
As an objet trouvé from a gallery or museum’s day-to-day routine, these works can also be considered a critical reflection on today‘s art market. Angaben gem 5 TMG: Stefan Strumbel Schanzstrae 8 77652 Offenburg. Considering the fact that we all experience time differently (for some it flies, for others it seems to go by slowly and for others it drags), an old fashion clock seems to become a unifying way of creating an agreement of some sort as to the rate that moments pass. The bubble wrap and tape cast in aluminium and bronze deny access to the expected content: In reference to Marcel Duchamp‘s concept of the Readymade, Strumbel turns simple packaging into a fetish object. (Stefan Strumbel) Clocks affect people in very unique ways. The objects resemble packaged canvases and sculptures. By incorporating bronze and aluminium in his practice, he reduces the range of colors to monochrome compositions, that receive their colors from patinating the surfaces.

In his current work, he has developed his leitmotif towards a more universal language. With his transformed objects, Strumbel successfully creates an illusionary world, which reflects societies real maladies.Īluminium objects and bronze sculptures mark a new direction in the creative process by Stefan Strumbel. With his art, Strumbel initiates a change in social values. He made a name for himself by exaggerating traditional and cult artifacts such as cuckoo clocks, crucifixes, etc. STEFAN STRUMBEL What the Fuck is Heimat Stefan Strumbel What the fuck is Heimat 24.10.
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1979) overdraws the features of cultural products and cult objects from his native Black Forest by adding stylistic elements from Street and Pop art. Stefan Strumbel is a German artist who lives and works in Offenburg. : Stefan Strumbel (English and German Edition) (9783954760879) by Strumbel, Stefan and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices. Stefan Strumbel Kuckucksuhr Screen print on acid free archival paper (250gsm) 40 × 60cm Edition of 50. Overview In his prints, objects, and installations, Stefan Strumbel (b. Mit seinen Uhren-Skulpturen lässt der Künstler Stefan Strumbel Rebellentum und Tradition heftig aufeinanderprallen. Der international gefragte Pop-Art-Künstler Stefan Strumbel beteiligt sich mit dem Kunstwerk an. He exposes the mechanism of a society that in its desire for status and the pursuit of consumerism surrenders to the constant attraction of the media. Stefan Strumbel Stefan Strumbel 9783954760879 184 pages Distanz Verlag Gmbh Llc. Baden-Württemberg wirbt jetzt mit einer Kuckucksuhr der ganz anderen Art bundesweit um Sympathien. Another key aspect of this work refers to the concept of ‘Heimat’ a German word that cannot be entirely translated one on one but loosely refers to heritage or home.With his art, Strumbel initiates a change in social values: Traditional ideals, clichéd notions of home and the reality of the individual are dissolved and transformed into an aesthetic that becomes an allegory of social status symbols. Strumbel, however, creates both, a unique artificial and artistic aesthetic with his usage of extreme exaggerations in regard to form content.

With their colorful and bright surface, the artworks appear as light and shiny pieces of pop art. At first sight, these objects don’t reveal any of the disturbing content but appear as beautifully crafted wooden sculptures.

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By doing so, he puts the objects into a completely new and often provocative context, always pushing boundaries. silkscreen on paper, signed and numbered by the artist. He replaces significant elements of the cuckoo’s clock, such as traditionally carved ornaments with motives that deal with the subjects of violence, pornography and death. ©Patrick Seeger/dpa Mit grellbunten Kuckucksuhren und Pop Art zum Thema Heimat macht Stefan Strumbel weltweit auf. Stefan Strumbel made a name for himself by exaggerating traditional and cult artifacts such as cuckoo clocks, anchors and crucifixes and reincorporating elements of Street Art and Pop Art. Stefan Strumbel steht vor seinem 15 Meter hohen Kunstwerk mit zwei Tannenzapfen.
