On 17 February, we presented the wooden sculptures created by nine artists for the sculpture symposium in Buchholz's Waldschlösschenpark in September 2022 in the outdoor area of Chemnitz's St. Jakobi Church.
The PURPLE PATH thus extends into the public space in Chemnitz for a good three months and presents a stylistic and conceptual diversity of sculptural art in the future European Capital of Culture with the works created last autumn. The sculpture exhibition can be seen around St. Jakobikirche (Jakobikirchplatz 1, 09111 Chemnitz) until 29 May 2023.
The exhibition "DER ANNABERGER IMPULS kommt nach Chemnitz" is a co-production of the European Capital of Culture Chemnitz 2025 GmbH and the Regionalmanagement Europäische Kulturregion Chemnitz.
Supported by the parish of St. Jakobikirche Chemnitz, the mountain town of Annaberg-Buchholz, the Friends of the European Cultural Region Chemnitz 2025 e.V. and the "So geht sächsisch" programme. The exhibition was curated in partnership by Jörg Seifert and Alexander Ochs.
Background and participating artists:
The sculptures were created as part of the sculpture symposium in Annberg-Bucholz Waldschlösschen Park in September 2022.
Nine participants created the sculptures for the PURPLE PATH from solid oak trunks:
Sculpture "steadfast" by Roland Buschmann from Streckewalde/Großrückerswalde
- Born in 1953
- trained refrigeration engineer
- 1971 - 1974 Evening school at the branch of the HfBK Dresden in Chemnitz and Oederan: painting / graphics, teacher Hermann Gabler, Chemnitz
- 1976 - 1989 Circle work at the Kulturhaus Erzhammer Annaberg with Carl-Heinz Westenburger
- since then mainly occupied with painting and graphics
- 1990 to 1999 Mayor of Streckewalde
Sculpture "DER FLUCH" by Sebastian MVller from Annaberg/Buchholz
- born 1984 in Annaberg-Buchholz/Kleinrückerswalde
- freelance artist since 2010 in the fields of painting, printing, product design, graphics, illustration & texts
- Movement artist (professional snowboarder and skateboarder)
- Instagram: @gatcode
Sculpture "Bird of the Year" by Silvio Ukat from Glauchau
- born 1972 in Meerane
- 2001 Journeyman wood sculptor
- 2005 Bachelor of fine arts in sculpture
- freelance sculptor since 2005
- Website: www.bildhauer.silvio-ukat.de
Sculpture "Kopfweh" by Uwe Schwarz from Augustusburg
- born 1957 in Karl-Marx-Stadt
- Special school and support group for painting and graphics in Karl-Marx-Stadt
- Evening studies in painting and graphics at the technical college for applied arts in Schneeberg
- since 1989 work as graphic artist/creator/designer
- 1993 Member of the artists' group LATERNE e.V., Chemnitz
- 1997 Member of the art association PACHHÜTT e.V. Zschopau
- 1999 Chairman of the Turmgalerie im Schloss Augustusburg e.V.
- Website: www.schwarzart.eu/schwarzart.eu
Pyramid figure "Rocket" by Christoph Roßner from Aue/Bad Schlema
- Born 1961 in Schlema
- 1978 -1981 Apprenticeship as a wood sculptor
- Since 1991 Freelance work as a wood sculptor
- 1992 -1996 Studied at the FH Wirtschaft und Technik Zwickau / Schneeberg, graduating with a diploma in wood design
- 1997 -1998 Specialisation semester in animation film and video production
- Website: www.rossner-art.de
Sculpture "Reintegration" by Thomas Suchomel from Kürbitz
- born 1971 in Altenburg
- trained bricklayer and stuccoer, worked as a restorer
- since 2000 self-employed/ freelance sculptor/ painter and graphic artist
- Course leader in sculpture and printmaking in the "Studio" at the LindenauMuseum Altenburg.
- Website: www.thomas-suchomel.de
Sculpture "Formung" by Rolf Büttner from Augustusburg
- born in 1968 in Karl-Marx-Stadt (Chemnitz)
- Trained as a painter and varnisher
- 1994-98 Studied at the Bauhaus University Weimar, graduated with a diploma in design for visual communication
- Worked with photography, painting, digital graphics and sculpture
- since 2002 Director of the VOLKSKUNSTSCHULE Oederan
- Website: www.rolf-buettner.de
Sculpture "Lebenszeichen (paar)" by Jörg Seifert from Annaberg-Buchholz
- Born 1968 in Annaberg-Buchholz
- 1990-93 Studied at the Dresden University of Fine Arts, specialising in stage design
- from 1993 part-time occupation with painting, graphics, sculpture and objects
- from 1998 voluntary management of the Kunstkeller in Annaberg
- since 2006 freelance artist in Annaberg-Buchholz
- Website: www.kunstkeller-annaberg.de
The sculpture by Jörn Michael from Annaberg-Buchholz is located in the offices of Kulturhauptstadt GmbH in the Schmidtbank-Passage
- born in Annaberg-Buchholz in 1975
- 1995 to 2001 studied at the TU Dresden (sociology, psychology, politics, art education)
- lives and works in Annaberg-Buchholz
- Website: www.joernmichael.de
