Hummel, Yuri (Gunter) Wilhelmovich

Born on May 8, 1927 in the German colony Yelenendorf , located in the valley of the Azerbaijani Ganja River. He studied at the Khanlar Children's Art School. Before the war, he managed to finish two courses of the Baku Art School. In 1941, his entire family for German descent was deposited in Kazakhstan. In Karaganda, Günther was mobilized into the labor army, where, under inhuman conditions, he worked for several years at one of the mines in Karaganda. After the war, Hummel got a job as a club manager at one of the mines. Wishing to continue his special education in Moscow, he was refused for membership in the "German contingent". In KazIZO, performing sculptural works, Hummel himself seriously began to work on improving his professionalism. He created a number of monuments and portraits in Karaganda. Already in 1947, the artist received a second prize for the bust of Dzhambul, and in 1958 - joined the Union of Artists of the USSR. He was awarded the diploma of the Department of Culture and the Executive Committee of the Karaganda City Council of Deputies for the fragment “Steelworkers” from the high relief “Metallurgists”. Together with A. Bilyk - author of the monument to Nurken Abdirov. It was the first major monument in Karaganda. The largest work of the artist (in collaboration with the Moscow sculpture of N. Lavinsky ) was a granite monument to V. I. Lenin on the square named after the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution in Karaganda (1967-1975). Nowadays, the monument has been moved to the area of ​​the Lenin cinema. The sculptor’s hand owns the monument to Appak Baizhanov, the shepherd boy, the discoverer of the coal deposit in Karaganda. In 1991, the artist with his family went to Germany for permanent residence.

From the book

Gunter Hummel

My way of life

Yelenendorf is a German colony in Transcaucasia, Azerbaijan located in the valley of the Ganja River. Magnificent nature with a mild climate, one of the most prosperous in the economic and cultural relations of the colonies in Russia. It was my homeland. The name of the settlement was given in 1818 by grateful colonists in honor of the sister of Tsar Alexander I - Helen . After the October Revolution, the settlement was renamed Elenino, and in 1930 it was given the name of the Azerbaijani revolutionary - Khanlar. After the collapse of the Soviet Union, it was again renamed Goygol , after the name of the lake in the mountains of the small Caucasus Mountains. Above the lake stands Käppes Rock, which, as a mysterious symbol, is visible from all directions. Since the beginning of the Second World War, after our deportation to Siberia and Kazakhstan, the inhabitants of this city got everything they had acquired and built by our hardworking ancestors for their own use. Currently, by decision of the local authorities, the former Elenendorf (old town) has been declared an open-air museum telling about the history of the settlement. Restored Johannis Kirche, used in the Soviet era as a gym. With the help of donations from former colonists and their heirs living in Germany, the bells and tower clocks were restored, houses and streets were repaired. It is planned to restore the museum of local lore, founded by my uncle Jacob Hummel, a famous archaeologist and teacher. But the most incredible thing is that Dolinnaya Street was renamed to Hummel Street in honor of the theologian and historian Theodor Hummel, the founder of the settlement, the Hummel Brothers winemakers, and last but not least the archaeologist and teacher Yakov Hummel. Our countrymen, visiting the former homeland, are surprised at the order and safety of old houses. This is obviously the only settlement of German colonists in the former USSR where the historical heritage is so carefully preserved. My life was made up of difficult and successful cases, and was also subject to the influence of kind and unkind people. Despite the repression and discrimination that my fellow tribesmen and I were subjected to, I experienced fabulous bottoms and heights, difficulties and successes. With gratitude, I remember those who participated in the formation of my destiny. First of all, I am grateful to my family, which, despite all the difficulties associated with my work in art, has always supported me. Looking back at what I’ve lived through, I have to admit that my fellow tribesmen and I had to go through the most difficult and humiliating time spent in the labor army, camp behind barbed wire and 12 hours of work in the mine 41/51 of Karaganda. But later it was necessary to overcome prejudice and artificially created barriers like a German in the USSR. And at the same time, I was a lucky lucky man due to the foundations of musical literacy, playing the violin and visual arts received in childhood, which helped me through hard times and achieve my dream of becoming a professional artist. I worked in the union of artists, the art fund under the contracts of the Ministry of Culture of the USSR and Kazakhstan, creating significant works of art and monuments, gaining recognition. In Germany, I take the opportunity to work freely and independently creatively, working out what we have experienced in drawings, trying to understand the problems of our time. I participate in numerous exhibitions in Germany and abroad. So in short about yourself. Estimates of my life and work you can read in the articles posted in the book, written by art historians and journalists.

