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Jorge MacholdUntitled / - The archaism of nature -1973
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Jorge Machold (1940 Chemnitz - 2015 Berlin), Untitled, 1973. Color etching, 41.5 x 29.2 cm (plate size), 49.5 cm x 39.5 cm (sheet size), signed lower right in lead “J.[orge] Machold” and dated “[19]73”, identified lower left as copy no. 11/150.
- Minimal foxing and darkening outside the image, the lateral margins with mounting residue on the reverse
- The archaism of nature -
Against a black background, an amorphous, seemingly naturally grown structure reminiscent of sand and stone appears. A gap roughly bisects it, making the two resulting parts appear like the limbs of a bone. However, because the form cannot be dissolved, it exhibits a primal quality, preceding concrete natural forms. It does not stand out from the black background, but rather, it is connected to it by its similar structure.
About the artist
After completing an apprenticeship as a mold maker in a foundry and receiving technical training as a designer, Jorge Machold moved to Frankfurt am Main in 1959 and started his career as an artist. In 1964, he relocated to West Berlin. After his first solo exhibition at the Biibobh Gallery in 1967, he devoted himself exclusively to art. Inspired by Antoni Tàpies, Eduardo Chillida, and Mark Tobey, Machold developed a style of abstraction linked to nature. Throughout his multifaceted body of work, he repeatedly experimented with surface structure design in his embossed prints and monumental sculptures. For these pieces, he used dissolved metals, giving them a grown appearance. In addition to the studio he moved into in 1976 in the tower of the former Zeiss-Goerz factory in Berlin-Friedenau, Machold opened a second studio in the Lüchow-Dannenberg district. The extensive garden of this studio was increasingly transformed into a sculpture park. Trips to Japan, Iceland, the Sahara, and the Atlas Mountains provided new experiences with nature and culture that he incorporated into his work.
Throughout his career, Machold's works were shown in solo exhibitions and at major international art fairs. In 2008, the art collections of his hometown of Chemnitz organized a major retrospective of his work.
GERMAN VERSION
Jorge Machold (1940 Chemnitz - 2015 Berlin), Ohne Titel, 1973. Farbradierung, 41,5 x 29,2 cm (Plattengröße), 49,5 cm x 39,5 cm (Blattgröße), rechts unten in Blei mit „J.[orge] Machold“ signiert und auf „[19]73“ datiert, linke unten als Exemplar Nr. 11/150 ausgewiesen.
- außerhalb der Darstellung minimal stockfleckig und nachgedunkelt, die seitlichen Ränder rückseitig mit Montageresten
- Die Archaik der Natur -
Vor einem schwarzen Grund erscheint eine amorphe wie natürlich gewachsen wirkende, gleichermaßen an Sand wie an Steine erinnernde Struktur. Sie wird, etwa mittig, von einem Spalt durchzogen, der die beiden dadurch entstehenden Teile wiederum wie Glieder eines Knochens erscheinen lässt. Indem sich die Form aber gerade nicht auflösen lässt, weist sie etwas Urtümliches, den konkreten Naturformen Vorgängiges auf. Dabei hebt sie sich nicht vom schwarzen Grund ab, sondern ist durch die ganz ähnliche Strukturierung des Grundes mit diesem verbunden.
zum Künstler
Nach einer Lehre als Formbildner in einer Gießerei und einer technischen Ausbildung zum Konstrukteur zog Jorge Machold 1959 nach Frankfurt am Main und begann sich künstlerisch zu betätigen. 1964 siedelte er nach West-Berlin um und widmete sich nach seiner ersten Einzelausstellung in der Galerie biibobh, 1967, ausschließlich der Kunst. Inspiriert von Antoni Tàpies, Eduardo Chillida und Mark Tobey entwickelte er eine an die Natur rückgebundene Abstraktion. Dabei experimentierte er innerhalb seines facettenreichen Werkes bei seinen Prägedrucken und den mitunter monumentalen Plastiken immer wieder mit der Gestaltung der Oberflächenstrukturen, für die er gelöste Metalle einsetzte, was den Werken einen gewachsenen Anschein verleiht. Neben seinem ab 1976 bezogenen Atelier im Turm des ehemaligen Zeiss-Goerz-Werkes in Berlin Friedenau eröffnete Machold Im Landkreis Lüchow-Dannenberg ein zweites Atelier, dessen weitläufiger Garten sich zusehends in einen Skulpturenpark verwandelte. Reisen nach Japan, Island, in die Sahara und das Atlasgebirge führten zu neuen Natur- und Kulturerfahrungen, die in sein Werk eingingen.
Über sein gesamtes Schaffen hinweg wurden Macholds Werke immer wieder in Einzelausstellung gezeigt und waren zudem auf den großen internationalen Kunstmessen präsent. 2008 veranstalteten die Kunstsammlungen seiner Heimatstadt Chemnitz eine große Retrospektive seines Oeuvres.
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