it has taken a bit more time, but in the end of the last year the restoration and reconstruction was complete. the mural “the humankind and its relationship to the technology and the nature” of josep renau shines nearly at its original place. [glass mosaic, h.x w.: 7m x 30m]
the current exhibition at molsdorf palace in erfurt gives an insight into the work of renate müller. meanwhile her “rupfen”-animals are one of the most sought-after pieces of design made in gdr. a great number of toys, inclusive more than 50 animals, made from jute and leather with wood wool filled, are shown. the exhibition will run until 18th of march 2018.
the mosaic in 1985 (stadtarchiv erfurt via wuestenrot-stiftung.de)
from 1984 to 2012 the mosaic mural “the humankind and its relationship to the technology and the nature” has imprinted the community centre in the north of erfurt. renau’s last and some says most important mural will be rebuild by massiv support of the wüstenrot stiftung in the end of the summer, mounted on a seperate wall free of any building. this exhibition at the angermuseum displays the history of origin and the project of reconstruction. it will run until 28th of may.
this monumental wall relief was designed by helmut steindorf. working with ceramic was the major focus in his diversified oeuvre. this public art was realized during reconstruction of the “schmidtstedter knoten” in the mid 1970s. [mounted clinker plates]
two beautiful wall reliefs are hanging each over the stairway in a kindergarten/-grippe in erfurt. the faience piece illustrate the fairy tale ‹little briar rose› by the brothers grimm. the wall decoration of the kindergarten shows some characters of grimms fairy tales in a hot air balloons, the frog king or the golden goose for example.
[cast bronze, h. 150cm] merry christmas!
other than in leipzig, in erfurt the historic ‹monday demonstrations› were thursdays. after the prayers for peace in several churches of the town all participants gathered on the domplatz for the demonstration for freedom and perestroika. you see an long time exposure of this moment i have taken with my exa 1c.