Wulf Barsch
Wulf Erich Barsch von Benedikt | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | United States |
| Known for | painting |
| Awards | Prix de Rome 1975 |
Wulf Erich Barsch von Benedikt (born August 27, 1943 Reudnitz, Germany) is a Latter-day Saint artist and professor at Brigham Young University (BYU).[1][2]
Life
Barsch was born in Bohemia which after World War II became a part of Czechoslovakia and is now part of the Czech Republic.[3] While his full name is Wulf Erich Barsch von Benedikt, he uses Wulf Barsch as his professional name.
He studied under Bauhaus Masters, who were themselves Master Students of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky. He joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in 1966, and subsequently served a mission for the LDS Church in Northern California.
Barsch received a masters degree equivalent in Germany from Werkkenschule, Hanover in 1968,[4] and from BYU with a Master of Arts degree in 1970, and a Master of Fine Arts degree in 1971,[5] and then joined the faculty at BYU in 1972. [6] Barsch was a leader in the second wave of the Art and Belief Movement.[7]
In 1975 Barsch won the Rome Prize. His work is recognized as some of the better modern religious art work. His works include "Book of Abraham".
Notes
- ^ http://www.askart.com/askart/b/wulf_erich_barsch/wulf_erich_barsch.aspx
- ^ http://www.ifpda.org/content/node/210
- ^ short bio of Barsch in Meridian Magazine article on the art exhibit at the Museum of Church History and Art connected with the 2002 Olympics.
- ^ http://www.lib.utah.edu/portal/site/marriottlibrary/menuitem.350f2794f84fb3b29cf87354d1e916b9/?vgnextoid=994d20da69a08110VgnVCM1000001c9e619bRCRD&vgnextfmt=nomenu
- ^ http://www.askart.com/askart/b/wulf_erich_barsch/wulf_erich_barsch.aspx
- ^ Utah art, Utah artists: 150 year survey, Authors Vern G. Swanson, Robert S. Olpin, Gibbs Smith, 2001, ISBN 9781586851118
- ^ http://www.meridianmagazine.com/arts/010822worldview.html
Sources
- UofU bio of Barsch
- "Visual Arts" article in Encyclopedia of Mormonism.
- AskArt entry for Barsch
- Wasatch Journal article on Barsch
- Wulf Erich BARSCH "The First Look at Boulder", Biddington's, Inc.
- 1943 births
- 20th-century Mormon missionaries
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Brigham Young University faculty
- Converts to Mormonism
- German immigrants to the United States
- Latter Day Saint artists
- Mormon missionaries in the United States
- People from Bavaria
- Living people
- American Mormon missionaries
- American Latter Day Saints