Rolf Nolden
Rolf Nolden (* 1954 in Krefeld ) is a German concrete - constructivist sculptor . He lives and works in Münster . Presented in many museum solo and group exhibitions, his works are documented in numerous publications and also permanently presented in public spaces in many places.
Multidimensionality as a pluralistic principle
His oeuvre includes multi-part, space-consuming sculptures , mainly made of fired and welded or nested or just laid out flat steels, but also, due to the concept, made of segmented steel tubes and stacked glass plates. To do this, he draws wall-filling panels of dense parallel structures with graphite and colored pencils. His works consist of geometrically imaginary surface constellations, which mentally point far beyond themselves, as they include the surrounding space through gaps.
Rolf Nolden's work subsuming artistic concept of "multidimensionality", cosmologically inspired and action-motivating, he has been developing all areas of work since his student days in the seventies of the last century from the continued examination of philosophical versus scientific topics, which enable him in addition to the timeless design language to continue side by side for decades and to show them together in variable room arrangements. Since the mid-nineties, through several corresponding objects for the expansion of spatial structures, twin sculptures have emerged from two identical works which, in direct reference to one another, enable the expression of spatiotemporal relativity, in that one is seen as a consequence of the other and vice versa.
The notional reference to a multi-dimensionality through the surface as an expression of space in space is based on the one hand on the multi-dimensionality common in spin resonance spectroscopy and on the other hand on discussions about transcendence, plurality and infinity but also on relationships with art history.
As a continuation of Theo van Doesburg's thought model , which was based on Albert Einstein's theory of relativity in the 1920s , that the diagonal on the surface is the simplest representation of the fourth dimension, Rolf Nolden summarized his artistic concept as early as 1984 with the sentence: “The n-dimensional space is the n-fold simultaneous penetration of n-minus-1-dimensional spaces ”.
Brief CV
- Born in Krefeld in 1954, lives and works in Münster.
- 1976-81 State Dusseldorf Art Academy , Department Munster at Ernst Hermanns , Reiner Ruthenbeck , Paul Isenrath and Juergen Wissmann and study of philosophy , Westfälische Wilhelms University of Münster.
- 1981 master class of Ernst Hermanns.
- 1986 Biennale Prize, Savaria Muzeum Szombathely , Hungary.
- 1986–87 “Barkenhoff Scholarship” Worpswede and “Studio Gallery” in the Kunsthalle Recklinghausen , sponsorship award from the Westphalia / Lippe Regional Association.
- 1987 “Steel”, Philip Morris workshop with Sir Anthony Caro , Pankehallen Berlin sculptors' workshop .
- 1992 Academy letter with distinction from Timm Ulrichs , State Art Academy Münster .
- 1993 “Werk Statt Schloß” work grant, Städtische Galerie Wolfsburg .
- 1998 Visit to the European Southern Observatory (ESO) Chile.
- 1999 Slide show "Vergegenkunft", Ernst-Moritz-Arndt-University Greifswald ,
- 2000 University of Osnabrück , 2005 College on the River Chattanooga USA.
- 2002 “Busan Biennale”, Sculpture Project, Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea.
- 2003 Lecturer in sculpture at the State Art Academy in Münster.
- 2005 “German Art Project”, workshop with John Henry, Chattanooga, Ten. UNITED STATES. Appointment as Honorary Citizen of Chattanooga (Tennessee) , USA.
- 2007 workshop with Tai Jung Um, Suwon / Seoul, South Korea.
- 2014–16 construction of a studio hall in Senden-Bösensell (near Münster).
In the public
On June 12, 2019, Radio Bremen reported on Rolf Nolden in the regional television program “ Buten un binnen ” in a three-minute report. Before the court it was negotiated whether the artist is entitled to compensation for a work exhibited in the public space at the Weserwehr in Bremen , which was probably accidentally destroyed sometime between 2008 and 2012. During the construction work on the nearby Weser Weir, which began in 2008, the site of the sculpture was apparently also used as a storage area for scrap metal. The city of Bremen had to pay the artist 30,000 euros in damages. For this, the city of Bremen received an entry in the black book of the Association of Taxpayers .
Exhibitions
Solo exhibitions (selection)
- 1985 Museum Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern .
- 1986 Westfälisches Landesmuseum Münster .
- 1987 Recklinghausen Art Gallery , Liesborn Abbey Museum.
- 1993 Art Association Gelsenkirchen, City Gallery Schloss Wolfsburg,
- 1995 Museums of the City of Lüdenscheid.
- 1997 Wilhelm Hack Museum Ludwigshafen , Ahlen Art Museum.
- 1999 Hall 5 at the Zeche Zollverein Essen.
- 2001 Cultural Foundation of the Westphalian Provincial Münster.
- 2003 Josef Albers Museum - Bottrop square
- 2011 Siegerland Museum Siegen, exhibition forum and Rubens Hall in the Upper Castle, Martinikirche Siegen.
- 2012 Wilhelm Hack Museum Ludwigshafen.
