"It's a question of the choice of the materials...I often used the particular choice of material to get this deep thing - this feeling of depth." -Günther Förg, 1997
1988
Günther Förg's bronze relief is a testament to his deeply held belief in the expressive power of materials, where the weighty, tactile surface of cast bronze becomes a vehicle for exploring visual and emotional depth. The work's metallic skin catches and absorbs light in shifting ways, creating a sense of interior resonance that transcends its physical form. Förg's deliberate choice of bronze elevates the relief beyond mere surface, transforming it into an object that pulses with a quiet, meditative intensity.
- Medium
- Bronze Relief 11/88
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
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February 28, 2017
Artists in conversation
Bernd Lohaus
German · b. 1940
Lohaus shared Förg's preoccupation with the expressive and tactile qualities of raw industrial materials, creating sculptural reliefs and installations where the physicality of metal and wood generates a meditative sense of depth and interior resonance.
Ulrich Rückriem
German · b. 1938
Rückriem's minimalist sculptural works emphasize the intrinsic properties of heavy materials, allowing the textured surface and monochromatic tonal quality of stone and metal to carry emotional and visual weight in a manner closely aligned with Förg's bronze reliefs.
Jannis Kounellis
Greek · b. 1936
Kounellis, a central figure in Arte Povera, explored the gestural and emotional depth of industrial metallic materials including lead and iron, creating works with heavily textured surfaces that share Förg's focus on materiality as a conduit for abstract expressionist feeling.
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