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Six Artists from Baden-Wirtemberg

Summary/Abstract: Geometric abstraction has always been controversial. In 1777, when Johann Wolfgang Goethe showed a stone sculpture which contained a ball and a cube, negative commentary was not surprising. In 2004, however, I find as surprising negative opinion on geometric abstraction. Six artists from Baden-Wirtemberg showed their work in September 2004 in Warsaw, and in January 2005, the exhibition will be shown in Berlin. The oldest member of the group is Anton Stankowski from Switzerland (1906 – 1998), who was a friend of Max Bill and Richard Paul Lohse. He liked experimenting with concrete forms and formal analysis. Karl Duschek and Jo Niemeyer are interested in ‘systematic art’, which includes the elements of geometry, logic and order. Jo Niemeyer designed a ‘Landart’ project, which includes installation of twenty metal poles located in different parts of the Earth, and dividing it in even spheres. Martin Woern continues van Doesburg’s theory, and concentrates on color effects. Horst Kuehnert is interested in concrete art. He tries to solve the problems of Mondrian’ triad. Peter Staewchelin is a constructivist and system artist. His pictures are simple and even ascetic.

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