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Matthias Ostermann (1951-2009) was a Canadian potter, artist and author.

Biography

Matthias Ostermann was born in Wangen Im Allgäu, West Germany in 1951 and immigrated to Canada with his mother, Lila Ostermann, in 1953.^[1] Ostermann spent his formative years in Toronto, Ontario. In his late teens, noted German-Canadian potter Isolde Rest introduced him to the ceramic arts.^[2]

He formally launched his career as a potter in 1974 and travelled extensively in search of learning and inspiration – living and working in Ireland, West Germany, Italy and Australia.^[3]

In the early 1990s, inspired by its creative energy and vibrant arts community, Ostermann relocated to Montreal, Québec, where he lived and worked until his death. Ostermann died at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal on April 19, 2009, following a battle with HIV-induced lymphoma.^[1]

Artistic career

As a young man, Ostermann’s desire to perfect his skills as a ceramicist led him to spend a year as a thrower in a domestic earthenware pottery at Shanagarry in County Cork, Ireland, where he made hundreds of pots a week.^[4] This apprenticeship enabled him to refine his technical skills, as well as his understanding of high-fired stoneware production pottery.^[5]

From 1981 onward, Ostermann specialised in low-fired tin-glaze techniques for functional domestic wares, sculpture and architectural wall tiles.^[3] Despite an initial focus on earthenware production,^[6] he later began to explore Asian high-fire glazes.^[7]

Ostermann’s skills in drawing and painting led him to experiment with surface decoration,^[3] and he eventually became known for his maiolica^[5]^[8] and copper sgraffito.^[9] This leaning towards painting and narrative work could be attributed to a love of stories, myths and legends,^[10]^[11] a legacy from his mother who was a professional storyteller in Germany.^[12]

He also gained acclaim for his teaching skills,^[13] as well as his knowledge of the history and techniques associated with the ceramic arts.^[6]^[14] Over the decades, Ostermann exhibited, lectured, and taught in Canada, Australia, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Scandinavia, New Zealand, the United States and Brazil, as well as the UK.^[15]

Ostermann authored three books on ceramics, The New Maiolica: Contemporary Approaches to Colour and Technique (1999), The Ceramic Surface (2002) and The Ceramic Narrative (2006), published by A&C Black in London and the University of Pennsylvania Press in Philadelphia, and contributed to a number of others.^[16]

His final body of work, a series of multimedia pieces under the broad name of Boats of Passage, dealt with his diagnosis of HIV-related lymphoma in 2008.^[17] In his artist’s statement on the works, he stated:

“Boats of Passage is not necessarily about confronting the fear of dying but rather deals with the examination of important inner changes necessitated by the coming to terms with my own mortality, my relationships and the sometimes loss of autonomy in the face of helplessness.
My use of the boat image as a metaphor is by no means novel; it has been used by past and present artists throughout history to symbolize the concept of a vessel carrying us along the river of life (to continue the metaphor) and even beyond into the afterlife [...].
In this body of work I have drawn as always from my love of human figure dramas and mythological references to create both human and anthropomorphic figures that interact, are movable and seem to contemplate and question as passengers on a boat. Other figures enact their little dramas as drawings on vessels and on paper.”^[17]

Ostermann's final exhibition, Boats of Passage, was held in 2008 at Prime Gallery in Toronto, Ontario.^[2]

Artistic legacy

In addition to the reference works he authored, Ostermann’s work can be found in permanent collections such as those of the Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec,^[18] the Musée des métiers d’art du Québec, the Landesmuseum Württemberg in Germany,^[1] the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery,^[19] the Victoria and Albert Museum^[20] in London, and the Royal Ontario Museum^[1] and Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art^[21] in Toronto.

In 2010, he was posthumously made an Honorary Member of the American National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts.^[2] In addition, Ostermann and his Boats of Passage were dramatized in a 2016 play by Montreal playwright and author Marcel Pomerlo, titled Matthias Ostermann ou Le dernier petit bateau.^[22]

