Draft:Georg Viktor

Georg Viktor (born February 7th 1953 in Ludwigshafen Germany) is a German born sculptor. He specializes in hyperrealistic, erotic sculptures, which he sculpts preferable in Italian marble. Since 1979 he lives and works in Pietrasanta in Italy.

Personal career
Georg Viktor was born and raised in Ludwigshafen am Rhein. In 1976 he graduated from the "Staatliche Hochschule für Musik in Heidelberg-Mannheim" and in 1978 he studied stone carving at the studio of Volker Dursy. in Ladenburg. In 1979 he worked as a sculptor and then moved to Pietrasanta, in Italy, near the Carrara marble quarries. In the Studio F. Palla he studied the special techniques of marble sculpting.

Since his first solo exhibition in Germany in 1981, Viktor has presented his work in symposia and solo exhibitions. His pieces can also be found in the collection of Louis K. Meisel, following his exhibition in the Louis K. Meisel Gallery, New York]  1996.

Work
In his extensive sculptural work, Georg Viktor focuses on the perfectly modeled body, preferably female, often with accenting accessories. He emphasizes the erotic charisma of the body. His Erotic Art  seeks to combine contemporary imagery and themes with sculptural references from Greco-Roman antiquity and their erotic art work. Georg Viktor is inspired by themes of the body and eroticism. He sculpts female subjects with modern sartorial shapes and patterns in poses that are often reminiscent of ancient Greco-Roman sculptures, such as the caryatids.

Georg Viktor, is close to hyperrealism. He uses the sculptural techniques of marble, from traditional to modern. The properties of the materials themselves come to create the illusion of reality. By perfecting marble finishing techniques, he achieves hyper realistic effects of bare skin, clothes, jeans or leather on white, grey, beige, black marble. He elaborates his works in clay and plaster as well as in sandstone and bronze. His favorite material is the Carrara white statuario marble, from which he draws his inspiration from the rich history.

He places supernatural eroticism at the forefront of his sculptures, on which the artist himself writes "Eroticism in art has existed for as long as art itself" and adds "My sculptures are not only there to be looked at, but also to be touches with the hands and the senses . Public interest in his works is reflected in numerous sculpture symposiums, exhibitions, and goes well beyond private art lovers. Many of Viktors marble sculptures are placed in public spaces, such as the pillar for Osthofen  Donatella in the public space of Ludwig Reichert Haus in Ludwigshafen  or the abduction of Europa by Zeus in Leingarten

His passion for local peculiarities and special people is also reflected in his works, as the bust of the loner Ernst Kolb. or in the 'Hommage á Rimbaud' (1989, Marble Statuario 75 x 36 x26)

Exhibitions

 * 1996: New York, Louis K. Meisel Gallery „The Great American Pin-ups“ (Dauerausstellung)
 * 2013: Montignoso, Eros/Arte
 * 2013: Pietrasanta, La Cava Del Falco, „Il Primo Volo“
 * 2013: Montone, Umbria, Triennale Di Scultura
 * 2014: Pietrasanta, Art & Design
 * 2014: Mannheim, KulturKlub Mittelpunkt, Porträts von Ernst Kolb
 * 2014: San Gimignano, iSculpture Art Gallery
 * 2014: Mannheim, Kulturklub Mittelpunkt, Mostra di Scultura
 * 2017: San Gimignano,Toscana iSculpture Art Gallery „Nuda Pietra“
 * 2018: London, Erotic Art Exhibition London
 * 2018: Livorno, SMP21, "Nuda Pietra"
 * 2018: Bergdietikon, Galerie Bachlechner „Blau“
 * 2019: Pietrasanta, Toscana, Galleria Intrecciarte
 * 2023: Public exhibition "Le armonie marmoree di Viktor in sala delle Grasce"
 * 2023: art13 alte brennerei Kunstgalerie
 * 2024 Exhibition and open atelier in Ludwig_Cauer_(Bildhauer)-Haus, Bad Kreuznach, Germany

