp The artist and the Max Schmeling monument Die Wachenden The Watchers Stade town centre 1986 bronze larger than life Flethenkieker Man by the Canal Buxtehude town centre 1989 bronze life size De ole Schipper The Old Mariner Estebrugge town centre 1989 bronze life size Drei Generationen Three Generations Rotenburg town centre 1995 bronze life size Monch Heinrich Henry the Monk Steinkirchen Church of St Martini et Nicolai 1992 bronze larger than life Priester Hendrik Henry the Priest Netherlands Rijnsaterwoude 2001 bronze larger than life Deichgraf The Dijkgraaf Krautsand 2000 bronze larger than life Liborius Bremervorde town centre 1993 bronze life size Lesender Monch Monk reading Stade town centre 1987 bronze life size Erkennender Petrus St Peter Seeing the Truth Hamburg city centre 1999 bronze life size Bust of Friedrich Huth Harsefeld town centre 1998 bronze larger than life Feldarbeiterin Woman Working in the Fields Deinste town centre 1993 bronze larger than life Johannis St John Neuenkirchen church 1993 bronze life size Bust of Hermann Rauhe Hochschule fur Musik und Theater Hamburg 1993 bronze life size Skuld Horneburg town centre 2005 bronze life size Bust of RudiCarrell Netherlands Alkmaar Rudi Carrellplaats 2007 bronze larger than life Erz Abt zu Harsefeld The Archabbot of Harsefeld Harsefeld 2009 bronze life size Max Schmeling Denkmal Max Schmeling monument Hollenstedt 2010 bronze bust larger than lifeExhibitions editInternational Hanseatic Days Town Hall Braunschweig 1986 Faces and views Altes Land Museum Jork 1991 Death defying Museum of Sepulchral Culture Kassel September 2006 February 2007References edit Kaufmann Gerhard Richard Eggers 1905 1995 Catalogue of the 2005 anniversary exhibition at the Schwedenspeicher Museum in Stade in German Lorenz Kerstin 22 October 2010 Die Gesichter des Carsten Eggers The Faces of Carsten Eggers Hamburger Abendblatt in German Retrieved 19 October 2014 Seine Arbeiten sind Denkmaler Trauer um Bildhauer Carsten Eggers Stader Tageblatt in German 1 October 2021 Retrieved 5 October 2021 Frerichs Klaus Eggers uberlasst nichts dem Zufall Eggers leaves nothing to chance Kreiszeitung Wochenblatt Stade in German Fitschen Hans Peter Kunst braucht Gunst Art needs patronage in German promoted by Maren Wulf Am Ende ist das Spiegelbild ahnlicher als das Original In the end the image is a better likeness than the original Flemming Hanns Theodor 1991 Laudatio Speech Opening of Carsten Eggers exhibition Gesichter und Ansichten in German Altes Land Museum in Jork Bilder von Carsten Eggers Pictures of Carsten Eggers Hamburger Abendblatt in German 19 October 2010 Retrieved 19 October 2014 Ein Denkmal fur Schmeling den Menschen mit Ruckgrat Ein Denkmal fur Schmeling den Menschen mit Ruckgrat Hamburger Abendblatt in German 21 May 2010 Retrieved 19 October 2014 Max Schmeling lebt in Hollenstedt weiter Max Schmeling lives on in Hollenstedt in German 25 October 2010 Retrieved 19 October 2014 Rudi Carrell zum 5 Todestag Fifth anniversary of the death of Rudi Carrell in German Retrieved 19 October 2014 Sehenswurdigkeiten Horneburg Sights of Horneburg in German Archived from the original on 4 July 2016 Retrieved 19 October 2014 Skulptur Three Generations Sculpture Drei Generationen in German Retrieved 19 October 2014 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Carsten Eggers Personal Web site Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Carsten Eggers amp oldid 1171792071, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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