European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse A Brush with Germany american s paintings on display in Small German towns amps John Milla Carl Corder seems to blend into one of his Large bold abstract John Millar Wurzburg Bureau s jumped Carl Corder leans Back in his chair scratches his Chin through a stubble Graybeard and searches the View through his Hying room windows for an answer. Quot what inspires me to paint Quot he asks his gaze still fixed on the rolling Rural landscape that surrounds his Home in a Ettgen Germany. Quot i Don t know. I m a. a y a it s ust As difficult for the head of marketing and advertising Lor the Wurzburg military Community to. Explain Why a medieval German town would want to show an americans modern Art during its traditional wine fest Quot it just sort of blows my mind away Quot says Corder a 65-year-old native of Kansas City to. The town of / Eibel Stadt will display 120 of Corder s drawings and paintings in nine locations within its Walls for two. Weekends this month. Cider started painting after moving to a Ettgen six years ago it was then that he took a Job As an arts and. Cratts assistant for the Wurzburg morale welfare and recreation program. He also discovered Germany a country he Calls Quot a visual and cultural feast. Think about it in the states you go to the mall. Put any one of these. German villages in the states and they would be filled a with realtors and antique shoppes a for his painting Corder originally Drew on what he saw through room windows a View that he says inspired a series of 40 paintings he a been putting Brush to Canvas Ever since using an old chair As an easel and his attic As to produce More than 100 works of what lie Calls Quot classic abstract expressionist a readers action Lin Soldier questions club card Art is More than a Par time Hobby for Corder. The bespectacled missourian moved to California in the late. 1950s and attended san Francisco Art Academy. In 1960 he received a bachelors degree in Fine arts with a major in sculpture and a minor in commercial arts. Corder his sculpting expertise to work Metal Wax and Clay for a living. He even built his own. Foundry in California to further his career. And he Drew on his commercial Art experience in the late 1960s when he worked As a three dimensional project designer in san Francisco. A a. For three years,.Corder designed everything from toys to jewelry to futuristic fibreglass furniture. He also invented and patented a special tool designed to place gems and stones into jewelry. Some of corders designs ended up As fairings and. Fenders on custom motorcycles. He says the classic coffin shaped Gas tanks found on custom choppers can be traced directly Back to him. Quot choppers Are works of Art Quot he says with a serious look on . Quot even the. Guys who ride them Are works of Art in a Funky sort of though he never Rode the Waves in California Corder also designed surfboards and says Quot surfboards Are very. to look he feels the same about All. Objects that surround we live All aspects of life with some form of says As he gets up to fetch a simple Basket Woven of vines. Quot people say a that s just junk its just a Basket no it s not it s a. Corder s love for All forms of Art is evident in his Home a while pondering the question of inspiration he sits on contemporary chair with his feet propped up on a stump from the Black Forest carved to portray the head of a bearded Man nearby is a 4-foot-tall baroque statue of the Virgin Mary holding the baby Jesus above which Mannheim Community is this the Case in All Mannheim s military clubs. Sgt. 1st class Eddie l. Ramos Frankfurt Germany hangs one of Corder s own paintings a a Stark White Canvas embellished with a Swath of Black and yellow. On the living room Windowsill is a wooden figure of Rabbit driving a Carrot shaped car. Gazing at the View beyond it Corder explains in what could be considered artist style where he finds inspiration. It s a combination a of intellectual movement of parts Quot he says. Quot it s experiments. How do you make a violent statement How do you make a Subtle statement How do you. Make a satire Quot a a. Corders answer on Canvas comes in the form of Stark colors space and shapes. Quot i play with space Quot Corder says. And while painting Quot what i do is reflect my concept of space at that objects and shapes in his paintings come directly from what he s seen Over the years. Quot i grab shapes put them away up in my mind and when i paint i sort of rearrange them when put them a. The result is a contrasting mix of works a some with soft hues that fill Only a portion of White Canvas others virtual explosions of Black yellow and red that fill the Frame. How does he Hope people will interpret them Quot i guess it really does no to make any difference Quot Corder says. Quot your reality is your reality i present my reality and. If you want to interpret it that s great you re the Corder says some May not like his work but everyone will have an opinion of it. A my paintings Are not the kind that people wont react to Quot he says. Quot either they la like them or they la hate them. You can t just walk by and not notice corders works will be on exhibit during the Eibel Stadt. Wine fest today and sunday arid june 29 and .30. His paintings will be displayed throughout the Small town from 2 . To 6 . Eibel Stadt is located about. Four Miles South of Wurzburg on Highway b-13. A list of locations where Corder s works can be viewed will be available at the wine fest which will be located in front of the Rathaus or town Hall. Whose club system has a dues paying policy. As the writer was not a member of the Frankfurt club he she was not entitled to reciprocal membership privileges at Mannheim club. -. A i address this letter to those responsible for the Mannheim Community club system i m assigned to the Frankfurt military Community i recently decided to visit the top hat club in Beniamin Franklin Village Mannheim i was denied Access to the club because i did t have a club card even after i showed my military i d. Card and said i was willing to pay the cover charge. I was denied Access to this club a i always thought that my military i d card was All the club card i was required to have to enter military clubs inthe army a a Why must i buy a card to have actress to the a Mannheim top hat club7 is this some special me in the a in Doris Scott director Public affairs Mannheim military Community replies thank you for the Opportunity to explain the Mannheim. Club membership dues and cover charge. As with Alt army clubs our clubs Are operated according to a 215-2. This regulation allows. Quot communities to establish membership dues which Mannheim like Frankfurt has done. Dues paying members from these any club Are afforded reciprocal privileges at other army clubs. The cover charge is a fee in addition to dues assessed members to cover costs for special entertainment and special events. The writer is. Stationed in the Frankfurt Community to write us readers action line is the readers a a court of last resort striving to answer some of the questions about life overseas in a military environment or questions about policies and guidelines when other avenues for answers Are not readily available. If you have a question and Don t know where to turn for the answer write to readers action line co the stars and stripes. Apo 09211-4211. 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