Symposia

 * 1981: III. Simposio Internazionale di Scultura, Carrara, Italy
 * 1985: VII. Simposio Internazionale di Scultura, Carrara, (Preisträger), Italy
 * 1986: II. Internationales Bildhauersymposium, Durbach, Schwarzwald, Germany
 * 1987: IIIe Simposium International de Sculpture, Digne les Bains, France
 * 2002: III. Simposio Internazionale di Scultura Campomaggiore, Potenza, Italy
 * 2006: Simposium International de Sculpture „Les Produits du Terroir“Sénas, Provence, France
 * 2007: Internationales Bildhauersymposium, „Kunst Raum Kreisel“ Leingarten, Heilbronn
 * 2007: Symposium de la Pierre „Le Printemps des Sculpteurs“ Oppède, Provence, France

Literature

 * Antonella Serafini: Museo dei Bozzetti - Colloc. 735 MDB/3; L Volume/MdB/catalogo Pietrasanta, Comune, 1994 Serie/Collana: "Toscana musei", p. 241
 * Botti Enrico et alumni: Le forme del mare - sculture in un praesaggio - Volume Ripa di Versilia, Graficatre, 1994, p. 61
 * Chiara Celli: Museo dei Bozzetti di Chiara Celli, Valentina Fogher (curatori)Colloc. 735 MDB/4; L 735 MDB/4, Volume/MdB/catalogo Ospedaletto, Pisa, Pacini, 2011, p. 344
 * Chiesa Museo Di Francesco: Biennale Internationale Borgo di Montone Umbria Italia, 2014, ISBN 978-88-96330-52-4, S. 64f
 * City of Leingarten: Report of artists work Georg Viktor, viewed 2021-11-22
 * Gemälde Cabinett Unger (Herausgeber): Der Akt in der Kunst, 1993, 87
 * Gemälde Cabinett Unger (Herausgeber): Erotik in der Kunst, 1993, 74f
 * Georg Viktor, Christoph Maisenbacher (Texte): Erotic & Lust - Volume Venlo, Van Spijk Art Projects, 2004, p. 71
 * Georg Viktor: Erotische Skulpturen -1981-1989, Opuscolo Lucca, Rugani, 1989, p. 38
 * Giovanna Uzzani: Il Marmo/Laboratori e presente Artistice nel territorio Apuo Versiliese - Volume San Quirico, Vernio, Maschietto & Musolino, 1995, p. 254
 * Hufler, N, Öffentliche Kunst in Stadt Ludwigshafen am Rhein (Art in public space) - Georg Viktor, viewed 2021-11-22
 * Mostra Internazionale della Piccola Scultura. 2a Mostra Internazionale di Scultura - Volume Castellanza, Italgraf, 1987, p. 50 c.
 * Patrick Pii: Georg Viktor Nuda Pietra - iSculpture. San Gimignano 2017, viewed 2021-11-22
 * Peer Frieder - Creativ Team: Kunst im Kreis, 2001, ISBN 978-3-89904-313-6, 60-77
 * Pietro Conti: H&ART/CENTO ARTISTI IN OSPEDALE - Volume Pietrasanta, Asart, 2004
 * Pietro di Pierro: Recensisci per primo questo prodotto in Artigiani & artisti nella Carrara del 2000 Romano Bavastro. Editore: Bandecchi & Vivaldi, 2006, ISBN 8883412834, p. 337
 * Pier Carlo: Scolpire all'aperto: Carrara-città laboratorio/VII¡ - Volume Sarzana, Zappa, 1985, p. 108
 * Philip Pavia: Exhibition of Contemporary Sculpture - bronze & stone, Opuscolo Pietrasanta, Petrarte, 1995, 31
 * Versilia Produce (Periodica No.93, www.versiliaproduce.it), Giugno 2016, 3
 * Wilfried Saur: "eine Stele für Osthofen work in progress Georg Viktor", TV documentation 2011