Frank Maasdorf
Frank Maasdorf (born 1950), a sculptor from Dresden, makes heads that are like real forces of nature. Stone and volume set the theme and expression, while diagonals create rhythm and structure. “I wander through the stone with my chisel,” says Maasdorf, giving it shape in a way that's easy to see and with minimal gestures.
curriculum vitae
| 1950 | born in Dresden |
| 1972-1977 | Study of sculpture at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste (HfBK) Dresden under Walter Arnold, Wolf-Eike Kuntsche, Helmut Heinze, and Gerd Jäger |
| 1977 | diploma under Gerd Jäger |
| 1978-1980 | exchange and collaboration with A.R. Penck, sculpture, free jazz |
| 1978-1983 | participation in various symposia, including in Lohmgrund/Rottwerndorf and Nadelwitz/Bautzen |
| 1994 | employment at the Janus & Ihle foundry |
| 1995 | Ernst-Rietschel-Prize |
| 2023 | died in Dresden |
