The brick is just a simple material which - for whatever reasons, gave me a way to pull out of classical art training. And this suddenly opened the door to everything...and if I restrict myseld to simple basics I am capable of expressing myself in all kinds of directions. - Georg Herold
Surface is one of Georg Herold's celebrated brick paintings where a two dimensional painting is greatly challenged by three dimensional stacks of bricks aggressively gripping its surface. His use of materials is unsettling and compelling in the way that it pulls at our established way of interpreting art, especially the notion of taking art too seriously. Like the craft used to write a good joke or tell a compelling story, there is a craft in how Herold constructs works of art that integrate humor with social and aesthetic commentary.
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Georg Herold
Surface, 2005
Bricks on canvas, latex, acrylic
64 x 64 x 8 inches
Edition of 4
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"I intend to reach a state that is ambiguous and allows all sorts of interpretations." - Georg Herold
Georg Herold is a German conceptual artist who challenges the conventions of high art. Using simple building materials, he creates work that is often interpreted as off kilter and ironic. His art elicits surpirse, confusion, and laughter from those who are hit with his brazenly tongue-in-cheek socio-political subtext.Georg rarely produces multiples as his work tends toward large sculptural or mixed media constructions. The Lapis Press is honored to have produced several diverse editions with Georg Herold, presenting a rare opportunity to own art by an artist of his stature.
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Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio.
