Olaf Stoy

- Born in 1959 in a mountainous region of Saxony, Germany- From 1978 2003 employed by the Saechsische Porzellan-Manufaktur Dresden, working as a setter, retoucher and chief-modeller- 1979 1981: Studies of Graphic and Sculpturing Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Dresden- Writing of poetry and prose since the early 1980s- Member of the Independent Writers Association Dresden, the Club for Porcelaine-Arts Dresden and the German Society for the Art of medal-making- Publishing of prose and poetry in books and magazines- From the mid-1990s on freelance-work as a porcelain-sculptor- Several personal exhibitions plus participation in exhibitions in Germany and abroad- 2005: Founding of my own Studio for Arts and Figuration -2010: Great Prize, 6th Biennial für of Contemporary Medal, Seixal/Portugal - 2012: Art Prize of the District Principal Town Freital - I learned my trade from scratch an important precondition if you want to leave your own handwriting on the complicated material porcelain. As a sculptor I am first of all interested in the sculpture - in all its different forms. For the lengthy process from the first blueprint in clay, the making of a plaster mould up to the reproduction in the hollow-casting-technique one needs ti...