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Garden
Günther Uecker, Garten, © VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn; Foto: Kunstpalast - Henning Krause

Garden, 1993

ArtistGünther Uecker, Wendorf 1930–2025 Düsseldorf
MediumStones, sand, glue on canvas; on wood
(H x W x D)200 × 160 × 15 cm
Status
on display, room Das fünfte Element. Werke aus der Sammlung Kemp
About the workAngular stones break through wood – as if violating the order of nature. In this work, Düsseldorf artist Günther Uecker addressed the significance and tradition of Buddhist Zen gardens. In these places, larger rocks represent mountains or islands, while gravel symbolises water. Raking the stones into patterns is a meditative exercise. Uecker found a comparable form of introspection in repeated hammering – peaceful and yet brutal. This tension between destruction and reflection permeates his entire body of work.
AccessionKemp Collection Foundation
ProvenanceNovember 1993 Willi Kemp (Köln 1927 - 2020 Düsseldorf) erworben vom Künstler; 2011 Stiftung Sammlung Kemp im Kunstpalast erworben durch Schenkung Willi Kemp


Inventory number0.mkp.2011.Kemp176
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