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“The Red Wave” by Max Mirlach for the Weilheim sculpture trail is located in the middle of the pond in the Au.
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In a series, the local newspaper presents the artists of all ten new works that were created for the Weilheim Sculpture Trail.
Today: Max Mirlach's “Red Wave” in the Au-Weiher.
Weilheim - In a series, the local newspaper presents the artists of all ten new works that were created for the Weilheim Sculpture Trail, which opened in autumn 2023 - and asks them to answer short questions about their work and Weilheim.
Today: Max Mirlach, whose “Red Wave” “floats” over the surface of the pond in the Au.
Mirlach, born in Ingolstadt in 1944, has been working as a freelance jewelry and object artist for decades after training as a specialist teacher for art education and crafts (in Munich) and as a goldsmith (Kaufbeuren).
He has lived and worked in Raisting for 45 years and has had numerous exhibitions in the region and far beyond - from the Munich Art Pavilion to participation in presentations in Düsseldorf, Berlin and New York.
The 79-year-old also regularly took part in group exhibitions at the Weilheim Art Forum.
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Max Mirlach (79) has lived and worked in Raisting for 45 years.
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Here are Max Mirlach's answers to our newspaper's questions:
For me, art is...
...an essential area of my life.
I have been dealing with this since 1964 and have since then worked as a freelance artist in various areas: jewelry designer and goldsmith, graphic designer and object artist.
My work for Weilheim should...
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...enrich the place, a largely natural local recreation area, by bringing a piece of contemporary art closer to the people who visit the Au-Weiher.
A discourse about “favors” or controversial views on them is desired.
For me it's primarily about aesthetics.
This is how I would explain this sculpture in one sentence:
The object “The Red Wave” is intended to create a connection to the water through the wave shape and a contrast to the surroundings through the color.
The incidence of light and reflections constantly create new color nuances and perspectives on the object.
There are also moments of merging of object and environment.
You just have to commit to it.
I learned my art...
...trained as a specialist teacher for art education and crafts (1963 to 1967) in Munich and later trained as a goldsmith in Kaufbeuren/Neugablonz.
You can see other works of mine here:
In the immediate vicinity of Weilheim - in Raisting - a fountain in front of the town hall and a stainless steel art object in front of the Hellmeier Cultural Center, a spherical object “Between Heaven and Earth”.
And on the sculpture trail in Wörthsee “The Spindle”, a five meter high stainless steel object.
Apart from the sculpture trail, what I like about Weilheim...
I like this city, the cultural activities such as the light art festival, the alternating exhibitions of the art forum and the city museum and of course Marienplatz with its cafes and the fountain, where you can come into contact with people at any time.
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You can find information about the artists and works on the Sculpture Trail online at www.merkur.de (enter the search term “Weilheim Sculpture Trail”).
The website skulpturenweg.kunstforum-weilheim.de also offers numerous images and information.
Max Mirlach himself also has a homepage: www.max-mirlach.de.
Also read in our series on the Weilheim Sculpture Trail:
“Scoop” by Renato Rill - a cornucopia inspired by “The Notwist”
“The Limits of Growth - Monument to a Blade of Grass” by Hermann Bigelmayr
“Volcanic eruption from hell beneath Weilheim” by Egon Stöckle
“My dear, help me to exist in this world” - a torture in honor of the animals by Cornelia Rapp
“In Order To Location” by Carlotta Wirtl
“Haus” by Basilius Kleinhans
“Installation without title” by Bernd Wagenhäuser