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'''Stefan Kaiser''' (born 3 March 1956 in Cologne, Germany) is a [[Germany|German]] [[Sculpture|sculptor]].
== Artistic career ==
After finishing school, Kaiser began an apprenticeship as a [[Stonemasonry|stonemason]] and stone sculptor at the Dombauhütte affiliated to [[Cologne Cathedral]] ([[Cologne]], Germany) in 1974.<ref></ref><ref name=":0"></ref><ref name=":1"></ref> Subsequently, from 1977 to 1978 he was a freelancer and student of the sculptor [[Elmar Hillebrand]] (1925-2016).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref><ref name=":6">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> After obtaining his technical college entrance qualification, he began his studies at the Cologne Technical College in 1980 in sculpture class of [[Hans Karl Burgeff]], which he completed in 1985.<ref name=":0" /> Kaiser began to exhibit his works during his studies and accepted commissions from churches and private clients. Since 1978, he has been a freelance artist in his own studio and sculpture garden in the south of Cologne.<ref></ref>
== Work ==
Kaiser calls his characteristic work "Architektonische Plastik"<ref name=":2"></ref><ref name=":1" /> (''Architectural Sculpture''), which comprises his sculptural examination of the "interweaving of the horizontal and the vertical with the penetration of spatial bodies"<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />. He works with classical sculptural materials such as [[Tuff|tuff stone]], [[sandstone]], [[Shelly limestone|shell limestone]], Savonnier [[limestone]], [[terracotta]], [[plaster]] and [[bronze]].<ref name=":1" /> His bronze sculptures are made using the bronze casting technique developed by [[Elmar Hillebrand]].<ref name=":1" /> Kaiser's work is also characterized by its figurative sculpture, as it is used in sacral contexts, exemplified in the churches of [[St. George's in Köln-Weiß]] (Cologne) and St. Maternus' and St. Joseph's in Köln-Rodenkirchen (Cologne).<ref name=":1" /> Kaiser made four of the 106 Cologne Council Tower figures,<ref name=":1" /> which show [[Sulpiz Boisserée]] (1784-1854), [[Georg Ohm|Georg Simon Ohm]] (1784-1854), [[Peter Heinrich Merkens]] (1777-1854) and [[Rupert of Deutz|Rupert von Deutz]] (c. 1065-1129).<ref name=":5">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":7"></ref>
== Publicly accessible works ==
=== Commissioned works by churches ===
* Niche relief "Escape to Egypt" in St. George's in Cologne-Weiß<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" />
* Statue of Rochus in St. Rochus' in Bickendorf[[File:Rathausturm Köln - Deutz (8590-92).jpg|thumb|Cologne council tower figure Rupert von Deutz]]
* Statue of Joseph in St. Joseph's in Cologne-Rodenkirchen<ref name=":1" />
* Baptismal font (stele and bronze lid) in Old St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkirchen<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* Maternus statue on the choir facade of Old St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkirchen<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" />
* Nativity figures of the Three Wise Men in St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkrichen
* Christusambo in St. Maria Queen in Frankenforst
*Statue of St. Nicholas in the Abbey of St. Nicholas' in Brauweiler
* Statues Erpho and Kuno on the northern facade of the Abbey of St. Michael's in Siegburg
* Statue of Edith Stein in the Abbey of St. Michael's in Siegburg
* Memorial plaque for Sulpiz Boisserée in [[Cologne Cathedral]]
=== Commissioned works by Cologne ===
* Council tower figure of Sulpiz Boisserée for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
*[[File:Rathausturm Köln - Georg Simon Ohm-4865.jpg|thumb|Cologne council tower figure Georg Simon Ohm]]Council tower figure by Georg Simon Ohm for the tower of the Cologne City Hall<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
* Council tower figure by Peter Heinrich Merkens for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
* Council tower figure by Rupert von Deutz for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
=== Public works ===
* Sculpture "Throne" in the Forest Botanical Garden, Cologne
* Monument to Johann Christoph Winters,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (3 for 1)</ref> Melaten Cemetery, Cologne
* Monument to Hermann Josef Berk, Melaten Cemetery, Cologne
* Statue of David, Lichthof in the Caritas old people's centre St. Maternus', Cologne-Rodenkirchen
* Architectural sculpture, atrium in the Caritas old people's centre St. Maternus', Cologne-Rodenkirchen
== Weblinks ==
* [http://bit.ly/2HUZH5N Stefan Kaiser's website]
== References ==
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[[Category:Stone sculptures]]
'''Stefan Kaiser''' (born 3 March 1956 in Cologne, Germany) is a [[Germany|German]] [[Sculpture|sculptor]].
