Biography
(C) Arno Pertl
| 1946 | Born in Säckingen, grew up in Spain, France and Stuttgart |
| 1958 | Already a student with special permission at the Stuttgart Art Academy under Professor Gollwitzer |
| 1962 | Training as painter and varnisher, then went self-employed |
| 1967 | first sculpture |
| 1970 | first free painting attempts |
| 1976-80 | Blocherer School of Applied Arts in Munich |
| 1978 | Friendship with the Russian sculptor Georg Kruk; met Rudolf Hausner; Vienna; sculpture versions of work by Ernst Fuchs, Salvador Dali and Arno Breker |
| 1980-82 | Creative director of a Munich advertising agency |
| 1982 | Happening at the ISPO for Uniroyal; gym shoe relief; |
| seit 1982 | as a freelance painter and sculptor; first important scultures created in Spain. Cycle of life affirmation followed by cycle of socially critical sculptures; "Lifeline" created, a 10-metre- long tactile work |
| 1986 | sculptural wall decoration for McKinsey, Munich |
| 1987 | Versions of the models "Dancer" and "Woman Jumping" as large sculptures; |
| 1988 | first abstract sculptures appear; search for new work materials |
| 1989 | Television report on "Christian Peschke's Fat Ladies" on MONA LISA, ZDF; created the "Fuchs" culture award of the firm Fjällärven; created the Bavarian Skiing Award ("in Form") for the Bavarian Skiing Association, later awarded to Willi Bogner, Walter Demel and Fritz Wagnerberger among others |
| 1990 | Transformed "Helplessness" into a large-format sculpture |
| 1991 | numerous large sculptures appear between 1991 and 1995, as well as paintings and goldsmith work. |
| 1996 | Exhibition in Monte Carlo under the auspices of "Christine Esswein" |
| 1997-2002 | numerous exhibitions in Germany, Austria and Italy. |
| 1999 | more exhibitions, including one at the "Schloss Seeheim" academy in Constance |
| 2000-02 | lecturer at the "Akademie Vulkaneifel" in Steffeln |
| 2001 | Wall relief created for the Hotel Mirabell in Olang, South yol |
| 2001-2002 | Creation of large-format sculptures "QUO VADIS", "ANGER", "DANCE AROUND ONE'S OWN NAVEL" and "BULL" (POWER TO PEACE". |
| 2003 | Creation of sculpture "Dance of the Stars" onthe occasion of the 30th anniversary of the Club Allemand International de Monaco for S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain Rainier III of Monaco |
| 2004 | Intensive work on two large-format sculptures |
| 2005 | Creation of the sculpture "Woman Dancer" and official handover to his Highness Prince Albert II. |
| 2006 | Creation of a sculpture for UEFA in occasion of the World Cup chamionsships. |
| 2006 | Collective exhibition in the Museum in Bruneck – South Tyrol, Italy on the occasion of the publication of the art-book "Artisti & Atelier" by Fulvio Vicentini |
| 2007 | Creation of the Video “ Die Kunst Christian Peschkes” by Fulvio Vicentini |
| 2010 | Creation of the sculpture “George Tabori” Berlin |
| 2014 | Exhibition “ Museum für Moderne” Salzburg |
| 2015 | Opening Studio and Atelier “ PESCHKE HOUSE ” with permanent exhibition |
| 2016 | Creation of the sculpture “TÄNZERIN” for Alys Beach Foundation, USA |
| 01.07.2017 | Christian Peschke died. |
Cyclical international exhibitions and installations. |
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