Antonius Höckelmann
Born: 26. März 1937 in Oelde
Died: 17. Juni 2000 in Köln
Höckelmann was trained as a wood sculptor in his hometown from 1951 to 1957 and studied from 1957 to 1961 at the University of Fine Arts in Berlin with Karl Hartung.
In 1970 he moved to Cologne and studied at the Rolandseck train station near Bonn. In 1977 he took part in documenta 6, in 1982 in documenta 7 in Kassel, and in 1984 in the exhibition From Here - Two Months of New German Art in Düsseldorf.
Many of his works combine sculpture and painting. Wooden sculptures and also sculptures made of other materials (bronze, silver foil, straw) are completely painted.