| 词条 | Hannes Helmke |
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Hannes Helmke (born 10 May 1967 in Heidelberg) is a German sculptor creating bronze sculptures. LifeAfter an education in wood sculpture, Helmke attended postgraduate studies in free art at the Alanus University of Arts and Social Sciences in Alfter which he completed in the summer of 1998.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} Since then Helmke has lived and worked as a freelance sculptor in Cologne.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} He spends the summer months on the North Sea island of Spiekeroog.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} All designs are created on Spiekeroog and implemented in bronze in Cologne.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}}[1] WorkHelmke's artistic theme is the individual and his position in the world. Helmke's original inspiration was the long-drawn evening shadows of the human form.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} In recent years, Helmke's figures have changed.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} At first the feet were very big and the limbs were extremely long.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} Later the bodies became more realistic.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} For Helmke feet and legs represent the physical human being, whilst the upper body parts stand for the intellectual part.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} The vivid ears symbolize a connection with the world, the perceiving, as well as the physical big hands.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} With the absence of faces Helmke's desire for the greatest possible association of the viewer becomes clear.[2] Helmke's "De Utkieker" (height 3.50 m) has stood on a dune on the island of Spiekeroog since 2007, looking over the sea.{{citation needed|date=August 2014}} It is a symbol for presenting the island as a natural jewel.[3] Since 2013 visitors of the Maison des Arts in Lingolsheim in Alsace, France have been welcomed by the huge bronze sculpture "Le rêveur sur une grande chaise."[4] Works in public space
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