{"id":240732,"date":"2025-10-18T11:11:51","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T09:11:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kunstkontor-wiesbaden.com\/father-franz-konrad\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T12:43:05","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T11:43:05","slug":"father-franz-konrad","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kunstkontor-wiesbaden.com\/en\/father-franz-konrad\/","title":{"rendered":"Pather Franz Konrad"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;on&#8221; disabled_on=&#8221;on|on|on&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Header Slider&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; disabled=&#8221;on&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_fullwidth_slider _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_slide _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/kunstkontor-wiesbaden.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/07\/Standl-Bubbles-scaled-1.jpg&#8221; background_enable_image=&#8221;on&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; sticky_transition=&#8221;on&#8221;][\/et_pb_slide][\/et_pb_fullwidth_slider][\/et_pb_section][et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; background_color=&#8221;rgba(136,136,136,0.2)&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row column_structure=&#8221;2_3,1_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_code _builder_version=&#8221;4.21.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||0px||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<script><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->(function($) {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    $(document).ready(function(){<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        $('.et-readmore-toggle .et_pb_toggle_title').on('click', function(e) {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            if ($(e.target).closest('.et-readmore-toggle').hasClass('et_pb_toggle_open')) {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                $(this).text('Mehr anzeigen');<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            } else {<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->                $(this).text('Weniger anzeigen');<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->            }<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->        });<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    });<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->})(jQuery);<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/script>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_text disabled_on=&#8221;off|off|off&#8221; admin_label=&#8221;Text&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h1>Father Franz Konrad<\/h1>\n<p class=\"p1\">Father Franz Konrad born 1934 in Hamburg \/ died 2005 in Mainz<\/p>\n<p><strong>Father Franz Konrad<\/strong> was born in Hamburg in 1934. In 1957, he joined the Order of the <b>Oblates of the Immaculate Virgin Mary<\/b> and dedicated his life to theology and philosophy. He studied at the H\u00fcnfeld Order College, completed specialized theological studies at the University of Munich, and received his doctorate in philosophy in 1970. For decades, he provided spiritual guidance to seminarians and was highly esteemed as a teacher and theologian.   <\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Show More&#8221; open_toggle_background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; closed_toggle_background_color=&#8221;rgba(0,0,0,0)&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#c6382b&#8221; use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; open_icon_color=&#8221;#c6382b&#8221; open_use_icon_font_size=&#8221;on&#8221; module_class=&#8221;et-readmore-toggle&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.27.4&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; closed_title_font=&#8221;|300|||||||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;0px|0px|0px|0px|false|false&#8221; custom_css_main_element=&#8221;display: flex;||flex-direction: column;||align-items: flex-end;||||||&#8221; custom_css_toggle_title=&#8221;order:2;||padding: 0px 20px 0px 0px !important;&#8221; custom_css_toggle_content=&#8221;order: 1;||padding: 0px;&#8221; border_width_all=&#8221;0px&#8221; locked=&#8221;off&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Even as a student, Franz Konrad discovered his passion for art. He began to capture impressions from his surroundings in drawings, portraits, landscapes, and still lifes. Over six decades, as a self-taught artist, he developed an extensive body of work comprising over 800 pieces. In doing so, he combined <b>fidelity to nature, imagination, and spirituality<\/b> into a unique visual language.   <\/p>\n<p>From the late 1960s onwards, he increasingly turned to <b>collages<\/b>. From found objects, ecclesiastical writings, newspaper clippings, and photographs, he created complex visual worlds that are often abstract, humorous, and imaginative. The works radiate positive energy and bear witness to deep spirituality. During this period, he also cultivated contacts and collaborated with artists such as <b>Giorgio Griffa, Richard Hartwell, and Herbert Bessel<\/b>, whose works also became part of his collection.   <\/p>\n<p>In the 1970s, Father Franz Konrad experimented intensively with new techniques. Hand drawings in <b>felt-tip pen<\/b> emerged spontaneously and dynamically, sometimes grotesque, making the creative processes of his mind visible. In parallel, meticulously crafted <g id=\"gid_1\">pencil, colored pencil, and print works<\/g> continued to emerge, impressing with their precision, richness of detail, and narrative depth. Some of his works, especially the colorful, dynamic compositions, recall <b>Keith Haring<\/b> in their expressive, almost pop-art-like visual language.   <\/p>\n<p>From the 1980s onwards, he further developed his <b>colored pencil works<\/b>. Expressive, vibrantly colored compositions, geometric forms, and abstract figures now characterized his main body of work. From the 1990s onwards, multi-layered compositions emerged, in which the most diverse motifs \u2013 faces, shapes, lines \u2013 are seemingly united on a single sheet, yet interact harmoniously.  <\/p>\n<p>His work is characterized by <b>a joy of experimentation, originality, and deep spirituality<\/b>. Humorous titles and personal notes on his creative process invite the viewer to understand his world of thought. Father Franz Konrad understood how to transform the everyday into art and to combine imagination, feeling, and form.  <\/p>\n<p>During his lifetime, his works were exhibited in <b>Mainz, Berlin, Cornberg, H\u00fcnfeld, Bacharach, and on Pellworm<\/b>. 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