- 2013 Glass Museum Villa Schott, Jena.
Group exhibitions (selection)
- 1981 Wilhelmshaven Art Gallery, Wolfsburg Castle City Gallery, Kiel Art Gallery .
- 1983/84 Württembergischer Kunstverein Stuttgart (also 87/88), Kunsthalle Mannheim (also 87/88), Kunsthalle Baden-Baden .
- 1984 New Berlin Art Association , Savaria Muzeum Szombathely, Hungary (also 86, 88), Westfälischer Kunstverein Münster (also 81), Wiesbaden International Sculpture Days.
- 1985 Kunstverein Hannover (also 87).
- 1986 Museum Kunstpalast Ehrenhof Düsseldorf (also 81 and until 2005).
- 1987 GAK Society for Contemporary Art Weserburg Bremen, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen (also 81, 94 and 96), Karl-Ernst-Osthaus-Museum Hagen (also 89, 91).
- 1988 Museums of the City of Lüdenscheid (also 93, 2000).
- 1989/90 Sprengel Museum Hannover .
- 1992 Ludwig Forum for International Art , Aachen.
- 1996 Gustav Lübcke-Museum Hamm (also 99).
- 1999 Galerie Neher Essen, Hors Lieu JMM Strasbourg, France.
- 2000 Museum Schloss Salder Salzgitter.
- 2001 Gallery of the City of Remscheid, Kaunas Gallery Lithuania, Museum Göttingen.
- 2002 Museum Bochum , Busan Biennale South Korea.
- 2005 OMA Outdoor Museum of Art Chattanooga, Tennessee USA.
- 2006 Stadtische Galerie Schloss Strünkede Herne, Siegerland Museum Siegen, Museum of Contemporary Art (Siegen) .
- 2008 FIA, Flint Institute of Arts, Flint, Michigan USA
- 2014 Radevormwald Art Initiative, Wilhelmshöhe Art Association Ettlingen, Museum Kloster Bentlage Rheine.
- 2015 Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Art Museum Gelsenkirchen.
Working in public space (selection)
- Centralpark Am Warmen Damm Wiesbaden, sculpture "Wedge".
- Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, u. a. 9 “Block III” drawings.
- Stadtpark Lüdenscheid, floor installation "Pipeline".
- Rheinpark Emmerich, floor installation "Crossings".
- Salder Salzgitter Castle Museum Park, sculpture "Square sectional planes".
- Campus of the University of Hamburg, sculpture "Dreiecke divergent".
- Mothers Center in Salzgitter, floor sculpture “Biquadrat”.
- Sprengel Museum Hannover, 2 drawings "Contradiction".
- City of Quakenbrück, roundabout, sculpture “From Another World”.
- Ludwig Forum for International Art Aachen, room installation "30 ° before OT".
- City of Wolfsburg, Schulenburgallee, sculpture "Extra-t.".
- City Gallery of Wolfsburg Castle, “Winkel” glass stack.
- New Weserwehr Bremen, floor sculpture "Semizirkel".
- City of Ahlen, Bahnhofsplatz, twin sculpture "Intra↔Extra" (Sparkassenstiftung).
- Wilhelm Hack Museum Ludwigshafen, sculpture “Wedge II”.
- Municipal Association of the Ruhr Area Essen, 2 walls "Inclined plane" and "Illusion room".
- Kulturstiftung der Westfälische Provinzial Münster, twin stack of "double bows" (glass).
- Asiad Sculpture Plaza Busan, South Korea, twin sculpture “In Between The Worlds”.
- Museum Herne, 8 screen prints "Circulation of the square".
- FIA, Flint Institute of Arts, Michigan USA, collection. Twin sculpture "Space in Time I".
- Mokpo City Sculpture Park, South Korea, twin sculpture “Space in Time III”.
- Aquapark Oberhausen, twin arch "O" (iron).
- Wilhelm-Hack-Museum Ludwigshafen, floor twin sculpture “Singularity”.
- Museum Kloster Bentlage, Rheine, floor twin sculpture "Singularity II" (until 2016).
Publications
Single publications
- Rolf Nolden “sectional planes”, The location (documentation of the room installation), Berlin 1984, text: Dorothée Bauerle (catalog)
- "Rolf Nolden", Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, 1985, texts: Gisela Fiedler-Bender, Dorothée Bauerle, Bernhard Kerber (catalog, 2nd edition 1992).
- Rolf Nolden “Studiogalerie”, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen and Museum Abtei Liesborn, 1987, ed .: Landschaftsverband Westfalen / Lippe, texts: Ferdinand Ullrich, Dorothée Bauerle, Ernest W.Uthemann (catalog).
- Rolf Nolden “Raum-Zwischen-Raum”, Galerie Gruppe Grün (documentation of the exhibition) Bremen, 1988, Statement: Rolf Nolden (catalog).
- Rolf Nolden “Zeit-Gleich-Raum”, Städtische Galerie Quakenbrück, 1991, text: Helmut Knirim (catalog).
