Johann Brunner

Born 1958 in Surberg near Traunstein, Bavaria, Germany

1979/80 A-levels / community service

1980 – 82
Apprenticeship at the Mayer'sche Hofkunstanstalt, Munich
Profound experience in three crafts: mosaic, art glass and glass painting
Apprenticeship Graduation with Distinction

1982 – 89
Studied sculpture with Eduardo Paolozzi at the Academy of Fine Arts, Munich
Fields of experience: Portraits modelled sculpturally and artistically, imaginary architectural worlds, sculpture and colour, sculpture techniques, cement casting, bronze casting, photography, and etching

1988
Study visit in Carrara

Since then, working as a freelance painter, sculptor and restorer.

Interests:

• The cultural awakenings from 1900 and the cultural rupture from 1933.
• Holocaust and exile culture
• The classical crafts and arts of the past
• Book culture
• Contemporary art

Fields of activity:

• portraits modelled sculpturally and artistically
• creative painting and sculpture
• reconstructive restoration in sculpture and painting, especially mural painting

Two portrait busts in Lasa (Laas) marble: Edith Stein (unveiled 2009) and Max Planck (unveiled 2022), realised for the classicist synthesis of the arts, "Walhalla" near Regensburg.

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