In 2023, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery opened an exhibit, The Decorated Surface, intended in large part as an homage to Ostermann and his work.^[19]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Obituary - Matthias Ostermann". www.aic-iac.org. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Matthias Ostermann". Waddingtons.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
^ ^a ^b ^c Carnegy, Daphne (1993). Tin-glazed earthenware : from maiolica, faience, and delftware to the contemporary. London. pp. 9, 95, 121–4. ISBN 0-7136-3718-8. OCLC 29473138.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
^ Whiting, David (2002). "Matthias Ostermann: Potter of Parables". Ceramics: Art and Perception (49): 67–70.
^ ^a ^b Scott, Paul (2001). Painted clay : graphic arts and the ceramic surface. London: A & C Black. p. 23. ISBN 0-7136-4754-X. OCLC 46992231.
^ ^a ^b "New Books: Masters of Earthenware" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly: 58. March 2010.
^ "Matthias Ostermann" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly: 41–42. January 1984.
^ Arbuckle, Linda (October 1998). "Questions" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly: 96.
^ 500 plates & chargers : innovative expressions of function & style. Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott (1st ed.). New York: Lark Books. 2008. pp. 126, 312. ISBN 978-1-57990-688-7. OCLC 183926559.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ 500 figures in clay : ceramic artists celebrate the human form. Veronika Alice Gunter (1st ed.). New York: Lark Books. 2004. p. 399. ISBN 1-57990-547-1. OCLC 54279840.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
^ Mathieu, Paul (2003). Sex pots : eroticism in ceramics. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. pp. 11, 150–151. ISBN 0-8135-3293-0. OCLC 50866797.
^ "Matthias Ostermann" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly: 42–43. June–August 1989.
^ Woodfield, Elizabeth (December 1987). "Matthias Ostermann" (PDF). New Zealand Potter. 29 (3): 8.
^ Arbuckle, Linda (2017). "The Colorful World of Majolica" (PDF). Five Great Ceramics Glazing Techniques: 4.
^ "Author description - Matthias Ostermann".
^ "ISNI 0000000367308264 Ostermann, Matthias ( born 1951 deceased 2009-04-19 )". isni.oclc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-12.
^ ^a ^b "Matthias Ostermann 1950-2009: Boats of Passage. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
^ "Vase " Quatre Mythes grecs " - Ostermann, Matthias". Collections | MNBAQ. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
^ ^a ^b "Catalogues". The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
^ Museum, Victoria and Albert (1991). "Taking Flight | Ostermann, Matthias | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
^ "Matthias Ostermann". emuseum.gardinermuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
^ "CEAD - Matthias Ostermann ou Le dernier petit bateau". www.cead.qc.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[:1-1] "Obituary - Matthias Ostermann". www.aic-iac.org. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[:0-2] "Matthias Ostermann". Waddingtons.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[:5-3] Carnegy, Daphne (1993). Tin-glazed earthenware : from maiolica, faience, and delftware to the contemporary. London. pp. 9, 95, 121–4. ISBN 0-7136-3718-8. OCLC 29473138.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[4] Whiting, David (2002). "Matthias Ostermann: Potter of Parables". Ceramics: Art and Perception (49): 67–70.

[:6-5] Scott, Paul (2001). Painted clay : graphic arts and the ceramic surface. London: A & C Black. p. 23. ISBN 0-7136-4754-X. OCLC 46992231.

[:7-6] "New Books: Masters of Earthenware" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly: 58. March 2010.

[7] "Matthias Ostermann" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly: 41–42. January 1984.

[8] Arbuckle, Linda (October 1998). "Questions" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly: 96.

[9] 500 plates & chargers : innovative expressions of function & style. Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott (1st ed.). New York: Lark Books. 2008. pp. 126, 312. ISBN 978-1-57990-688-7. OCLC 183926559.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[10] 500 figures in clay : ceramic artists celebrate the human form. Veronika Alice Gunter (1st ed.). New York: Lark Books. 2004. p. 399. ISBN 1-57990-547-1. OCLC 54279840.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)

[11] Mathieu, Paul (2003). Sex pots : eroticism in ceramics. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. pp. 11, 150–151. ISBN 0-8135-3293-0. OCLC 50866797.

[12] "Matthias Ostermann" (PDF). Ceramics Monthly: 42–43. June–August 1989.

[13] Woodfield, Elizabeth (December 1987). "Matthias Ostermann" (PDF). New Zealand Potter. 29 (3): 8.

[14] Arbuckle, Linda (2017). "The Colorful World of Majolica" (PDF). Five Great Ceramics Glazing Techniques: 4.

[:2-15] "Author description - Matthias Ostermann".

[16] "ISNI 0000000367308264 Ostermann, Matthias ( born 1951 deceased 2009-04-19 )". isni.oclc.org. Retrieved 2023-02-12.

