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.
Thomas Resetarits | |
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 Resetarits unveiling his Burgenlandkroaten, 2003 | |
| Born | Tome Rešetarić 25 November 1939 |
| Died | 18 May 2022 (aged 82) Wörterberg, Burgenland, Austria |
| Occupation | Sculptor |
Life edit
Tome Rešetarić[1] was born in Stinatz,[2] Austria, the son of Franjo and Justina Tome Rešetarić,[3] who belonged to the Croatian minority in Burgenland. He began carving wood sculptures as a school pupil.[1][3] He trained to be a stonemason in Graz from 1955, completing his training in 1957.[1] He worked in Vienna and later for a stone industry firm in Salzburg. In 1964, he passed the master's examination in Vienna.[4] He studied from 1965 at the 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.[2] From 1970, he received many commissions from the 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 (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 edit
- 1971: Altar relief (oak), Glashütten, Burgenland[3]
- 1974: Altar area (marble), Stegersbach parish church, Burgenland[3][7]
- 1976: Altar area, Krankenhauskapelle in Güssing, Burgenland[3]
- 1980: Virgin of Mercy, portal of the Eisenstadt Cathedral, Burgenland[2][3]
- 1981: Flügelaltar (linden), Oberschützen, Burgenland[3]
- 1983: 15 Stations of the Cross, Woppendorf, Burgenland[3]
- 1985: Bronze door, Eisenstadt Cathedral[3]
- 1986: Altar and Stations of the Cross, Bad Tatzmannsdorf[9]
- 1987: Kontakt (bronze), rest area Bernstein, B 50
- 1988: Triptychon, Kanonikerhaus in Eisenstadt, Burgenland[1][3]
- 1990: Altar area, Filialkirche Sulz im Burgenland[3]
- 1991: Altar area (cherry wood), Pinkafeld parish church, Burgenland[3]
- 1994: Stations of the Cross (limestone), Donnerskirchen, Burgenland[10]
- 1996: Stations of the Cross (granite), Kegalberg next to Pfarrkirche Rohrbach bei Mattersburg, Burgenland[3]
- 1996: Altar area (wood), Schwarzenbach, Lower Austria[3]
- 1999: Altar area (marble), Heiligenkreuz, Lower Austria[3]
- 2000: Altar area (serpentinit), Badersdorf[3]
- 2003: Stations of the Cross (wood), Neudorf, Burgenland[3]
- 2003: Europabrunnen, 6th Europa-Symposium Kaisersteinbruch, Bruckneudorf[11]
- 2007: Altar area, Rust, Burgenland, Burgenland[3]
Gallery edit
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Kontakt at Bernstein panoramic rest area, B 50 -
Stations of the Cross, Kegalberg in Rohrbach bei Mattersburg -
Altar and Stations of the Cross in Sulz -
Stone relief for "Burgenlandkroaten" in Kaisersteinbruch
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Exhibitions edit
Book illustrations edit
- 1977:
- 1983: Weihnachten ist jeden Tag, Dr. J. Frank, Morsak Verlag, ISBN 978-3-87553-213-5
- 1988:
- 1990: Du bleibst bei uns. Ein Kreuzweg, Josef Dirnbeck, ISBN 978-3-7022-1743-3
- 2003: Die Sandalen des Moses, Alfons Jestl, publication PNº1 (Bibliothek der Provinz Weitra), ISBN 3-85252-551-9[4]
- 2007: Die Fee im Kirschbaum (drawings), Alfons Jestl, publication PNº1 (Bibliothek der Provinz Weitra), ISBN 978-3-85252-746-8[4]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Abschied von einem der Großen in Burgenlands künstlerischer Landschaft". Diocese of Eisenstadt (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g "Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits gestorben". ORF (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b c d e "Thomas Resetarits". bibliothekderprovinz.at (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Facetten – Ausstellung von Thomas Resetarits". kulturgericht.at (in German). 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Burgenländischer Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits 82-jährig gestorben". Burgenländische Volkszeitung (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- ^ a b "Thomas Resetarits – ein großer Künstler ist nicht mehr" (in German). Stegersbach parish. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Wurglits, Martin (19 May 2022). "Wörterberger Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits verstorben". meinbezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Bad Tatzmannsdorf". Bad Tatzmannsdorf parish (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
- ^ "Donnerskirchen / Historik, Golf und mehr". neusiedlersee-leithagebirge.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ Helmuth Furch [in German] (21 August 2011). Facetten – Ausstellung von Thomas Resetarits (in German).
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "Archiv". talos-kedl.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Ausstellungsarchiv / Landesgalerie Burgenland". landesgalerie-burgenland.at (in German). 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
- ^ "Skulpturen und Bilder von Thomas Resetarits & Florian Lang" (PDF). oe-journal.at (in German). November 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
Further reading edit
- Agnezia-Maria Tincul: Burgenländische Bildhauer am Beispiel Wander Bertoni, Rudolf Kedl, Peter Paszkiewicz and Thomas Resetarits. (in German) Pädagogische Akademie of the Diocese of Graz-Seckau, June 1998.
- Franjo Maletić: Tko je tko u Hrvatskoj. (in Croatian) Golden Marketing, 1993, ISBN 978-9-53616800-2, p. 631.
- Burgenländische Landesregierung – Abt. 7/Landesmuseum (ed.): Schnittpunkt Burgenland. Wege der Kunst ins 21. Jahrhundert, WAB vol. 145, Eisenstadt 2012, p. 200.
External links edit
- "Thomas Resetarits". Bibliothekderprovinz.at. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- "Tome Rešetarić izlaže u galeriji Stolne crikve". Hrvatske novine online – HŠtD (in Croatian). 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
- Stegersbach – Bekenntnissäule (in German) stegersbach.net