Space-time plastic
The space-time sculpture is an abstract sculpture by the Düsseldorf artist Norbert Kricke , who realized it for the new construction of the municipal theaters in Münster in 1955/56.
background
After the city theater had been almost completely destroyed in the Second World War , planning for a new building began in the 1950s. As part of this planning, a competition for the facade design in the entrance area was announced. Kricke's design took first place, after which he was commissioned to design the facade. It would be one of his first internationally acclaimed works.
description
Kricke used thin iron pipes as material for the realization of the sculpture. With this, Kricke wanted to open up the space of the sculpture by not simply filling it, but by opening it up with curved shapes and curves. The concept is in contrast to his previous works, where he had worked with straight and, more rarely, right-angled rods and tubes.
For this purpose, Kricke covered two iron pipes with a light oil paint. He then formed them as a pair of lines over a distance of around nine meters across the entrance area, which in the middle form the shape of a loop as a central element. It gives the sculpture the appearance of being the starting point for the lines leading to the outside and a dynamic opening into the unlimited space. It also takes up the central curve of the new theater building. The different incidence of light and the resulting shadows on the masonry of the facade during the day reinforce the spatial impression.
literature
- Barbara Klössel: Modern Art in Münster , F. Coppenrath Verlag , Münster 1986, ISBN 3-88547-414-X ; (Pp. 26–27)
Web links
- Description on a sculpture tour of the city of Münster
Coordinates: 51 ° 57 ′ 52.8 " N , 7 ° 37 ′ 43.8" E