[:4-17] "Matthias Ostermann 1950-2009: Boats of Passage. - Free Online Library". www.thefreelibrary.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[18] "Vase " Quatre Mythes grecs " - Ostermann, Matthias". Collections | MNBAQ. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[:3-19] "Catalogues". The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[20] Museum, Victoria and Albert (1991). "Taking Flight | Ostermann, Matthias | V&A Explore The Collections". Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[21] "Matthias Ostermann". emuseum.gardinermuseum.com. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

[22] "CEAD - Matthias Ostermann ou Le dernier petit bateau". www.cead.qc.ca. Retrieved 2023-02-10.

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+'''Matthias Ostermann''' (1951-2009) was a Canadian potter, artist and author.
 == Biography ==
-Matthias Ostermann was born in [[Wangen im Allgäu|Wangen Im Allgäu]], Germany in 1951 and immigrated with his mother, Lila Ostermann, to Canada in 1953.<ref name=":1" /> Ostermann spent his formative years in Toronto, Ontario. In his late teens, noted Canadian potter Isolde Rest introduced him to the ceramic arts.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|language=en-US|title=Matthias Ostermann|url=https://www.waddingtons.ca/auction/charles-bronfmans-claridge-collection-auction-part-v-decorative-arts-apr-21-2015/gallery/lot/167/|website=Waddingtons.ca}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
+Matthias Ostermann was born in [[Wangen im Allgäu|Wangen Im Allgäu]], [[West Germany]] in 1951 and immigrated to Canada with his mother, Lila Ostermann, in 1953.<ref name=":1" /> Ostermann spent his formative years in [[Toronto]], Ontario. In his late teens, noted German-Canadian potter Isolde Rest introduced him to the ceramic arts.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|language=en-US|title=Matthias Ostermann|url=https://www.waddingtons.ca/auction/charles-bronfmans-claridge-collection-auction-part-v-decorative-arts-apr-21-2015/gallery/lot/167/|website=Waddingtons.ca}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
-He formally launched his career as a potter in 1974 and travelled extensively in search of learning and inspiration – living and working in Ireland, Germany, Italy and Australia.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Carnegy |first=Daphne |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29473138 |title=Tin-glazed earthenware : from maiolica, faience, and delftware to the contemporary |date=1993 |isbn=0-7136-3718-8 |location=London |pages=9, 95, 121-4 |oclc=29473138}}</ref>
+He formally launched his career as a potter in 1974 and travelled extensively in search of learning and inspiration – living and working in Ireland, West Germany, Italy and Australia.<ref name=":5">{{Cite book |last=Carnegy |first=Daphne |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/29473138 |title=Tin-glazed earthenware : from maiolica, faience, and delftware to the contemporary |date=1993 |isbn=0-7136-3718-8 |location=London |pages=9, 95, 121–4 |oclc=29473138}}</ref>
-In the early 1990s, inspired by its creative energy and vibrant arts community, Ostermann relocated to Montréal, Québec, where he lived and worked until his death. Ostermann died at the Royal Victoria Hospital in Montreal on April 19th, 2009, following a battle with HIV-induced lymphoma.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|title=Obituary - Matthias Ostermann|url=https://www.aic-iac.org/oldsite/archive/obituary/ostermann.html|website=www.aic-iac.org}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
+In the early 1990s, inspired by its creative energy and vibrant arts community, Ostermann relocated to [[Montreal]], Québec, where he lived and worked until his death. Ostermann died at the [[Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal|Royal Victoria Hospital]] in Montreal on April 19, 2009, following a battle with HIV-induced lymphoma.<ref name=":1">{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|title=Obituary - Matthias Ostermann|url=https://www.aic-iac.org/oldsite/archive/obituary/ostermann.html|website=www.aic-iac.org}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
 == Artistic career ==
-As a young man, Ostermann’s desire to perfect his skills as a ceramicist led him to spend a few years as an apprentice at the [[Shanagarry]] Pottery in [[County Cork]], Ireland, where he worked to refine his understanding of high-fired stoneware production pottery<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Scott |first=Paul |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46992231 |title=Painted clay : graphic arts and the ceramic surface |date=2001 |publisher=A & C Black |isbn=0-7136-4754-X |location=London |pages=23 |oclc=46992231}}</ref>.
+As a young man, Ostermann’s desire to perfect his skills as a ceramicist led him to spend a year as a thrower in a domestic earthenware pottery at [[Shanagarry]] in [[County Cork]], Ireland, where he made hundreds of pots a week.<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Whiting |first=David |date=2002 |title=Matthias Ostermann: Potter of Parables |journal=Ceramics: Art and Perception |issue=49 |pages=67–70}}</ref> This apprenticeship enabled him to refine his technical skills, as well as his understanding of high-fired stoneware production pottery.<ref name=":6">{{Cite book |last=Scott |first=Paul |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/46992231 |title=Painted clay : graphic arts and the ceramic surface |date=2001 |publisher=A & C Black |isbn=0-7136-4754-X |location=London |pages=23 |oclc=46992231}}</ref>
