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Gerlinde Beck (1930 Stuttgart-Cannstatt - 2006 Mühlacker-Großglattbach), Untitled, 1973. Series of four serigraphs, 29.8 cm x 29.8 cm, each signed in lead on the front and numbered on the reverse. Sheet 1-3 no. 74/100, sheet 4 no. 48/100.
- Corners occasionally slightly bumped, minimal crease, otherwise in very good condition
- Dancing Sculpture -
In this series of images, Gerlinde Beck uses printmaking to bring a "dancing sculpture" to life, intensifying the sculptural tension and illustrating her understanding of the sculpture as dynamic. A conically cut cube towers above the picture format and floats on a fragile, multilayered substructure that converges with the cube at one point. A steel girder-like plate penetrates this formation, serving as both the foundation and an element of the sculpture itself. The shiny, silver background blends with the color of the dancing sculpture, creating the impression of a metallic arrangement.
"At the time, my work explored the aspect of the illusory. It is a play between two- and three-dimensional thinking."
Gerlinde Beck
About the artist
Gerlinde Beck studied at the Stuttgart Academy of Arts from 1949 to 1956 under Karl Hils, Peter Otto Heim, Gerhard Gollwitzer, and Willi Baumeister. She also trained as a precision sheet metal worker. In 1953, she took her first trip to Paris, where she encountered Henry Moore's sculptures and found inspiration in African art. In 1956, she married musician Hans-Peter Beck. That same year, she and Wolfgang Reiner founded a screen printing company that produced prints for Ida Kerkovius and Fritz Winter. After briefly working as a design teacher at an industrial company in Stuttgart in 1958, Gerlinde Beck worked as a freelance artist. From the 1960s onward, she was one of the leading sculptors of her generation in Germany. Starting in 1965, she created graphic works as well as sculptures. In 1968, the Kunsthalle Mannheim organized an exhibition of her art, and in 1969, the Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum in Duisburg did the same. These exhibitions brought Gerlinde Beck international recognition. In 1974, her major work, "Klangstraße," was performed for the first time. In 1977, the Museum am Ostwall in Dortmund held a major retrospective of her art. This was followed by numerous public commissions. In 1984, she received the Federal Cross of Merit, and in 1989, she was awarded a professorship. In 1996, she founded the Gerlinde Beck Foundation at Schloss Dätzingen in Grafenau.
Through her light fugues, sound sculptures, sound spaces, and spatial choreographies, as well as her memory and foreboding images, she expanded the boundaries of sculpture.
"When my critics say I'm taking things to extremes, they're right. But I'm not turning the laws of physics on their head."
Gerlinde Beck
GERMAN VERSION
Gerlinde Beck (1930 Stuttgart-Cannstatt - 2006 Mühlacker-Großglattbach), Ohne Titel, 1973. Folge von vier Serigraphien, 29,8 cm x 29,8 cm, jeweils auf der Vorderseite in Blei signiert und rückseitig nummeriert. Blatt 1-3 Nr. 74/100, Blatt 4 Nr. 48/100.
- Ecken mitunter leicht bestoßen, minimale Knickspur, ansonsten in sehr gutem Zustand
- Tanzende Skulptur -
In der Abfolge der Bilder veranschaulicht die Serie eine ‚tanzende Skulptur‘, womit Gerlinde Beck die von ihr stets dynamisch verstandene Skulptur mit Hilfe der Druckgrafik in Bewegung versetzt und damit die skulpturale Spannung zuspitzt. Ein das Bildformat überragender konisch geschnittener Kubus schwebt auf einem fragilen mehrgliedrigeren Unterbau, der an einer Stelle mit dem Kubus zusammenläuft. Dabei wird diese Figuration von einer stahlträgerartigen Platte durchdrungen, die gleichermaßen das Fundament wie ein Element der Skulptur selbst ist. Der glänzende Silberton des Hintergrundes schließt sich farblich mit dem tanzenden Gebilde zusammen, so dass der Eindruck eines metallenen Arrangements evoziert wird.
„Meine Arbeiten untersuchten zu jener Zeit den Aspekt des Illusionären. Es ist ein Spiel zwischen zwei- und dreidimensionalem Denken."
Gerlinde Beck
zur Künstlerin
Gerlinde Beck studierte von 1949 bis 1956 an der Stuttgarter Akademie der Künste bei Karl Hils, Peter Otto Heim, Gerhard Gollwitzer und Willi Baumeister. Zusätzlich absolvierte sie eine Ausbildung als Feinblechner. 1953 erfolgte die erste Parisreise, auf der sie die Skulpturen Henry Moores für sich entdeckte und von afrikanischer Kunst inspiriert wurde. 1956 heiratete sie den Musiker Hans-Peter Beck und gründete im selben Jahr zusammen mit Wolfgang Reiner eine Siebdruckerei, in der Drucke für Ida Kerkovius und Fritz Winter hergestellt wurden. Nach einer kurzen Tätigkeit als Lehrerin für Formgestaltung in einem Stuttgarter Industriebetrieb, 1958, war Gelinde Beck als freischaffende Künstlerin tätig. Seit den 60er Jahren gehörte sie zu den führenden Bildhauern ihrer Generation in Deutschland. Ab 1965 schuf sie neben Skulpturen auch grafische Werke. Die Kunsthalle Mannheim veranstaltet 1968 und das Wilhelm-Lehmbruck-Museum in Duisburg 1969 eine Werkschau ihrer Kunst, was Gerlinde Beck auch internationale Bekanntschaft verschaffte. 1974 wird ihr Hauptwerk, die „Klangstraße“, zum ersten Mal ‚aufgeführt‘. 1977 fand eine große Retrospektive ihrer Kunst im Museum am Ostwall in Dortmund statt. Es folgten zahlreiche öffentliche Aufträge. 1984 wurde ihr das Bundesverdienstkreuz und 1989 der Professorentitel verliehen. 1996 gründete die Künstlerin die Gerlinde-Beck-Stiftung im Schloss Dätzingen in Grafenau.
Mit ihren Lichtfugen, Klangskulpturen, Klangräume, Raumchoreographien, Erinnerungs- und Ahnungsbilder erweiterte die die Grenzen der Bildhauerei.
„Wenn meine Kritiker sagen, ich würde die Sache auf die Spitze treiben, haben sie recht. Dass ich aber die physikalischen Gesetze auf den Kopf stelle, ist nicht der Fall.“
Gerlinde Beck
- Creator:Gerlinde Beck (1930 - 2006, German)
- Dimensions:Height: 11.74 in (29.8 cm)Width: 11.74 in (29.8 cm)Depth: 0.4 in (1 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Berlin, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU2438216499942
Gerlinde Beck
Gerlinde Beck is a German Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1930. Gerlinde Beck studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Stuttgart with Karl Hils, Peter Otto Heim, Gerhard Gollwitzer and Willi Baumeister and also completed an apprenticeship as a sheet metal worker. Honors: 1961 Hugo von Montfort Prize
1962 Second prize at the 3rd Grand Prix International de Sculpture in Monaco
1967 Art Prize of the Böttcherstraße in Bremen
1977 Scholarship from the Cité Internationale des Arts Paris
1984 Cross of Merit on Ribbon of the Federal Republic of Germany
1989 Awarded the title of professor
1995 Enzkreis Medal
2001 Cross of Merit 1st Class of the Federal Republic of Germany Born: June 11, 1930, Bad Cannstatt, Stuttgart, Germany
Died: February 19, 2006, Mühlacker, Germany
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