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Surface by Georg Herold

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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

    Georg Herold

    Surface, 2005

    Bricks on canvas, latex, acrylic

    64 x 64 x 8 inches

    Edition of 4

  • "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.

    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).
    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio. (Larger version of this image opens in a popup).

    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio.

  • Georg Herold
    Georg Herold working on Surface in his studio.

    Georg Herold

    Georg Herold (b. 1947) is a German conceptual artist who challenges the conventions of high art. Rejecting traditional materials, he creates work that is often interpreted as off kilter and ironic. Herold's pieces often feature bricks, baking powder, wood, vodka bottles, buttons, caviar and mattresses, among other media. His art elicits surprise, confusion, and laughter from those who are hit with his brazenly tongue-in-cheek socio-political subtext. 

     

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