Giessen Art Trail

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The Giessen Art Path is a sculpture path on the campus of the Justus Liebig University in Giessen . It is located between the areas Philosophikum I and Philosophikum II and leads from the new cafeteria (Otto-Behaghel-Straße) to House C at Philosophikum II (Karl-Glöckner-Straße). A total of 15 works of art by internationally active artists can be seen, 13 of which are set up outdoors. The other two are located inside the university library .

The art trail was started in 1982 and has been continuously expanded since then. Gottfried Boehm , at that time professor of art history at Giessen University, proposed the establishment of this project and the Hessian “special building fund for the artistic design and furnishing of buildings and facilities in the state” took over the financing.

Works of art

The following table shows the works of art in their spatial sequence from the new canteen to Philosophikum II:

Object name Artist Year of origin Installation in the Kunstweg / location (geographic coordinates) Dimensions material photo
Man in the tower Stephan Balkenhol 1992 1992 / ⊙ Height: 7.5 m (figure: 1.9 m) Steel, wood
Man in the tower
Wagon group Bruno K. 1989 1989 / ⊙ Area: 8 m × 5.5 m,
figures each approx. 1.5 m × 1 m × 2 m		 steel
Wagon group
North gear train Vincenzo Baviera 1986-1990 1986–1990 / ⊙ 3 m × 11 m × 3.3 m Steel, concrete
North gear train
head Michael Croissant 1986 1986 / ⊙ iron
head
Neighing stallion Gerhard Marcks 1961 ⊙ bronze
Neighing stallion
goal Ulrich Rückriem 1984 1984 / ⊙ 2.67 m × 2.20 m × 0.78 m granite
goal
Joseph legend HAP Grieshaber 1970 1983 Linocut
Marble, no.126 Peter Knapp (sculptor) 1973 1984 80 cm × 100 cm × 20 cm marble
figure Hans Steinbrenner 1986 1986 / ⊙ 210 cm × 77 cm × 40 cm limestone
figure
Increased gradation Claus Bury 1996 / ⊙ steel
Increased gradation
To water Per Kirkeby 1996 / ⊙ Brick
To water
Stone for meditation Karl Prantl 1982 / ⊙ stone
Stone for meditation
Column with ball Ernst Hermanns 1977 1985 / ⊙ 2.55 m × 85.5 m metal
Column with ball
Brands Norbert Radermacher 2004 2004 / ⊙ Cobblestones
Brands
Religious figure Karl Bobek 1967 1989 / ⊙ 2.05 m × 0.51 m bronze
Religious figure

literature

  • Norbert Werner (ed.): Gießener contributions to art history. Volume IX: The Giessen “Art Path”. Gießen-Wieseck 1994, ISBN 3-925614-13-3

Web links

Commons : Gießener Kunstweg  - collection of images, videos and audio files
  • Central media service of the Justus Liebig University Gießen: The Giessener Kunstweg (Video, Real Media file; 0 kB)