Thomas Resetarits

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Thomas Resetarits
Austria, Germany
Died18 May 2022(2022-05-18) (aged 82)
, Burgenland, Austria
OccupationSculptor

Thomas Resetarits (born Tome Rešetarić, 25 November 1939 – 18 May 2022) was an Austrian sculptor, who created art in public spaces, especially in and around churches, including the Eisenstadt Cathedral.

Life

Stations of the Cross, Donnerskirchen

Tome Rešetarić

Akademie der bildenden Künste Wien.[4]

Resetarits married elementary school teacher Herta Flasch in 1966 and began working as a freelance sculptor.[4] He travelled to Rome, Hungary, Croatia, Germany, Mexico, the U.S., India, New Guinea, South America, South Africa, and China to gain inspiration for his work.[1] He became a member of the association Friedhof und Denkmal (cemetery and monument) in Kassel.[5]

Resetarits worked mostly in stone, wood, and bronze.

Diocese of Eisenstadt to design altars, altar areas, and Stations of the Cross.[2] From 1974 to 1976, he also worked as an instructor in a prison in Eisenstadt.[2] He created Kontakt, a tall bronze sculpture, for a panoramic rest area near Bernstein on the Burgenland Straße [de] (B 50) in 1987. In addition, he designed stained glass windows from 1990, received commissions for public spaces, and worked as a book illustrator.[1]

Resetarits lived and worked in Wörterberg, Burgenland.[2] He died at the age of 82 after a prolonged illness.[2][6][7][8]

Works in public space

Gallery

  • Kontakt at Bernstein panoramic rest area, B 50
    Kontakt at Bernstein panoramic rest area, B 50
  • Stations of the Cross, Kegalberg in Rohrbach bei Mattersburg
    Stations of the Cross, Kegalberg in Rohrbach bei Mattersburg
  • Altar and Stations of the Cross in Sulz
    Altar and Stations of the Cross in Sulz
  • Stone relief for "Burgenlandkroaten" in Kaisersteinbruch
    Stone relief for "Burgenlandkroaten" in Kaisersteinbruch

Exhibitions

  • 2001: Solo exhibition, Kulturzentrum Oberschützen[5]
  • 2004: Kunstachse Oberschützen, Burgenland[12]
  • 2010: Landesgalerie Burgenland[13][14]

Book illustrations

  • 1977:
  • 1983: Weihnachten ist jeden Tag, Dr. J. Frank, Morsak Verlag,
  • 1988:
  • 1990: Du bleibst bei uns. Ein Kreuzweg,
  • 2003: Die Sandalen des Moses, Alfons Jestl, publication PNº1 (Bibliothek der Provinz Weitra),
  • 2007: Die Fee im Kirschbaum (drawings), Alfons Jestl, publication PNº1 (Bibliothek der Provinz Weitra),

References

  1. ^
    Diocese of Eisenstadt
    (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits gestorben". ORF (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r Bernet, Claus (24 April 2021). "Thomas Resenarits: Bronzetür am Dom zu Eisenstadt (1985)". himmlischesjerusalem.de (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Thomas Resetarits". bibliothekderprovinz.at (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Facetten – Ausstellung von Thomas Resetarits". kulturgericht.at (in German). 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Burgenländischer Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits 82-jährig gestorben". Burgenländische Volkszeitung [de] (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Thomas Resetarits – ein großer Künstler ist nicht mehr" (in German). Stegersbach parish. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. ^ Wurglits, Martin (19 May 2022). "Wörterberger Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits verstorben". meinbezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Bad Tatzmannsdorf". Bad Tatzmannsdorf parish (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Donnerskirchen / Historik, Golf und mehr". neusiedlersee-leithagebirge.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ Helmuth Furch [in German] (21 August 2011). Facetten – Ausstellung von Thomas Resetarits (in German). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  12. ^ "Archiv". talos-kedl.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Ausstellungsarchiv / Landesgalerie Burgenland". landesgalerie-burgenland.at (in German). 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Skulpturen und Bilder von Thomas Resetarits & Florian Lang" (PDF). oe-journal.at (in German). November 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

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