== Artistic career ==
After finishing school, Kaiser began an apprenticeship as a [[Stonemasonry|stonemason]] and stone sculptor at the Dombauhütte affiliated to [[Cologne Cathedral]] ([[Cologne]], Germany) in 1974.<ref></ref><ref name=":0"></ref><ref name=":1"></ref> Subsequently, from 1977 to 1978 he was a freelancer and student of the sculptor [[Elmar Hillebrand]] (1925-2016).<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (2 for 1)</ref><ref name=":6">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref> After obtaining his technical college entrance qualification, he began his studies at the Cologne Technical College in 1980 in sculpture class of [[Hans Karl Burgeff]], which he completed in 1985.<ref name=":0" /> Kaiser began to exhibit his works during his studies and accepted commissions from churches and private clients. Since 1978, he has been a freelance artist in his own studio and sculpture garden in the south of Cologne.<ref></ref>
== Work ==
Kaiser calls his characteristic work "Architektonische Plastik"<ref name=":2"></ref><ref name=":1" /> (''Architectural Sculpture''), which comprises his sculptural examination of the "interweaving of the horizontal and the vertical with the penetration of spatial bodies"<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":1" />. He works with classical sculptural materials such as [[Tuff|tuff stone]], [[sandstone]], [[Shelly limestone|shell limestone]], Savonnier [[limestone]], [[terracotta]], [[plaster]] and [[bronze]].<ref name=":1" /> His bronze sculptures are made using the bronze casting technique developed by [[Elmar Hillebrand]].<ref name=":1" /> Kaiser's work is also characterized by its figurative sculpture, as it is used in sacral contexts, exemplified in the churches of [[St. George's in Köln-Weiß]] (Cologne) and St. Maternus' and St. Joseph's in Köln-Rodenkirchen (Cologne).<ref name=":1" /> Kaiser made four of the 106 Cologne Council Tower figures,<ref name=":1" /> which show [[Sulpiz Boisserée]] (1784-1854), [[Georg Ohm|Georg Simon Ohm]] (1784-1854), [[Peter Heinrich Merkens]] (1777-1854) and [[Rupert of Deutz|Rupert von Deutz]] (c. 1065-1129).<ref name=":5">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref name=":7"></ref>
== Publicly accessible works ==
=== Commissioned works by churches ===
* Niche relief "Escape to Egypt" in St. George's in Cologne-Weiß<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":6" />
* Statue of Rochus in St. Rochus' in Bickendorf[[File:Rathausturm Köln - Deutz (8590-92).jpg|thumb|Cologne council tower figure Rupert von Deutz]]
* Statue of Joseph in St. Joseph's in Cologne-Rodenkirchen<ref name=":1" />
* Baptismal font (stele and bronze lid) in Old St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkirchen<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref>
* Maternus statue on the choir facade of Old St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkirchen<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" /><ref name=":6" />
* Nativity figures of the Three Wise Men in St. Maternus' in Cologne-Rodenkrichen
* Christusambo in St. Maria Queen in Frankenforst
*Statue of St. Nicholas in the Abbey of St. Nicholas' in Brauweiler
* Statues Erpho and Kuno on the northern facade of the Abbey of St. Michael's in Siegburg
* Statue of Edith Stein in the Abbey of St. Michael's in Siegburg
* Memorial plaque for Sulpiz Boisserée in [[Cologne Cathedral]]
=== Commissioned works by Cologne ===
* Council tower figure of Sulpiz Boisserée for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
*[[File:Rathausturm Köln - Georg Simon Ohm-4865.jpg|thumb|Cologne council tower figure Georg Simon Ohm]]Council tower figure by Georg Simon Ohm for the tower of the Cologne City Hall<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
* Council tower figure by Peter Heinrich Merkens for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
* Council tower figure by Rupert von Deutz for the tower of the Cologne Town Hall<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":7" />
=== Public works ===
* Sculpture "Throne" in the Forest Botanical Garden, Cologne
* Monument to Johann Christoph Winters,<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (1 for 2)</ref><ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (3 for 1)</ref> Melaten Cemetery, Cologne
* Monument to Hermann Josef Berk, Melaten Cemetery, Cologne
* Statue of David, Lichthof in the Caritas old people's centre St. Maternus', Cologne-Rodenkirchen
* Architectural sculpture, atrium in the Caritas old people's centre St. Maternus', Cologne-Rodenkirchen
== Weblinks ==
* [http://bit.ly/2HUZH5N Stefan Kaiser's website]
== References ==
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[[Category:Sculptors]]
[[Category:German]]
[[Category:Male artists]]
[[Category:Stone sculptures]]
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