Anima Mundi 38-4 Ed.
Imi Knoebel's 'Anima Mundi 38-4 Ed.' is a sculptural color field work composed of four acrylic-painted plastic panels mounted to aluminum. This piece represents Knoebel's systematic exploration of color and spatial relationships in three-dimensional form.
- Medium
- Acrylic in colours, on four constructed plastic panels, each mounted to aluminium (as issued).
- Location
- Phillips, Salt Lake City, UT
- Spotted At
- Auction House · PhillipsView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Evening & Day Editions
January 23, 2020
Artists in conversation
Ellsworth Kelly
American · b. 1923
Kelly similarly explored bold color fields through geometric shaped panels and multi panel constructions that treat the canvas or surface as a physical object in space, directly paralleling Knoebel's approach to color and form as sculptural elements.
Donald Judd
American · b. 1928
Judd's use of industrial materials like aluminum combined with vibrant acrylic surfaces in modular, repeated units mirrors Knoebel's construction of painted plastic panels on aluminum supports as a minimalist investigation of color and spatial presence.
Blinky Palermo
German · b. 1943
As a close associate of Knoebel and fellow student of Joseph Beuys, Palermo created shaped fabric and metal works exploring pure color in geometric configurations that share the same systematic and reductive sensibility found in the Anima Mundi series.
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