Hannes Helmke

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

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. Since then Helmke has lived and worked as a freelance sculptor in Cologne. He spends the summer months on the North Sea island of Spiekeroog. All designs are created on Spiekeroog and implemented in bronze in Cologne.[1]

Work
"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. In recent years, Helmke's figures have changed. At first the feet were very big and the limbs were extremely long. Later the bodies became more realistic. For Helmke feet and legs represent the physical human being, whilst the upper body parts stand for the intellectual part. The vivid ears symbolize a connection with the world, the perceiving, as well as the physical big hands. 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. 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
  • "De Utkieker" Spiekeroog, Germany · 2007
  • "Figur die auf Eimern balanciert" (Figure balancing on buckets) Wipperfürth, Germany · 2009
  • "Le rêveur sur une grande chaise" (Dreamer on a big chair) Maison des Arts in Lingolsheim, France · 2013
  • "Ein Dalbensitzer" Bingen am Rhein, Germany · 2015

Exhibitions (selection)
  • Art Karlsruhe, Germany · annually since 2005
  • Positions Berlin, Germany · annually since 2016
  • Art Fair Cologne, Germany · 2011 – 2016
  • Art Bodensee, Austria · 2003, 2006 and 2008
  • Sculpture Triennial Bingen · 2017
  • "Black & White" Galeria K, Spain · 2017
  • "Silhouette" Galleria H. 恆畫廊, Taiwan · 2015
  • "Sculptour 2011" Gallery Beukenhof, Belgium · 2011
  • Art Fair Tokyo, Japan · 2010
  • "Helmke" Gallery Jones, Canada · 2009
  • Fine Art Köln, Germany · 2007
  • "Skulpturen" Max Planck Society, Germany · 2005
  • "Menschenbilder" Forum Paul-Gerhardt-Church Cologne · 2002
  • "Neue Skulpturen" Galerie ON · 2000
  • "Kunstflut" Diploma Exhibition, Germany · 1998

Literature

References
  1. "Hannes Helmke | Vita". hannes-helmke.com. Retrieved 31 January 2018.
  2. Christiane Schmidt, in: Hannes Helmke, Bronzes 2005 until 2008, Cologne 2009; see: http://hannes-helmke.com/catalogue-2009/ Archived 12 August 2014 at Archive.today
  3. http://www.spiekeroog.de/ Retrieved 5 August 2014
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Retrieved 5 August 2014
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