Günther Uecker
Ohne Titel
1996.
Mixed media. White paint and rocks on canvas, over wood.
Signed and dated lower right. Signed, dated, dedicated and with a direction arrow on the reverse. 60 x 40 x 12.5 cm (23.6 x 15.7 x 4.9 in). [JS].
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• One of the few paintings in which Uecker drove sharp stones instead of nails through the canvas
• “Where language fails, the image begins” (Uecker).
Dynamics, hardness, calm, and contemplation: by combining seemingly opposing elements, Uecker creates a unique aesthetic.
• Nature and art: Uecker"s oeuvre, which is characterized by its timeless, archaic aura, is closely interwoven with the immediacy and dynamics of natural impressions
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This work is registered in the Uecker Archive under the number GU.96.035 and is earmarked for inclusion in the Uecker catalogue raisonné that is currently in preparation.