Wollwage Eckhard

Eckhard Wollwage is undoubtedly one of the most important and interesting contemporary sculptors in Liechtenstein today. His professional career and decision to pursue a varied education seem rather unusual. His childhood and youth were shaped by the influence of his artistically interested parents, as well as by playing with and working with earthy and natural materials. His affinity for natural raw materials, such as wood, led him to experiment with woodturning and, later, carpentry. His professional career did not seem to have been entirely satisfactory until he undertook further training as a construction foreman, although, as Eckhard Wollwage recounts today, the problems he encountered with historic buildings presented him with a healthy challenge.

 

In a seemingly satisfied summary, the sculptor notes how important the individual stages ultimately are for his desired and now achieved goal. His work with "complex geometry," which is considered an essential part of carpentry and stonemasonry, has given him an understanding of sculpture, whereby his focus on surfaces and the dissolution of all curves into surfaces in particular have become his absolute benchmark.

In addition to the challenge of analytical and constructive thinking, the inevitable confrontation with material-specific working techniques is given the highest priority in all the professions he has learned. From this important experience, based on a healthy understanding of nature, a sensitivity for the material, especially stone, matured, which became forward-looking for the stone sculpture that began in earnest in 1995.

Angel workshop Verena Thoma-Wollwage,

http://www.engelwerkstatt.ch

 

Video on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qzlgo-E4dRM

The times of our existence are numbered years, filled with our being

When we leave, we remain a memory in your hearts.

I am here for you to mark these memories.

-NATURAL STONE WORK / CUSTOM-MADE PRODUCTS

-WELL CONSTRUCTION

-GRAVE MARKERS / MONUMENTS / STATUES

-CHAPELS / RENOVATIONS

-SCULPTURES / FIGURES / ANGELS / ART