Head with Seams
Peter Wagensonner (bei Landshut 1956)
Lot-No. 693
2010. Elder wood, wire. H. 92 cm, steel base: h. 69 cm. - Exhibition: The sculpture was exhibited in 2011 in the Museum Kloster Asbach. 'Bruder Baum. Auf der Suche nach der Natur des Menschen. Peter Wagensonner'. (exhib. cat. p. 58/59). - After training as a nurse and later as a wood turner, W. co-founded the artist group 'OK9' in Munich and built up his own studio from 1987 onwards. In 1996 he moved to Kleeberg, district of Passau, and in 2010 he received the cultural award of the district of Passau. - His preferred material is wood or the trunk. His tree torsos symbolise basic themes of human life. Lit.: G. Winklhofer: Peter Wagensonner. Skulpturen aus Holz, 2001; Exhib. Cat..: Bruder Baum. Peter Wagensonner, Passau 2011.
Peter Wagensonner: Head with Seams
Peter Wagensonner (bei Landshut 1956)
Head with Seams
Lot-No. 693
2010. Elder wood, wire. H. 92 cm, steel base: h. 69 cm. - Exhibition: The sculpture was exhibited in 2011 in the Museum Kloster Asbach. 'Bruder Baum. Auf der Suche nach der Natur des Menschen. Peter Wagensonner'. (exhib. cat. p. 58/59). - After training as a nurse and later as a wood turner, W. co-founded the artist group 'OK9' in Munich and built up his own studio from 1987 onwards. In 1996 he moved to Kleeberg, district of Passau, and in 2010 he received the cultural award of the district of Passau. - His preferred material is wood or the trunk. His tree torsos symbolise basic themes of human life. Lit.: G. Winklhofer: Peter Wagensonner. Skulpturen aus Holz, 2001; Exhib. Cat..: Bruder Baum. Peter Wagensonner, Passau 2011.
