Wilhelm Kunst (8 August 1909 – 13 January 1986) was a German wood sculptor .
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34-525: A Dutch pop group Bunch of Kunst , a documentary about the musical group Sleaford Mods Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Kunst . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kunst&oldid=908306491 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
51-574: A co-operation was initiated with his cousin, the wood turner Johann Kunst who ran a workshop in Neuenburg, a village close to Zetel. He had already been designing decorative arts of turned wood in 1931. In order to overcome the post war economic situation the two cousins, Wilhelm and Johann Kunst commonly developed a product line now furnished with biblical proverbs or motives of different kind carved in plates, cutting boards or bookends, etc. When Günther Kunst, like his father master of wood turner, entered
68-484: A remarkable number of pieces for the event of an interior renovation in 1951. He created Moses who was bearing the pulpit decorated with the four evangelists. Further he worked the Last Supper beneath the winged altar. Works of various types have been realized throughout the county of Oldenburg (crucifix, Madonna, holy figures, altar restoration, ornamental organ casing, roll of honour). A constant co-operation with
85-461: A studio in his parents’ house in Zetel to work as a self-employed wood sculptor, and in the same year he passed his examination for the grade of master . The Second World War took him to Africa where he was wounded in 1942. He got back to his homeland for recovery to the company at Quarmbeck ( Quedlinburg ), where he met his later wife from Gernrode . Since jobs were short those days, he temporarily
102-677: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Kunst (surname) Kunst is a Dutch , German and Ashkenazic Jewish surname It may be patronymic in origin, meaning Coenraad 's, Konrad 's or Constant 's son. Notable people with the surname include: Three Dutch Renaissance painter brothers, sons of Cornelis Engebrechtsz Pieter Cornelisz Kunst (c. 1487–c.1560) Cornelis Cornelisz Kunst (1493–1544) Lucas Cornelisz Kunst (1495–1552) Bob Kunst (born 1941), American human and civil rights activist Dave Kunst (born 1939), American who
119-548: The Database of Surnames in The Netherlands See also [ edit ] Code Kunst , stage name of Jo Sung-woo (born 1989), South Korean rapper and producer [REDACTED] Surname list This page lists people with the surname Kunst . If an internal link intending to refer to a specific person led you to this page, you may wish to change that link by adding the person's given name (s) to
136-421: The country life or several professions were famous objects. But also Christmas cradles, sport awards or gifts of commemoration were often requested. Wilhelm Kunst was a natural artist with his individual style of technical precision and particular expressiveness of his works. The material he worked with was oak and lime wood from the nature in his neighbourhood, processed by far more than 100 various knives. In
153-403: The early seventies he joined the „Bildhauerkreis Ernst Rülke“, a reunion of former sculptors from East Germany and Silesia who were all students of Bad Warmbrunn. Elsbeth Siebenbürger, one of the students trained by the last teacher and director under German administration – Ernst Rülke - brought this circle to light and organised regular expositions and symposia, Kunst took part in. Wilhelm Kunst
170-516: The family company, he also appreciated the outstanding carving skills of Wilhelm Kunst. A fruitful teamwork created many further objects which were sold throughout Germany and abroad. The successful co-operation was terminated by the death of the two competent craftsmen (Johann Kunst 1985, Wilhelm Kunst 1986). Furthermore, orders were placed by the church communities. It is of note that the St. Martins church of Zetel , his place of birth, commissioned him for
187-459: The first of three children to the smith Wilhelm Kunst and Meta Paradies. He felt his tendency to art and the material wood already in younger days. Between 1924 and 1928 he was apprenticed as wood sculptor to the company Wessels & Thorbeck in the village of Neuenburg (Oldenburg), a well-known centre of cabinet makers and wood carvers already for centuries. After successfully passing his exam he stayed one year more in Neuenburg as assistant in
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#1732772460799204-428: The link. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Kunst_(surname)&oldid=1174946520 " Categories : Surnames Dutch-language surnames German-language surnames Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Wilhelm Kunst (sculptor) Wilhelm Kunst was born in Zetel / Oldenburg,
221-670: The organ builder Alfred Führer in Wilhelmshaven provided Wilhelm Kunst several orders on extensive organ decoration. One of the most significant works in public domain however can be considered the gallery and staircase in the entrance of the historical Roselius-house in the Böttcher Street of Bremen . The original baroque installation was destroyed during the war in 1944 and was carved as replication by Wilhelm Kunst between October 1953 and March 1954. More and more people of his homeland got interested in his art. Characters of
238-485: The workshop Wissmann in order to gain more experience. While he was predominantly engaged with carving furniture or other flat decoration until that time, he increasingly felt uncomfortable with this type of carving and now desired for learning how to create sculptures . For achieving this aim he attended the school for wood sculptors of Bad Warmbrunn in Silesia (today Ciepliece/ Poland ) from 1931 to 1935. Bad Warmbrunn
255-429: Was employed for various jobs. But for one year he even worked as sculptor at a cabinetmaker's before he returned home to Zetel with his wife and first child. The atelier in his parents’ house was waiting to be filled with activity. The economic situation in 1946 however was bad for everyone and even worse for artist, because nobody spent his money for art. So, the young family often struggled with poverty. But at that time
272-695: Was not only famous for its healing spa at the foot of the high mountain range „ Riesengebirge “ but also for the training school which enjoyed an excellent international reputation. Professor Cirillo dell’Antonio, an Italian artist who had his origin in Val Gardena was teacher and director during the four years’ stay of Wilhelm Kunst at this school. He possessed a keen sense of bringing the abilities of an individual student to light and to educate him in an understanding but consequent manner. From him Wilhelm Kunst gained substantial knowledge of human and animal anatomy and proportion. Returned from Silesia, Kunst installed
289-814: Was the first person to officially walk around the Earth. Fritz Kunst (1899–1979), German politician Gustav Kunst (1836-1905), German (Hamburg) merchant Jaap Kunst (1891–1960), Dutch ethnomusicologist Jorrit Kunst (born 1989), Dutch footballer Kenny Kunst (born 1986), Curaçaoan footballer Marco Kunst [ de ; nl ] (born 1966), Dutch writer Renae Kunst , Australian rugby player Sabine Kunst (born 1954), German University President and politician Wilhelm Kunst (actor) (1799–1859), German actor Wilhelm Kunst (1909–1986), German sculptor References [ edit ] ^ "Kunst Name Meaning & Kunst Family History at Ancestry.com®" . www.ancestry.com . ^ Kunst at
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