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Jan Jastram is a German sculptor.
Jan comes from a creative family: his father is the famous sculptor Jo Jastram (1928-2011), his mother is the graphic artist Inge Jastram (1934-2019), his brothers and sister are also sculptors. Jan studied wood sculpture at the Technical School of Applied Arts in Schneeberg, today he lives and works in Stralsund.
Jan Jastram usually makes his figures by hand with a chainsaw from oak or elm. Some of his bronze sculptures are located in public places.
Jo Jastram, born Joachim Jastram, is a German sculptor.
Jastram studied at the Dresden University of Fine Arts and then at the University of Fine and Applied Arts in Berlin-Weißensee, earning a degree in sculpture. Later he taught himself at several universities and was a member of various state and public cultural associations. The sculptor was repeatedly awarded the Art Prize of the GDR.
Jo Jastram created an extensive collection of portraits during his long life, as well as many diverse compositions and sculptures in public spaces. Some of his most famous works are the "Fountain of the Joy of Life" on University Square in Rostock, created in 1978 in collaboration with Reinhard Dietrich, as well as "The Great African Journey" (1983), installed in Rostock's city harbor in 2008.
Jo Jastram's three sons Matthias, Michael, Jan Jastram and daughter Susanne Rast became painters and sculptors, and the sculptor Thomas Jastram is his nephew.
Jo Jastram, born Joachim Jastram, is a German sculptor.
Jastram studied at the Dresden University of Fine Arts and then at the University of Fine and Applied Arts in Berlin-Weißensee, earning a degree in sculpture. Later he taught himself at several universities and was a member of various state and public cultural associations. The sculptor was repeatedly awarded the Art Prize of the GDR.
Jo Jastram created an extensive collection of portraits during his long life, as well as many diverse compositions and sculptures in public spaces. Some of his most famous works are the "Fountain of the Joy of Life" on University Square in Rostock, created in 1978 in collaboration with Reinhard Dietrich, as well as "The Great African Journey" (1983), installed in Rostock's city harbor in 2008.
Jo Jastram's three sons Matthias, Michael, Jan Jastram and daughter Susanne Rast became painters and sculptors, and the sculptor Thomas Jastram is his nephew.
Jo Jastram, born Joachim Jastram, is a German sculptor.
Jastram studied at the Dresden University of Fine Arts and then at the University of Fine and Applied Arts in Berlin-Weißensee, earning a degree in sculpture. Later he taught himself at several universities and was a member of various state and public cultural associations. The sculptor was repeatedly awarded the Art Prize of the GDR.
Jo Jastram created an extensive collection of portraits during his long life, as well as many diverse compositions and sculptures in public spaces. Some of his most famous works are the "Fountain of the Joy of Life" on University Square in Rostock, created in 1978 in collaboration with Reinhard Dietrich, as well as "The Great African Journey" (1983), installed in Rostock's city harbor in 2008.
Jo Jastram's three sons Matthias, Michael, Jan Jastram and daughter Susanne Rast became painters and sculptors, and the sculptor Thomas Jastram is his nephew.
