Thomas Resetarits

Thomas Resetarits
Resetarits unveiling his Burgenlandkroaten, 2003
Born	Tome Rešetarić (1939-11-25)25 November 1939 Stinatz, Burgenland, Austria, Germany
Died	18 May 2022(2022-05-18) (aged 82) Wörterberg, Burgenland, Austria
Occupation	Sculptor

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]

Gallery

• 
  Kontakt at Bernstein panoramic rest area, B 50
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  Stations of the Cross, Kegalberg in Rohrbach bei Mattersburg
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  Altar and Stations of the Cross in Sulz
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  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. "Abschied von einem der Großen in Burgenlands künstlerischer Landschaft". Diocese of Eisenstadt (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 21 May 2022.
2. "Bildhauer Thomas Resetarits gestorben". ORF (in German). 18 May 2022. Retrieved 20 May 2022.
3. Bernet, Claus (24 April 2021). "Thomas Resenarits: Bronzetür am Dom zu Eisenstadt (1985)". himmlischesjerusalem.de (in German). Retrieved 21 May 2022.
4. "Thomas Resetarits". bibliothekderprovinz.at (in German). Retrieved 19 May 2022.
5. "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. "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.

External links

• "Thomas Resetarits". Bibliothekderprovinz.at. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
• "Tome Rešetarić izlaže u galeriji Stolne crikve". Hrvatske novine online – HŠtD (in Croatian). 25 August 2009. Archived from the original on 12 January 2017. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
• Stegersbach – Bekenntnissäule (in German) stegersbach.net