-From 1981 onward, Ostermann specialised in low-fired [[tin-glaze]] techniques for functional domestic wares, sculpture and architectural wall tiles.<ref name=":5" /> Despite an initial focus on [[earthenware]] production<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal |date=March 2010 |title=New Books: Masters of Earthenware |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/ceramics-monthly-mar10-cei0310d.pdf |journal=Ceramics Monthly |pages=58}}</ref>, he later began to explore Asian high-fire glazes.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 1984 |title=Matthias Ostermann |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/ceramics-monthly-jan84-cei0184d.pdf |journal=Ceramics Monthly |pages=41–42}}</ref>
+From 1981 onward, Ostermann specialised in low-fired [[tin-glaze]] techniques for functional domestic wares, sculpture and architectural wall tiles.<ref name=":5" /> Despite an initial focus on [[earthenware]] production,<ref name=":7">{{Cite journal |date=March 2010 |title=New Books: Masters of Earthenware |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/ceramics-monthly-mar10-cei0310d.pdf |journal=Ceramics Monthly |pages=58}}</ref> he later began to explore Asian high-fire glazes.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=January 1984 |title=Matthias Ostermann |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/ceramics-monthly-jan84-cei0184d.pdf |journal=Ceramics Monthly |pages=41–42}}</ref>
-Ostermann’s skills in drawing and painting led him to experiment with surface decoration<ref name=":5" />, and he eventually became known for his [[maiolica]]<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arbuckle |first=Linda |date=October 1998 |title=Questions |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/ceramics-monthly-oct98-cei1098d.pdf |journal=Ceramics Monthly |pages=96}}</ref> and [[Sgraffito|copper sgraffito]]<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/183926559 |title=500 plates & chargers : innovative expressions of function & style |date=2008 |publisher=Lark Books |others=Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott |isbn=978-1-57990-688-7 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=126, 312 |oclc=183926559}}</ref>. This strong leaning towards painting and narrative work could be attributed to a love of stories, myths and legends<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54279840 |title=500 figures in clay : ceramic artists celebrate the human form |date=2004 |publisher=Lark Books |others=Veronika Alice Gunter |isbn=1-57990-547-1 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=399 |oclc=54279840}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mathieu |first=Paul |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50866797 |title=Sex pots : eroticism in ceramics |date=2003 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |isbn=0-8135-3293-0 |location=New Brunswick, N.J. |pages=11, 150–151 |oclc=50866797}}</ref>, a legacy from his mother who was a professional ''raconteuse'' in Germany.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=June–August 1989 |title=Matthias Ostermann |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/ceramics-monthly-jan84-cei0184d.pdf |journal=Ceramics Monthly |pages=42–43}}</ref>
+Ostermann’s skills in drawing and painting led him to experiment with surface decoration,<ref name=":5" /> and he eventually became known for his [[maiolica]]<ref name=":6" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arbuckle |first=Linda |date=October 1998 |title=Questions |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/ceramics-monthly-oct98-cei1098d.pdf |journal=Ceramics Monthly |pages=96}}</ref> and [[Sgraffito|copper sgraffito]].<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/183926559 |title=500 plates & chargers : innovative expressions of function & style |date=2008 |publisher=Lark Books |others=Suzanne J. E. Tourtillott |isbn=978-1-57990-688-7 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=126, 312 |oclc=183926559}}</ref> This leaning towards painting and narrative work could be attributed to a love of stories, myths and legends,<ref>{{Cite book |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/54279840 |title=500 figures in clay : ceramic artists celebrate the human form |date=2004 |publisher=Lark Books |others=Veronika Alice Gunter |isbn=1-57990-547-1 |edition=1st |location=New York |pages=399 |oclc=54279840}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |last=Mathieu |first=Paul |url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/50866797 |title=Sex pots : eroticism in ceramics |date=2003 |publisher=Rutgers University Press |isbn=0-8135-3293-0 |location=New Brunswick, N.J. |pages=11, 150–151 |oclc=50866797}}</ref> a legacy from his mother who was a professional storyteller in Germany.<ref>{{Cite journal |date=June–August 1989 |title=Matthias Ostermann |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/sites/6/2015/06/ceramics-monthly-jan84-cei0184d.pdf |journal=Ceramics Monthly |pages=42–43}}</ref>
