Wolfgang Binding - Bronzen

In the organizer's words:

From May 23 to June 6, the Galerie Am Elisengarten at Hartmannstr. 6
is showing an exhibition of bronzes by Wolfgang Binding.

The exhibition will open on Friday, May 22, 2026 at 7 pm in the presence of the artist

Born in Munich in 1937, the sculptor and graphic artist Wolfgang Binding initially
stonemason and sculptor at the Kölner Dombauhütte. From 1959 to
1965, he studied sculpture at the Düsseldorf Academy of Art under Zoltan
Szèkessy and at the universities of Alexandria and Cairo. From 1965 to 1975
he was an assistant to Professor Elmar Hillebrand at the RWTH Aachen. After
a visiting professorship at Northern Michigan University, he became a professor at
Professor at the RWTH Aachen. Since his retirement in 1993, he has been working as a
freelance artist.

Whether on hikes or in a café, Binding finds the motifs for his bronzes everywhere.
everywhere. His sketches often emerge spontaneously and a few of them are later
later become a consciously designed three-dimensional form in the studio. The
transformation of the wax models into bronze sculptures is the goal, the aim is "to find a
to find a satisfying path between the desired and the possible and to realize in the
to preserve in the bronze what is found in the wax." (Wolfgang Binding in:
"Work overview bronze drawings 2009-2012", Depelmann publishing house, 2013)

The people of Aachen are particularly familiar with his large sculpture "Playing Horses" on the
the CHIO grounds, the "St. George", which was relocated to the new Debyestr.
moved to the new Debyestr. location with the police headquarters in 2018 or the group of sheep on the
Steppenberg. Further sculptures, fountains and monuments can be found in
numerous cities in Germany and Switzerland. The Guggenheim Foundation
purchased a large goat sculpture by Wolfgang Binding in 2006, which is on display in the
Kunsthalle Deutsche Guggenheim as part of the exhibition "Hommage à
Picasso" exhibition by the Hamburg artist Hanne Darboven.

Works in public space (selection):
St. George, Aachen, 1980
Bärbelchen, Alsdorf, 1982
Pony guide, Aachen Zoo, 1983
Donkey rider, Stolberg, 1986
Duck catcher, Aachen Zoo, 1986
Cow fountain, Aachen-Eilendorf, 1988
Matthias & Gerhard Overstolzen, figures at Cologne City Hall, 1990s
Playing horses, Aachen, 2006

Opening hours during the exhibition:
Tuesday to Friday 10:00 - 18:00
Saturday 10:00 - 16:00

Further information: www.galerie-am-elisengarten.de