Hannes Helmke

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Hannes Helmke (born 10 May 1967 in Heidelberg) is a German sculptor creating bronze sculptures.

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Life

After an education in wood sculpture, Helmke attended postgraduate studies in free art at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences in Alfter which he completed in the summer of 1998.[ citation needed ] Since then Helmke has lived and worked as a freelance sculptor in Cologne.[ citation needed ] He spends the summer months on the North Sea island of Spiekeroog.[ citation needed ] All designs are created on Spiekeroog and implemented in bronze in Cologne.[ citation needed ] [1]

Work

"De Utkieker" auf der Insel Spiekeroog Hannes Helmke De Utkieker auf Spiekeroog.jpg
"De Utkieker" auf der Insel Spiekeroog

Helmke's artistic theme is the individual and his position in the world. Helmke's original inspiration was the long-drawn evening shadows of the human form.[ citation needed ] In recent years, Helmke's figures have changed.[ citation needed ] At first the feet were very big and the limbs were extremely long.[ citation needed ] Later the bodies became more realistic.[ citation needed ] For Helmke feet and legs represent the physical human being, whilst the upper body parts stand for the intellectual part.[ citation needed ] The vivid ears symbolize a connection with the world, the perceiving, as well as the physical big hands.[ citation needed ] With the absence of faces Helmke's desire for the greatest possible association of the viewer becomes clear. [2]

Helmke's "De Utkieker" (height 3.50 m) has stood on a dune on the island of Spiekeroog since 2007, looking over the sea.[ citation needed ] It is a symbol for presenting the island as a natural jewel. [3]

Since 2013 visitors of the Maison des Arts in Lingolsheim in Alsace, France have been welcomed by the huge bronze sculpture "Le rêveur sur une grande chaise." [4]

Works in public space

Exhibitions (selection)

Literature

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References

  1. ↑ "Vita". Hannes Helmke.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. ↑ Schmidt, Christiane (2009). Hannes Helmke, Bronzes 2005 until 2008. Cologne. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  3. ↑ "Willkommen auf Spiekeroog". spiekeroog.de (in German). Retrieved 5 August 2014.
  4. ↑ "Inauguration de la statue de la Maison des Arts". Ville de Lingolsheim. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 5 August 2014.
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