- Rolf Nolden "Extra-t.", Städtische Galerie Schloß Wolfsburg (documentation of the exhibition) and "Zwischen den Welten" Galerie Halskratz (now Falzone) Mannheim, 1993, texts: Wolfgang Guthardt, Hans Günter Golinski, translations: Dietmar Lagin, German / English (catalog).
- Rolf Nolden "Vergegenkunft", Wilhelm-Hack-Museum Ludwigshafen and Kunst-Museum Ahlen, 1997, texts: Richard W. Gassen / Burkhard Leismann, Roland Scotti, Rolf Nolden (statements), translations: John Brogden, German / English (catalog) .
- Rolf Nolden “Pipes and Piles” (documentation of the sculpture staging at Zeche Zollverein, Hall 5, Essen 1999), Ed .: Kulturstiftung der Westfälische Provinzial Versicherungen, Münster 2001, texts: Helmut Rudolph, Stefan Pietryga, Claudia Posca, translations: John Brogden, German / English (catalog book).
- Rolf Nolden “In between the Worlds” (documentation of a twin sculpture and its genesis), Busan Biennale 2002, Asiad Sculpture Plaza, Busan, South Korea (double leaflet, 4 and 8 pages).
- Rolf Nolden “Priorities”, Josef Albers Museum Quadrat Bottrop, 2003 (documentation of the exhibition), texts: Ulrich Schumacher / Heinz Liesbrock, Claudia Posca, translations: John Brogden, German / English (catalog).
- Rolf Nolden “Space in Time I and III”, (documentation of the workshops in Chattanooga, USA 2005 and Suwan / Seoul, South Korea 2007), statement: Rolf Nolden, German / English (CD).
- Rolf Nolden "Look Through", Glass Museum Villa Schott Jena 2013 (documentation of the exhibition), texts: Angelika Steinmetz-Oppelland, Rolf Nolden (statement "434 light years") (CD).
Group catalogs (selection)
- “Art Landscape Federal Republic”, publisher: Arbeitsgemeinschaft deutscher Kunstvereine 1984, (10 catalogs, volume: Münster, Westphalia and Ruhrgebiet).
- "Wiesbaden Sculpture Days" (with Serra, Caro, Kricke, Rückriem, U-Fan and others) 1984, Ed .: Magistrat der Landeshauptstadt Wiesbaden (catalog).
- "Art report, without rectangle and base", Deutscher Künstlerbund, Sprengelmuseum and Kunstverein Hannover 1985 (catalog book).
- "... until autumn do us part", sculptures in the State Garden Show NRW 1988, publisher: Landesmuseum Münster (catalog).
- “Sculpture Understanding 2”, Sprengelmuseum Hannover 1989 (catalog book).
- "The German Association of Artists in Aachen", Ludwig Forum for International Art 1992, publisher: German Association of Artists Berlin (catalog book).
- “Documentation of a Museum Foundation”, Kunst-Museum Ahlen 1993–1998 (catalog book).
- "Until 2000 - German and international art since 1960", Galerie Neher, Essen 1999 (catalog).
- “The Order of Being - Concrete Art in NRW”, Gustav Lübcke Museum Hamm 1999 (catalog).
- “Art of the 20th Century” (a selection), 20 years of the Wilhelm Hack Museum Ludwigshafen, 1999 (inventory catalog).
- “Three-dimensional works” owned by the Pfalzgalerie Kaiserslautern, sculptures, sculptures and objects from the 19th and 20th centuries, 2000, (inventory catalog).
- “Busan Biennale 2002”, Ed .: Busan Biennale Organizing Committee, South Korea (catalog book, Korean / English).
- “Positions of contemporary sculpture”, Art Initiative Radevormwald 2006 (catalog book).
- "Museumsführer NRW", Ed .: Dumont Verlag Cologne 2006 (catalog book).
- "Steel sculpture in Germany", Kunstverein Wilhelmshöhe Ettlingen 2014 (catalog book).
- "Allez les boules", homage to the 100th birthday of Ernst Hermanns, Kunsthalle Recklinghausen, Art Museum Gelsenkirchen, Museum Kloster Bentlage Rheine (catalog book).
- "BildLicht-Interventionen", showing the flag, Art Initiative Radevormwald 2015 (catalog book).
Web links
- Artist portrait on sculpture network (with portrait photo)
- Rolf Nolden's CV
Individual evidence
- ↑ 30,000 euros for missing sculpture: Bremen pays for art that can not be found , weser-kurier.de, June 12, 2019
- ↑ City pays artists 30,000 euros. Like a work of art in Bremen disappeared on June 13, 2019 on weser-kurier.de
- ↑ Westfälische Nachrichten , October 30, 2019, RMS01
- ↑ Where the state of Bremen wastes money according to the taxpayers' union, butenunbinnen.de, October 29, 2019
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Nolden, Rolf |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German sculptor |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1954 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Krefeld |