Otto Piene Art
German, 1928-2014
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Artist: Otto Piene
Rosenthal Plate, Limited Edition Ceramic by Otto Piene
By Otto Piene
Located in Long Island City, NY
Decorative Rosenthal ceramic plate produced in collaboration with artists Otto Piene from 1973. A modern design in Piene's abstract modernist style. Porcelain plate with box and sign...
Category
1970s Modern Otto Piene Art
Materials
Ceramic
Rastermond - Contemporary, 21st Century, Platinum varnish, Limited Edition
By Otto Piene
Located in Zug, CH
Otto Piene, Rastermond
Platinum varnish on clay
Edition of 99, each piece is unique
47 x 47 x 2 cm (18.5 x 18.5 x 0.8 in)
Stamped and numbered, accompanied ...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Otto Piene Art
Materials
Clay, Varnish
Wo Alu und Honig Fließen by OTTO PIENE - Red and Black Abstract Painting
By Otto Piene
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL NEED TO PAY AN ADDITIONAL 20% ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE
Wo Alu und Honig Fließen by OTTO PIENE (1928-2014)
Fire gouache with aluminium on cardboard
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Category
1970s Abstract Otto Piene Art
Materials
Mixed Media, Gouache, Cardboard
Rastersonne - Contemporary, 21st Century, Gold varnish, Limited Edition
By Otto Piene
Located in Zug, CH
Otto Piene, Rastersonne
Contemporary, 21st Century, Gold varnish, Limited Edition
Gold varnish on clay
Edition of 99, each piece is unique
47 x 47 x 2 cm (18.5 x 18.5 x 0.8 in)
Stamped and numbered, accompanied by Certificate of Authenticity
In mint condition, as acquired from the publisher
PLEASE NOTE: Edition numbers could vary from the one shown in the images.
The pictures are only for illustrative reasons.
Fire, earth, and metal: these elementary forces played a very important role in the oeuvre of Otto Piene. After many years of artistic productions in 2006, he discovered a new material for his artworks: ceramic.
"With my artworks I want to transmit energy” — Otto Piene
He created wonderful mural reliefs in ceramic. He dropped viscous varnish through different raster-barriers on a prepared clay platter. Not only the setting of the platinum drops creates the individual and unique look of each work but also their convex and interleaving forms. The slight convexity of the platinum varnish drops reflects the light and gives the artwork a discreet white shine. With the mélange of archaic and modern elements, Piene achieves an impressing artwork with this powerful material.
OTTO PIENE
Otto Piene is one of the most important German post-war artists.In 1957- Otto Piene and Heinz Mack founded the group ZERO.
Otto Piene is one of the most important German post-war artists. Born in 1929 Otto Piene was brought up in Lübeck (Germany) and, after his studies at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich and Düsseldorf, he completed his academic education with studies on philosophy at the University of Cologne. In 1957- Otto Piene and Heinz Mack founded the group ZERO; which Günther Uecker joined in 1961. Their aim was to create a recommencement of contemporary art, starting at the point ZERO with new artworks emphasizing predominantly on light. Piene primarily aimed in his artworks to visualize light, fire, and air; so he started to create Op-Art inspired raster paintings, followed by smoke and fire...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Otto Piene Art
Materials
Clay, Varnish
Erker-Treffen 3
By Otto Piene
Located in Paris, FR
Lithograph, 1977
Handsigned by the artist in pencil and numbered 142/200
Publisher : Galerie Erker (St. Gallen)
38.00 cm. x 56.00 cm. 14.96 in. x 22.05 in. (paper)
Excellent conditi...
Category
1970s Abstract Otto Piene Art
Materials
Lithograph
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1960s Abstract Otto Piene Art
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