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Born 1937. Known for: Sculpture.
A German sculptor, Joachim Schmettau was born in Bad Doberan in 1937 and lived in Berlin. From 1956 to 1960, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and in 1961 he was a master student of... Read full biography
A German sculptor, Joachim Schmettau was born in Bad Doberan in 1937 and lived in Berlin. From 1956 to 1960, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and in 1961 he was a master student of Prof. Schreiber. He taught from 1971 to 2002 as a professor at the Berlin University of Arts and in... Read full biography
A German sculptor, Joachim Schmettau was born in Bad Doberan in 1937 and lived in Berlin. From 1956 to 1960, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and in 1961 he was a master student of Prof. Schreiber. He taught from 1971 to 2002 as a professor at the Berlin University of Arts and in 1972 he was a founding member of the "aspect" group formed by Berlin critical realists. Next to sculpture, Schmettau created installations and various projects for public spaces and participated in... Read full biography
A German sculptor, Joachim Schmettau was born in Bad Doberan in 1937 and lived in Berlin. From 1956 to 1960, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and in 1961 he was a master student of Prof. Schreiber. He taught from 1971 to 2002 as a professor at the Berlin University of Arts and in 1972 he was a founding member of the "aspect" group formed by Berlin critical realists. Next to sculpture, Schmettau created installations and various projects for public spaces and participated in numerous exhibitions. His works are in many collections, including the Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum Hagen, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Berlin Gallery and New National Gallery in Berlin as well as the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg.
A German sculptor, Joachim Schmettau was born in Bad Doberan in 1937 and lived in Berlin. From 1956 to 1960, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and in 1961 he was a master student of Prof. Schreiber. He taught from 1971 to 2002 as a professor at the Berlin University of Arts and in 1972 he was a founding member of the "aspect" group formed by Berlin critical realists. Next to sculpture, Schmettau created installations and various projects for public spaces and participated in numerous exhibitions. His works are in many collections, including the Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum Hagen, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Berlin Gallery and New National Gallery in Berlin as well as the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg.
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A German sculptor, Joachim Schmettau was born in Bad Doberan in 1937 and lived in Berlin.
From 1956 to 1960, he studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Berlin, and in 1961 he was a master student of Prof. Schreiber. He taught from 1971 to 2002 as a professor at the Berlin University of Arts and in 1972 he was a founding member of the "aspect" group formed by Berlin critical realists.
Next to sculpture, Schmettau created installations and various projects for public spaces and participated in numerous exhibitions.
His works are in many collections, including the Karl Ernst Osthaus Museum Hagen, Kunstmuseum Bonn, Berlin Gallery and New National Gallery in Berlin as well as the Wilhelm Lehmbruck Museum Duisburg.