Sculpting courses in Berlin

Sculpture Studio

Peter Rosenzweig

About me

Born in Berlin in 1957, I studied 4 years philosophy, religious science and psychology at the Free University Berlin from 1976 onwards.
Biking and sailing through many European countries, I came to Italy for the first time at the age of nineteen. At a studio in Pietrasanta I met Henry Moore as well as other sculptors and these personal encounters triggered my future artistic path.
After two years of internships in various studios in Pietrasanta, I studied Sculpture at the State Accademia di Belle Arti in Carrara from 1983 to 1985. 
From 1981 to 2000 I lived and worked in Azzano and Piano di Mommio.

Since 2000 I have been living Italy and in Berlin. In 2003 I started giving marble sculpting courses in Berlin. After collaborating at the studio workshop of the socio-cultural location of Pfefferberg (2002-2007, Prenzlauer Berg district) I had another studio at the artists’ courtyard Weissensee (2008-2012) and than a studio at Leberstrasse in Berlin Schöneberg (2013-2014).

My new studio at Berlin-Kreuzberg is located in the Kreuzbergstrasse 9 which I share with my wife Katrin Pfister-Rosenzweig.

Sculptures

Influenced by the traditional Italian statuary, most of my works are made of classical material such as plaster, bronze or marble.

My themes are inspired by the method of “direct carving”, where the final form evolves through the process of carving with respect to the nature of the material.

In the majority of cases I do not start my sculptures with a model but take the inspiration from the form of the stone. My themes do not follow a given canon. They vary and are an expression of my attitude to life.

Campo dell'Altissimo

In 1981, I started Campo dell’ Altissimo, the Summer School of sculpting, drawing and painting in Azzano. Today, Campo dell’ Altissimo is the largest and oldest private sculpting school in Italy. Every year several hundred people come to this place close to the famous quarries of Carrara to find their artistic expression in sculpting.

Performances

My work as a performer started during my studies in Carrara in 1984. First, I collected traces in various cities of Tuscany and in West Berlin. From these I created hundreds of clay imprints, which were later converted into lasting plaster reliefs. In the beginning, the search for traces itself was a performance. Since then, I have been using sculptured details and fragments of architectural decorations for my multimedia-based performances. 

Since 1996, my performance work has led to the joint work of the group "Darwin" with Axel Kreiser and Christof Zürn.
Click here for a video about the performance.

Solo exhibitions

2018 Kunstsalon Fliegel + Weisheit, „Il ramo della rosa“ Berlin (D)
1994  Garden Sculptures Galerie Gudrun Seisser, Kronberg (D)
1994  Wiesweg Galerie Eltville (D)
1993  "Voglio Vedere" Piano di Mommio (I)
1987  "Kosmos" Amsterdam (NL)
1987  Club Voltaire Florence (I)
1986  "Viniculture" Berlin (D)
1985  Wassermühle Steinfurth Kiel (D)

Group exhibitions

2015 - 2024 Intrecciarte Gallery Pietrasanta (I)
2018 Art - Kreuzberg Atelier Gallery Kreuzbergstr. Berlin (D)
2018 Kunstschau Parchim Stadthalle Mecklenburg-Vorpommern (D)
2017 Art - Kreuzberg Atelier Gallery Kreuzbergstr. Berlin (D)
2017 Zeitenspiel Gutshaus Steglitz Berlin (D)
2016 Atelier Gallery Kreuzbergstraße Berlin (D)
2015 Atelier Gallery Leberstraße Berlin (D)
2014 Atelier Gallery Leberstraße Berlin (D)
2013 Work exhibition Campo Palazzo dell'Altissimo Azzano di Seravezza (I)
2012 TransForm Courbièrestraße Berlin (D)
2010 Zeitsprung Courbierestraße Berlin (D)
2009 Werkstattgalerie Lehderstrasse Berlin (D)
2008 Welcome on the floor Courbierestraße Berlin (D)
2007 5. International Hüseyin Gezer Stone Symposion   Merzin (T)
2007 Skulpturen Orangerie im Marmorpalais Potsdam (D)
2006 Aus Freude am Leben Courbierestraße Berlin (D)
2004 In der Welt sein Courbierestraße und Galerie "Double You" Berlin, Tübingen (D)
2003 Werkstattgalerie Luchmann & Schulz   Berlin (D)
2002 - 2009 Skulpturenpark Hotel Residenz   Motzen (D)
2001 Galerie "Kunst in de Kerk" Ellis Schonhoven Nijmegen, (NL)
1998 - 2001 Garden sculptures Galerie Gudrun Seisser Kronberg (D)
1995 Contemporary bronze and stone sculpture Sant' Agostino Pietrasanta, (I)
1995 Prendi Tre Galerie Herold Bremen (D)
1993 - 1998 6 sculptors - Symposia   Piano di Mommio (I)
1993 SAP   Florence (I)
1990 - 2001 Voglio Vedere   Piano di Mommio (I)
1988 Omaggio all`Italia Marignana   Camaiore (I)
1987 Opere Prime   Comune di Prato (I)
1986 Opere Prime   St. Agostino (I)
1985 Cappella San Zeno   Pisa (I)
1984 Galerie Danielsen   Flensburg (D)
1983 - 1995 Freie Berliner Kunstausstellung   Berlin (D)