Josef Tabachnyk

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Josef Tabachnyk

Josef Tabachnyk (born 15 July 1947 in

Novohrad-Volynskyi and Slovechne
.

Biography

Tabachnyk was born in

Leningrad.[1] He moved with his family in 1997 to Germany and has lived ever since in Nuremberg.[2][3]

Famous works

Berlin Zoological Garden
), made from bronze und granit.
Willy-Brandt-Monument in Nuremberg, Bronze, 2009

Before his move to Germany, Tabachnyk already had created a series of monuments in

Schytomyr
.

In May 2006, Tabachnyk's

Avenue des Champs-Élysées in Paris.[8]

In 2008, Tabachnyk won a competition with his design of the Willy Brandt Memorial in Nuremberg. The bronze sculpture is situated at Willy-Brandt-Platz, and depicts the Federal Chancellor and Nobel Prize Winner sitting on a bench. On 9 November 2009, the sculpture was unveiled by Ulrich Maly, descendants of Willy Brandt including Hans-Jochen Vogel and Tabachnyk himself.

In the Aquapark of the

group of polar bears can be seen since 11 May 2007.[9]
The group contains a bear mother playing with her child.

A further bear sculpture which was unveiled in November 2010 in the entrance area of Nuremberg zoo, and carries the title "Brown little bear with a worm". The sculpture displays a small brown bear lying down on his back playing with a worm.

Since November 2012, the bronze sculpture "

The Tree of Life" has been standing in the residential area of the Nuremberg zoo. Within the tree, different generations which play a role in the life cycle are depicted and their meanings are implied.[10]

At the end of 2011, Tabachnyk's winning sculpture of "

Berlin Zoological Garden.[11] It consists of a bronze-cast polar bear, which lies on two ice-sheets made from white granite. On 24 October 2012 Bernhard Blaszkiewitz and Josef Tabachnyk jointly unveiled the 1.40-meter-long and 1.15-meter-wide figure near the polar bear enclosure.[12]

Tabachnyk's

Kicker Sport Magazine
building in Nuremberg's Badstraße.

Miscellaneous works

Miscellaneous works Josef Tabachnyk created a sculpture series titled "Small memorials for great people", which includes depictions of

.

External links

References

  1. ^ Eintrag an der Universität für Malerei, Bildhauerei und Architektur in St.Petersburg
  2. ^ Das russische Staatliche Literatur- und Kunstarchiv
  3. ^ National Union of Artists der Ukraine
  4. ^ "Digital Signage & Retail: Weltgrößter Adidas Store in New York eröffnet | invidis". invidis.de (in German). 12 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  5. ^ "Inside Adidas' new tech-infused store in New York City". Engadget. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  6. ^ "BandarTogel303 - Pasaran Lengkap HK . SYD . MACAU . SGP". www.singaporenews.sg. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  7. ISSN 0362-4331
    . Retrieved 3 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Adidas sculpture on 22 Avenue des Champs-Élysées". Foursquare.com. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 28 March 2019.
  9. ^ press release of the Nuremberg Zoo, 2007 (PDF; 24 kB)
  10. ^ article 'Lebensbaum blüht ständig', newspaper ' Nürnberger Nachrichten', 6 November 2012, page 25
  11. ^ Monument for polar bear.
  12. ^ "Germany: A Bear Will Dream in Bronze". New York Times. 24 January 2012. Retrieved 20 March 2014.