Thomas Resetarits
Austrian sculptor (1939–2022)

Thomas Resetarits
Resetarits unveiling his Burgenlandkroaten, 2003
Born
Tome Rešetarić

(1939-11-25)25 November 1939
Stinatz, Burgenland, Austria, Germany
Died18 May 2022(2022-05-18) (aged 82)
Wörterberg, Burgenland, Austria
OccupationSculptor

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.

Life

Stations of the Cross, Donnerskirchen

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 [de] (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

  • 1971: Altar relief (oak), Glashütten, Burgenland[3]
  • 1974: Altar area (marble), Stegersbach parish church [de], 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 [de][3]
  • 1991: Altar area (cherry wood), Pinkafeld parish church [de], 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 [de], Bruckneudorf[11]
  • 2007: Altar area, Rust, Burgenland, Burgenland[3]
  • Kontakt at Bernstein panoramic rest area, B 50
    Kontakt at Bernstein panoramic rest area, B 50
  • Stations of the Cross, Kegalberg in Rohrbach bei Mattersburg
    Stations of the Cross, Kegalberg in Rohrbach bei Mattersburg
  • Altar and Stations of the Cross in Sulz
    Altar and Stations of the Cross in Sulz
  • Stone relief for "Burgenlandkroaten" in Kaisersteinbruch
    Stone relief for "Burgenlandkroaten" in Kaisersteinbruch

Exhibitions

  • 2001: Solo exhibition, Kulturzentrum Oberschützen[5]
  • 2004: Kunstachse Oberschützen, Burgenland[12]
  • 2010: Landesgalerie Burgenland[13][14]

Book illustrations

  • 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 [de], 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits gestorben". ORF (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Thomas Resetarits". bibliothekderprovinz.at (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ a b "Facetten – Ausstellung von Thomas Resetarits". kulturgericht.at (in German). 2004. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  6. ^ "Burgenländischer Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits 82-jährig gestorben". Burgenländische Volkszeitung [de] (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  7. ^ a b "Thomas Resetarits – ein großer Künstler ist nicht mehr" (in German). Stegersbach parish. 18 May 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  8. ^ Wurglits, Martin (19 May 2022). "Wörterberger Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits verstorben". meinbezirk.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  9. ^ "Bad Tatzmannsdorf". Bad Tatzmannsdorf parish (in German). Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  10. ^ "Donnerskirchen / Historik, Golf und mehr". neusiedlersee-leithagebirge.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  11. ^ Helmuth Furch [in German] (21 August 2011). Facetten – Ausstellung von Thomas Resetarits (in German). {{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  12. ^ "Archiv". talos-kedl.at (in German). Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  13. ^ "Ausstellungsarchiv / Landesgalerie Burgenland". landesgalerie-burgenland.at (in German). 2022. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
  14. ^ "Skulpturen und Bilder von Thomas Resetarits & Florian Lang" (PDF). oe-journal.at (in German). November 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

Further reading

  • Agnezia-Maria Tincul: Burgenländische Bildhauer am Beispiel Wander Bertoni [de], Rudolf Kedl [de], Peter Paszkiewicz [de] 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.
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