Odo Rumpf (born 3 April 1961 in

Leverkusen Leverkusen () is a city in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, on the eastern bank of the Rhine. To the south, Leverkusen borders the city of Cologne, and to the north the state capital, Düsseldorf. With about 161,000 inhabitants, Leverkusen is on ...

) is a German sculptor working in

Cologne Cologne ( ; german: Köln ; ksh, Kölle ) is the largest city of the German western state of North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) and the fourth-most populous city of Germany with 1.1 million inhabitants in the city proper and 3.6 millio ...

Life

After completing his studies of

mechanical engineering Mechanical engineering is the study of physical machines that may involve force and movement. It is an engineering branch that combines engineering physics and mathematics principles with materials science, to design, analyze, manufacture, ...

at the

RWTH Aachen RWTH Aachen University (), also known as North Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen, Rhine-Westphalia Technical University of Aachen, Technical University of Aachen, University of Aachen, or ''Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hoch ...

, Rumpf studied with the German artist for two years and has been working full-time as an artist since 1991. Odo Rumpf creates sculptures from industrial finds, large kinetic objects, spatial installations and media sculptures.

Odonien

In 2005, Rumpf converted a 5000 m² large vacant plot of land, located in Köln- between railway tracks at the periphery of the nearby in the fan-out area of , into an open space studio site and atelier area which became known as "" (English: Free State of Odonia). The site is also used by other international artists. Decorated with metal sculptures, hosts exhibitions, festivals as well as music, cinematic and dance events. The site and beer garden is also available to rent for events by third parties. is home to the semi-annual

robot A robot is a machine—especially one programmable by a computer—capable of carrying out a complex series of actions automatically. A robot can be guided by an external control device, or the control may be embedded within. Robots may be ...

show "", which has been compared with Burning Man. The nightly

fleamarket A flea market (or swap meet) is a type of street market that provides space for vendors to sell previously-owned (second-hand) goods. This type of market is often seasonal. However, in recent years there has been the development of 'formal' ...

is also situated there. Since 2020, also hosts the inclusive RoboLAB festival.

Exhibitions

An incomplete list of exhibitions: * 1991 , Aachen, Germany * 1992 Kunstverein Spektrum (exhibition "Moderne"), Leverkusen, Cologne, Germany * 1993 Gallery Art 54 (exhibition "Strangers"), New York, USA * 1994 ambiente 94, Designmesse, Ursuliniensäle, Innsbruck, Austria * 1997 Turmart 97, Geldern, Germany * 1998

Botanischer Garten Köln The Flora und Botanischer Garten Köln (11.5 hectares) is a municipal formal park and botanical garden located adjacent to Cologne Zoological Garden at Amsterdamer Straße 34, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. It is open daily wit ...

(with J. Röderer & V. Kiehn), Cologne, Germany * 1999 ifficial art cologne, Cologne, Germany * 2000 1. Kunstmeile, Oberhausen, Germany * 2001 1. Art-Symposium, Algoz, Portugal * 2002 Landesgartenschau, Monheim am Rhein, Germany * 2003 Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung, Yaoundé, Kamerun * 2004 Landesgartenschau, Trier, Germany * 2005 Landesgartenschau, Leverkusen, Cologne, Germany * 2005 Kulturinstitut, Gallery Phönix, Moscow, Russia * 2006 Centro Espositivo Rocca Paolina, Perugia, Italia

Sculptures in public space

An incomplete list of sculptures in public space: * 1993 "Drachenflügel" (dragon wings), Wasserturm, Stadt Geldern, Germany * 1994 "hydro maszina", Großklärwerk Cologne-Stammheim, Germany * 1999 "Solarvogel" (solar bird), Rheinpromenade Cologne, Germany * 2001 Großskulpturen "Baustelle A", Businesspark Niederrhein, Germany * 2001 "Orpheus", Anatomisches Institut der Uniklinik Köln, Cologne, Germany * 2002 Skulpturenenvironment "Archos Palingenius", Stadt Monheim, Germany * 2017 "Slinky", in

Weil am Rhein Weil am Rhein (High Alemannic: ''Wiil am Rhii'') is a German town and commune. It is on the east bank of the River Rhine, and extends to the point at which the Swiss, French and German borders meet. It is the most southwesterly town in Germany an ...

, Germany

Awards

A selection of awards: * 1992 designs fiction, Impuls Design Förderung Berlin, Herbstmesse Frankfurt, Germany * 1995 Lev-Kunst-95, Forum Leverkusen, Cologne, Germany * 1997 Europäischer Solarpreis Kunst 1997 von Eurosolar e.V. * 1999 Palais Allegria, Beaulieu sur Mér, France

References

External links

* http://www.odorumpf.de/ Website of Odo Rumpf * http://www.odonien.de/ Atelier site * https://www.robodonien.de/ festival site * https://robolab.online/ RoboLAB festival site * https://www.bazardenuit.de/ site {{DEFAULTSORT:Rumpf, Odo German male sculptors 20th-century German sculptors 21st-century German sculptors 1961 births Living people