Muralist

• Together with A. Bilyk - author of the monument to the pilot Nurken Abdirov , (bronze, marble), 1958
• Monument to V.I. Lenin , granite, 12 meters, 1975, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
• Relief "Water is life", 1988, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
• Monument to the victims of the Second World War, 1989 Kievka, Kazakhstan
• Monument to Appak Baizhanov , 1990, Karaganda, Kazakhstan
• Fountain "Das Leiden und Heilen", 1997 Bad Krozingen, Germany

Sculptures

• Rudaki, 1958 Art Museum of Dushanbe, Tajikistan
• Granny, 1966, granite
• Ferdowsi 1987
• Heinrich Vogeler in the USSR, gypsum, 1989
• Heinrich Vogeler , bust, bronze, 1989, Tretyakov Gallery, Moscow
• Heinrich Vogeler , bronze, 1991, Barkenhof Museum, Worpswede
• N. Paganini, bronze, 1991, Karaganda Art Museum, Kazakhstan; Ministry of Culture Bonn, Germany
• Leo Tolstoy, 1993
• Ness von Esenbeck, Christian Gottfried Daniel plaque, bronze, 1995, Reichenberg Palace, Reichelshain
• Michelangelo 1996
• A.S. Pushkin, bronze, 2011
• Heinrich Vogeler goes to Moscow, bronze, 2011, Barkenhof Museum, Worpswede

Exhibitions

1947–2017 took part in more than 180 exhibitions in Karaganda, Alma-Ata, Moscow, Leningrad, Prague, Baku, Worpswede, Düsseldorf, Wolfsburg, Berlin, Munich, Stuttgard, etc.

• 1947 - the first regional exhibition of artists of Karaganda, Karaganda
• 1956 - the first art exhibition of artists of the Kazakh Art Fund, Karaganda
• 1961 - All-Union Art Exhibition, Moscow
• 1977 - personal exhibition "To the 50th anniversary of the birth and 25th anniversary of creative activity", Karaganda
• 1983 - international exhibition "Artists of Kazakhstan", Prague
• 1987 - personal exhibition "To the 60th anniversary of the birth and the 35th anniversary of creative activity", Karaganda
• 2003 - 9. International exhibition “Painting and Sculpture”, Colmar (France)
• 2017 “Theater in Sculpture. Sculpture in the theater. “From father to son - two generations, two directions, two styles” for the 90th anniversary of the sculptor Gunter Hummel together with his son - Harry Hummel (Theater artist). Berlin. Russian House of Science and Culture

• 1957 - For the creation of a monument to V. I. Lenin , the largest granite monument to the leader in the USSR, he was awarded the title of Laureate of the USSR State Prize
• 1971 - Medal to the 100th anniversary of the birth of V.I. Lenin
• Honored Artist of the Kazakh SSR (1981)
• 1987 Included in the "Book of Honor" of the Karaganda region, awarded the title of Honorary Citizen of Karaganda

• Hummel Gunter (Yuri) Vilgelmovich -sculptor, artist, musician (rus.)
• Famous personalities. Yury Hummel (Gunter) (rus.)
• Two interviews with Gunter-Hummel (rus.)
• Yuri Hummel: from a miner to a sculptor
• / Exhibition "Theater in Sculpture. Sculpture in the Theater"
• The authors of the monument: the sculptors A. P. Bilyk, Yu. V. Hummel, the architect L. E. Vorobiev.

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  Monument to Nurken Abdirov

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  Monument to Lenin (Karaganda)

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  Monument to Appak Baizhanov

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  to the 90th anniversary of Gunther Hummel Theater in sculpture. Sculpture in the theater.

"Kazakh State Art Gallery", Guide, Almaty, 1956.

