Große Kurve I / Large Curve I
Since the 1950s, Norbert Kricke countered constructivist sculpture with a dynamic linear approach that was closely related to the informalist painting of his time. He uses flexible metal rods and wires to form abstract works, which he calls spatial sculptures, as they seem to dynamically pass through space and set it in motion. The Large Curve is made out of stainless steel rod that is curved in an irregular pattern, so that it looks different depending on where you are standing. It nevertheless appears to capture the linear trail of a movement.
Norbert Kricke
1922
geboren in Düsseldorf; 1984 gestorben in Düsseldorf.
bis 1946
Studium an der Akademie der Künste Berlin bei Richard Scheibe und Hans Uhlmann.
1947
Umzug nach Düsseldorf.
1959, 1964
Teilnahme an der documenta II und III in Kassel.
1964
Professor an der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
1972–1981
Direktor der Kunstakademie Düsseldorf.
1971
Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Preis der Stadt Duisburg.
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Location
Bottrop
Bottrop, Sculpture park at the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat, Im Stadtgarten 20
Bottrop, Sculpture park at the Josef Albers Museum Quadrat, Im Stadtgarten 20
Artist
Norbert Kricke
Year
1980
Size
110 x 661 x 274 cm
Material
Stainless steel
