Set of 6 "Poetry of Things" Sculptures by German Artist Rolf Hans

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rolf hans, ‚poetry of things‘ set of 6 sculptures from rolf hans‘ estate the objects are made of metal and wood, fixed on a wooden base. the sizes from left to right are: h: 130 cm, w: 26 cm, d: 26 cm h: 114 cm, w: 48 cm, d: 30 cm h: 73 cm, w: 30 cm, d: 12,5 cm h: 160 cm, w: 35 cm, d: 17,5 cm h: 140, w: 44 cm, d: 13 cm h: 123 cm, w: 27 cm, d: 27 cm and here’s the whole story: the poetry of things. abstract sculptures that touch us – born from found everyday objects. artist rolf hans, (1938-1996), was a photographer, musician and painter. in the 60s and 70s he was close to the movement of ‚art informel‘, which used color and shape alone to express emotional experiences and impulses. his abstract paintings are the results of a deliberate and balanced creative process focussing on the rhythm and composition of color, form, and line. in 1987, hans resumes the medium of sculpture. in this phase, the working process is no longer considered to be deliberate constructing, but to be guided by the given. his objects now emerge out of an inner necessity, not to fill an intellectual vacuum. „this compulsion has kept me under control for decades, and for a few years i’ve been trying to pacify it with the cycle of ‚poetry of things‘.“ the source material for his sculptures are found objects, mainly made of wood and metal, discovered at flea markets, at second-hand dealers, in barns, cellars and stables, or in antique stores. these common things of everyday life – formerly necessary, useful and practical such as tools, utensils, devices – have been deprived of their function and are newly assembled according to his personal artistic vision. rolf hans is inspired by the art of other cultures, such as that of africa, new guinea, china, the american native people and the ancient germanic tribes, which he sees in collections in basel, berlin and paris, among others. of course there are also european cultural influences: he himself mentions the „ready-mades“ by marcel duchamp and the abstract-styled forms of sculptures by constantin brancusi as well as the poetic dream associations and ironic-bizarre motifs of paul klee. but max ernst’s “objets trouvé” are also likely to have inspired his sculptures – as well as jean tinguely’s witty and whimsical machines and bernhard luginbühl’s iron sculptures. hans got to know both artists personally in the 1960s and has followed their artistic development closely ever since. however, the ‚poetry of things‘ also refers to a completely different perspective: the cognitive abilities of the human brain. it tries to give meaning to everything we see. which of course was very useful thousands of years ago when our ancestors had to distinguish between tiger and gazelle when hunting – their lives depended on it. today this pattern recognition allows us to discover elephants in clouds, for example. and it lets us see faces everywhere – whether in an old tree, a rock or a house. remember the wonderful pretentious modern ‚villa arpel‘ in jacques tati’s movie “mon oncle”, following the action with rolling „window-eyes“. the poetry of things thus also relates to the “dreaming” brain, which is still searching everywhere for a friendly face or a human figure. that makes us „connect“ instantly with hans‘ ingenious, archaic, minimal and mythical sculptures: it’s the essence of the human.

Dimensions:
Height: 63 in (160 cm)Width: 18.9 in (48 cm)Depth: 11.82 in (30 cm)
Sold As:
Set of 6
Style:
Brutalist (Of the Period)
Materials and Techniques:
Metal,Wood
Place of Origin:
Germany
Period:
1980-1989
Date of Manufacture:
1980s
Condition:
Seller Location:
Frankfurt am Main, DE
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU9031241974382

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