Renee Nele
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E. R. Nele is a German
sculptor famous for goldsmith
ing and large scale metal sculptures.
She was born in Berlin
, the daughter of Marie-Louise (1908–1989) and Arnold Bode
(1900–1977). She started her career in 1950 as a student of the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London
. She participated in Documenta
II, organised by her father in 1959. She joined the Situationist International but was excluded in February 1962.
She learned to handle all sorts of metal and to weld steel for her artwork. After her return to Berlin she worked with the artist Hans Uhlmann during her time at the “Berliner Akademie” and later on at the “Studio Lacourière” in Paris. Since the late 1960s she has lived and worked in Frankfurt
. Since the early 1990s she has been teaching at the Universities of Frankfurt and Giessen.
Her best known sculpture is named Die Rampe, a Holocaust memorial dated from 1980. Her latest metal sculpture at large scale is now located at the Dalbergplatz in Frankfurt-Höchst and named Windsbraut.
E. R. Nele was awarded with the Goetheplakette
from the hands of the city's governing mayor Petra Roth
on 12 September 2008 in the historic “Limpurgsaal”. The Goetheplakette is awarded annually since 1947. Other awarded persons have been to date Horst-Eberhard Richter, Albert Speer, Thomas Bayrle and others.
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
sculptor famous for goldsmith
Goldsmith
A goldsmith is a metalworker who specializes in working with gold and other precious metals. Since ancient times the techniques of a goldsmith have evolved very little in order to produce items of jewelry of quality standards. In modern times actual goldsmiths are rare...
ing and large scale metal sculptures.
She was born in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, the daughter of Marie-Louise (1908–1989) and Arnold Bode
Arnold Bode
Arnold Bode was a German architect, painter, designer and curator.Arnold was born in Kassel, Germany. From 1928 to 1933, he worked as a painter and university lecturer in Berlin. However when the Nazis came to power they banned him from his profession...
(1900–1977). She started her career in 1950 as a student of the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London
London
London is the capital city of :England and the :United Kingdom, the largest metropolitan area in the United Kingdom, and the largest urban zone in the European Union by most measures. Located on the River Thames, London has been a major settlement for two millennia, its history going back to its...
. She participated in Documenta
Documenta
documenta is an exhibition of modern and contemporary art which takes place every five years in Kassel, Germany. It was founded by artist, teacher and curator Arnold Bode in 1955 as part of the Bundesgartenschau which took place in Kassel at that time...
II, organised by her father in 1959. She joined the Situationist International but was excluded in February 1962.
She learned to handle all sorts of metal and to weld steel for her artwork. After her return to Berlin she worked with the artist Hans Uhlmann during her time at the “Berliner Akademie” and later on at the “Studio Lacourière” in Paris. Since the late 1960s she has lived and worked in Frankfurt
Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main , commonly known simply as Frankfurt, is the largest city in the German state of Hesse and the fifth-largest city in Germany, with a 2010 population of 688,249. The urban area had an estimated population of 2,300,000 in 2010...
. Since the early 1990s she has been teaching at the Universities of Frankfurt and Giessen.
Her best known sculpture is named Die Rampe, a Holocaust memorial dated from 1980. Her latest metal sculpture at large scale is now located at the Dalbergplatz in Frankfurt-Höchst and named Windsbraut.
E. R. Nele was awarded with the Goetheplakette
Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft
The Goethe-Medaille für Kunst und Wissenschaft was a German award. It was authorized by Reichspresident Paul von Hindenburg to commemorate the centenary of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's death on March 22, 1932...
from the hands of the city's governing mayor Petra Roth
Petra Roth
Petra Roth is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union . Since 1995 she is mayor of Frankfurt. In addition and in a rerun she is president of Deutscher Städtetag since 2009 which is the head organisation and lobby group of all German cities obverse the Cabinet of Germany, the German...
on 12 September 2008 in the historic “Limpurgsaal”. The Goetheplakette is awarded annually since 1947. Other awarded persons have been to date Horst-Eberhard Richter, Albert Speer, Thomas Bayrle and others.