-He also gained acclaim for his teaching skills<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Woodfield |first=Elizabeth |date=December 1987 |title=Matthias Ostermann |url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/media/uploads/2018_08/NZPotter_v29_n3.pdf |journal=New Zealand Potter |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=8}}</ref>, as well as his knowledge of the history and techniques associated with the [[Ceramic art|ceramic arts]].<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arbuckle |first=Linda |date=2017 |title=The Colorful World of Majolica |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fg17-5-glazingtechniques.pdf |journal=Five Great Ceramics Glazing Techniques |pages=4}}</ref> Over the decades, Ostermann exhibited, lectured, and taught in Canada, Australia, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Scandinavia, New Zealand, the United States and Brazil, as well as the UK.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Author description - Matthias Ostermann |url=https://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Matthias-Ostermann?aid=3773492 |language=en}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
+He also gained acclaim for his teaching skills,<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Woodfield |first=Elizabeth |date=December 1987 |title=Matthias Ostermann |url=https://christchurchartgallery.org.nz/media/uploads/2018_08/NZPotter_v29_n3.pdf |journal=New Zealand Potter |volume=29 |issue=3 |pages=8}}</ref> as well as his knowledge of the history and techniques associated with the [[ceramic art]]s.<ref name=":7" /><ref>{{Cite journal |last=Arbuckle |first=Linda |date=2017 |title=The Colorful World of Majolica |url=https://ceramicartsnetwork.org/docs/default-source/uploadedfiles/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/fg17-5-glazingtechniques.pdf |journal=Five Great Ceramics Glazing Techniques |pages=4}}</ref> Over the decades, Ostermann exhibited, lectured, and taught in Canada, Australia, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, France, Scandinavia, New Zealand, the United States and Brazil, as well as the UK.<ref name=":2">{{cite web |title=Author description - Matthias Ostermann |url=https://www.alibris.com/search/books/author/Matthias-Ostermann?aid=3773492 |language=en}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
 Ostermann authored three books on ceramics, The New Maiolica: Contemporary Approaches to Colour and Technique (1999), The Ceramic Surface (2002) and The Ceramic Narrative (2006), published by A&C Black in London and the University of Pennsylvania Press in Philadelphia, and contributed to a number of others.<ref>{{Cite web |title=ISNI 0000000367308264 Ostermann, Matthias ( born 1951 deceased 2009-04-19 ) |url=https://isni.oclc.org/xslt/DB=1.2//CMD?ACT=SRCH&IKT=8006&TRM=ISN:0000000367308264&TERMS_OF_USE_AGREED=Y&terms_of_use_agree=send&COOKIE=U51,KENDUSER,I28,B0028++++++,SY,NISNI,D1.2,Ecde26712-5,A,H1,,3-28,,30-41,,43-59,,65-70,,74-75,R67.70.112.172,FY&COOKIE=U51,KENDUSER,I28,B0028++++++,SY,NISNI,D1.2,Ecde26712-5,A,H1,,3-28,,30-41,,43-59,,65-70,,74-75,R208.80.154.29,FY |access-date=2023-02-12 |website=isni.oclc.org}}</ref>
-His final body of work, a series of multimedia pieces under the broad name of ''Boats of Passage'', dealt with his diagnosis of HIV-related lymphoma in 2008<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Matthias Ostermann 1950-2009: Boats of Passage. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Matthias+Ostermann+1950-2009:+Boats+of+Passage.-a0216897088 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref>. In his artist’s statement on the works, he stated:<blockquote>“''Boats of Passage'' is not necessarily about confronting the fear of dying but rather deals with the examination of important inner changes necessitated by the coming to terms with my own mortality, my relationships and the sometimes loss of autonomy in the face of helplessness.
+His final body of work, a series of multimedia pieces under the broad name of ''Boats of Passage'', dealt with his diagnosis of HIV-related lymphoma in 2008.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |title=Matthias Ostermann 1950-2009: Boats of Passage. - Free Online Library |url=https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Matthias+Ostermann+1950-2009:+Boats+of+Passage.-a0216897088 |access-date=2023-02-10 |website=www.thefreelibrary.com}}</ref> In his artist’s statement on the works, he stated:<blockquote>“''Boats of Passage'' is not necessarily about confronting the fear of dying but rather deals with the examination of important inner changes necessitated by the coming to terms with my own mortality, my relationships and the sometimes loss of autonomy in the face of helplessness.
 My use of the boat image as a metaphor is by no means novel; it has been used by past and present artists throughout history to symbolize the concept of a vessel carrying us along the river of life (to continue the metaphor) and even beyond into the afterlife [...].
