Otto Piene
Subtitle: Alchemist und Himmelsstürmer = alchemist and stormer of the skies
By: Herausgeber, Oliver Kornhoff
Contributors: Arp Museum (Remagen, Germany)
Publisher: Verlag der Buchhandlung Walther König; Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck
Published: 2019
Place of publication: Köln; Remagen
Language: ger
Number of pages: 199
ISBN-13: 9783960985228
Copyright date: 2019
Subjects: Exhibitions; Abstract Art
Other titles: Alchemist und Himmelsstürmer; Alchemist and stormer of the skies; Otto Piene.; Otto Piene. English.
Description: As a co-founder of ZERO, Otto Piene is considered a major protagonist in post-1945 abstract art. After the break up of ZERO at Bahnhof Rolandseck in 1966, he continued to develop his oeuvre in the most varied of materials for the remainder of his life. With a focus on recurring motifs, such as the circle as a symbol of the cosmos, the catalogue reflects on a wide range of his creative output, from the early pattern, fire and smoke pieces, to the heavier pottery and the lighter air and light work. Astounding parallels become clear when the work is placed in dialogue with selected pieces by Lucio Fontana, bringing to life the way art expands from the image into a sensory spatial experience.00Exhibition: Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen, Germany (17.03.2019 - 05.01.2020).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.

Texts in German and English.

On the occasion of an exhibition held at Arp Museum Bahnhof Rolandseck, Remagen, March 18, 2019-February 5, 2020.