Roland Martin

Abstract Geometric Composition

1972

Roland Martin is a German sculptor. As a 16-year-old Martin was used in 1943 as a Luftwaffenhelfer, towards the end of the war he was taken, prisoner. From 1946–51, he studied at the Bernstein School in Glatt with Hans Ludwig Pfeiffer and Paul Kälberer. In 1950, he was for a short time at the State Academy of Fine Arts Karlsruhe, Field Office Freiburg in Freiburg im Breisgau with Wilhelm Gerstel, from 1951–52, he was a student of Fritz Nuss. Since 1952, Martin has worked as a freelance sculptor in Tuttlingen. Among his students is Jörg Bach. While abstract reliefs and sculptures made of metal and aluminum date back to around 1980, Martin has been increasingly turning to human figures since the mid-1970s. In groups of figures, social relationships are represented. The figures are cast in bronze, aluminum or Keramin. In Baden-Württemberg alone, there are a total of 144 sculptures, fountains, steles, mosaics, glass windows and war memorials of Martin, he created more than 80 works for public space. In 2007, Martin was awarded the Culture Prize of the city of Tuttlingen. Martin is a member of the Artists Association of Baden -Württemberg and the German Artists Association, at whose annual exhibitions he participated several times between 1964–75.