 In this body of work I have drawn as always from my love of human figure dramas and mythological references to create both human and anthropomorphic figures that interact, are movable and seem to contemplate and question as passengers on a boat. Other figures enact their little dramas as drawings on vessels and on paper.”<ref name=":4" /></blockquote>Ostermann's final exhibition, ''Boats of Passage'', was held in 2008 at Prime Gallery in Toronto, Ontario.<ref name=":0" />
 == Artistic legacy ==
-In addition to the reference works he authored, Ostermann’s work can be found in permanent collections such as those of the [[Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|title=Vase « Quatre Mythes grecs » - Ostermann, Matthias|url=http://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/oeuvre/600040667|website=Collections {{!}} MNBAQ}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>, the Musée des métiers d’art du Québec, the [[Landesmuseum Württemberg]] in Germany<ref name=":1" />, the [[Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery]]<ref name=":3" />, the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|first=Victoria and Albert|language=en|last=Museum|title=Taking Flight {{!}} Ostermann, Matthias {{!}} V&A Explore The Collections|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O331191/|website=Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> in London, and the [[Royal Ontario Museum]]<ref name=":1" /> and [[Gardiner Museum|Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|language=en|title=Matthias Ostermann|url=http://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/people/178/matthias-ostermann|website=emuseum.gardinermuseum.com}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> in Toronto.
+In addition to the reference works he authored, Ostermann’s work can be found in permanent collections such as those of the [[Musée national des beaux-arts du Québec]],<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|title=Vase " Quatre Mythes grecs " - Ostermann, Matthias|url=http://collections.mnbaq.org/fr/oeuvre/600040667|website=Collections {{!}} MNBAQ}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> the Musée des métiers d’art du Québec, the [[Landesmuseum Württemberg]] in Germany,<ref name=":1" /> the [[Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery]],<ref name=":3" /> the [[Victoria and Albert Museum]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|first=Victoria and Albert|language=en|last=Museum|title=Taking Flight {{!}} Ostermann, Matthias {{!}} V&A Explore The Collections|url=https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O331191/|website=Victoria and Albert Museum: Explore the Collections|date=1991 }}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> in London, and the [[Royal Ontario Museum]]<ref name=":1" /> and [[Gardiner Museum|Gardiner Museum of Ceramic Art]]<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|language=en|title=Matthias Ostermann|url=http://emuseum.gardinermuseum.com/people/178/matthias-ostermann|website=emuseum.gardinermuseum.com}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref> in Toronto.
-In 2010, he was posthumously made an Honourary Member of the American National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts.<ref name=":0" /> In addition, Ostermann and his ''Boats of Passage'' were dramatized in a 2016 play by Montreal playwright and author Marcel Pomerlo, titled ''Matthias Ostermann ou Le dernier petit bateau''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|title=CEAD - Matthias Ostermann ou Le dernier petit bateau|url=https://www.cead.qc.ca/_cead_repertoire/id_document/9307|website=www.cead.qc.ca}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
+In 2010, he was posthumously made an Honorary Member of the American [[National Council on Education for the Ceramic Arts|National Council for the Education of Ceramic Arts]].<ref name=":0" /> In addition, Ostermann and his ''Boats of Passage'' were dramatized in a 2016 play by Montreal playwright and author Marcel Pomerlo, titled ''Matthias Ostermann ou Le dernier petit bateau''.<ref>{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|title=CEAD - Matthias Ostermann ou Le dernier petit bateau|url=https://www.cead.qc.ca/_cead_repertoire/id_document/9307|website=www.cead.qc.ca}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
-In 2023, the Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery opened an exhibit, ''The Decorated Surface,'' intended in large part as an homage to Ostermann and his work.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|language=en-US|title=Catalogues|url=https://www.theclayandglass.ca/exhibitions/catalogues/|website=The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
+In 2023, the [[Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery]] opened an exhibit, ''The Decorated Surface,'' intended in large part as an homage to Ostermann and his work.<ref name=":3">{{cite web|access-date=2023-02-10|language=en-US|title=Catalogues|url=https://www.theclayandglass.ca/exhibitions/catalogues/|website=The Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery}}<!-- auto-translated by Module:CS1 translator --></ref>
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+[[Category:People from Wangen im Allgäu]]