Artwork details
- Medium : Wood, Steel Without Stand
- Dimensions : Length: 20.5in, Height: 22.8in, Depth: 1.6in
About this artwork
Gutai Manifesto
Gutai art does not alter the material but brings it to life.
Gutai art does not adulterate the material.
In Gutai art, the human spirit and the material join hands,
even if they are otherwise fundamentally different.
The mind does not assimilate the material.
The mind does not submit.
If you leave the material as it is, that is, if you present it merely as material, it begins to
to tell us something and speaks with a strong… voice.
Jiro Yoshihara, December 1956
Gutai art does not alter the material but brings it to life.
Gutai art does not adulterate the material.
In Gutai art, the human spirit and the material join hands,
even if they are otherwise fundamentally different.
The mind does not assimilate the material.
The mind does not submit.
If you leave the material as it is, that is, if you present it merely as material, it begins to
to tell us something and speaks with a strong… voice.
Jiro Yoshihara, December 1956
Sven Schilling
Germany
Credentials
- Major permanent collection
- International Exposure
- Works on commission
« I am an artist who works innovatively and unconventionally with familiar natural materials. Rough and delicate, nature is the teacher! Sensual art that touches. »
Sven Schilling is a German sculptor whose works explore the connection between man and nature, the integration of man into the cosmos as it is formulated in anthroposophy. His compositions are exclusively created using oak, iron, and leather because he is fascinated by their feel. Also, Schilling prefers these materials as they have significance in the history of craftsmanship as well as in religions and myths.