• Kanapin A. K. “The Art of Kazakhstan”, Alma-Ata, 1958.

• Warsaw L., I., Kudryavtsev A. "Exhibition of Sculpture", "Art", No 7, No 9, 1967, Moscow

• Gavrilova E.P. "Karaganda Miner", "Art", No 7, 1971, Moscow

• Ivanina N. I. “Heroes in Sculpture”, “Noyes Leben”, 02/14/1977, Moscow

• Borger V. “The Stone Comes to Life”, “Freundschaft”, 05/10/1977, Alma-Ata

• Varkentin E. “Discover the Beautiful in Man”, “Noyes Leben”, 12/14/1977, Moscow

• Zyabkin N. I. “Co-creation”, “Soviet Culture”, 05/16/1980, Moscow

• Ivanina N. I. “Monument to V. I. Lenin in Karaganda”, “Art” No 12, 1980, Moscow

• Khlopova L. “Eternally Living Image”, “Art of Kazakhstan”, Alma-Ata, 1982.

• Egorshev A.S. “Interview with sculptor Hummel U.”, “Noyes Leben”, 02.02.1983, Moscow

• Safarov A.D. “Artists of Karaganda work”, “Decorative art”, No 10, 1985, Moscow

• Yu. Popov, “The Last Secret of Heinrich Vogeler”, “Industrial Karaganda” No 118 (5711), 03/10/1989.

• Safarov G. “All the talents on a visit to us”, “Industrial Karaganda”, 10.01.1991.

• E. Warkentin Titelbild mit 6 Fotografi en und Artikel, “Neues Leben”, February 13, 1991.

• L. Deismann “Im nächsten Jahr geht es zu Vogelers Grab”, “Weser Kurier” Nr. 78, 04/02/1991.

• E. Deismann. “For the next year - at the grave of G. Vogeler”, “Wümme Zeitung”, April 2, 1991, West Germany.

• E. Duve “Vogeler in Russland”, “Weser Kurier” Nr. 22 (126), 02.06.1991.

• M. Winkler "Eine Ehrengrabstätte in der kargen Steppe", "Weser Kurier" am Sonntag, 07/05/1992.

• E. Warkentin "Über und für die Deutschen", "Neues Leben", 30.09.1992.

• “Deutsche Künstler aus Russland”, “Volk auf dem Weg” Nr. 11, 1992.

• Dr. H. Wiens Deutsche Künstler aus Russland, Volk auf dem Weg, 1992.

• E. Duve "Ich möchte alles besser verstehen können", Interview "Wümme Zeitung" 1/26/1993.

• E. Warkentin "Blick in die Gedenkstätte", "Neues Leben", 1993.

• A. Ritter "Ausstellung in der Alten Schäfermühle -" Bilder und Skulpturen "," Badische Zeitung ", 06/23/1993

• “Ausstellung in der Alten Schäfermühle”, “Badische Zeitung” Nr. 141, 06.26.1993.

• J. Dölfs Das Porträt, Bad Krozinger Magazin, 06.1993.

• H. Wurzer "Der Landrat und die Kunst", "Badische Zeitung" Nr. 266, 10/18/1993.

• E. Warkentin "In meinem Schaff en gab es nie eine Pause", "Ost-West Dialog", 1993.

• Vasilevskaya E. “Creativity: New Wave, Old Wave ...”, “Industrial Karaganda”, 06/30/1994.

• “Günther Hummel zum 70 Geburtstag”, “Bad Krozingen aktuell”, 05/22/1995.

• M. Donner "Ein neuer Brunnen", "Südlicher Breisgrau" Nr. 161, VSU, 06/15/1995.

• M. Donner "Ein neuer Brunnen", "Badische Zeitung", 07/14/1995.

• M. Donner "Quell der Freude", "Reblandkurier", 07.16.1995.

• M. Stiel "10 Jahre Partnerschaft mit Greoux Les - Bains, Esparron de

• M. Stiel "10 Jahre Partnerschaft mit Greoux Les - Bains, Esparron de Verdon," Sind Grund genug zu feiern "," Gemeinde Anzeigen, Bad Krozingen "Nr. 46, 10/16/1995.