1945 born in Neunkirchen
1964-65 studies of history and history of art at the University of Cologne
1965-69 studies of sculpture at Düsseldorf academy of art with Prof. Karl Bobek
1970 master-class student with Prof. Karl Bobek
1971-73 lectureship for sculpture at Düsseldorf academy of art
1973-75 art teacher in Cologne schools
1975-2005 lecturer at the University of Siegen in the specialist area of art
1989 fountain arrangement in Siegen-Weidenau shopping centre
1998 wall design at the town hall of the town of Garbsen (Hanover)
2001/02 19 life-sized figures for the Rhenish state museum Bonn, topic: “we the Rhinelander”
2003 horseman figure for the Rhenish state museum Bonn, “Herr von Morken”
2005 state garden show Leverkusen, “5 cyclists”
1971 promotional prize of the cultural circle in the Association of Germany Industry
1983 promotional prize for the major art prize, Berlin
The topic of Peter Nettesheim’s figures is mobility. They are reminiscences of people that we meet every day.
The wood is only roughly worked. The graining and are deliberately used in order to emphasise the organic aspect of the human physiognomy. The colour on the figures only has a structural role and is devoid of any artistic expression. His figures capture a moment of animated peace.
Peter Nettesheim about his work: “The starting point of my wooden figures is a found piece of material, usually directly accessible and in view of the nature of the manufacturing process. Without a pedestal and life-sized, their characters as objects is combined in the appearance of the works with their function in terms of content to portray experienced or conceived reality”.
