Ekkeland Götze (1948) - photo 1

Ekkeland Götze

Ekkeland Götze is a German painter, printmaker and conceptual artist. After a training as a screen printer he educated himself as an industrial engineer through a correspondence course. Götze painted in his spare time, but he was not allowed to exhibit because of regulations in East Germany - formally he was a printmaker, not a painter. Because of these restrictions he filed an application for an exit permit 1985 which was granted in 1988. In 1989 Götze started to work on a project called "Erde" ("Earth"). He collects soil samples at extraordinary sites of human history around the world and applies them to paper, lime mortar or other backgrounds, making use of a standardized, self-developed technique he calls "terragraphy": He grinds the soil, mixes it with a binder and then applies it making use of a technique similar to screen printing. All backgrounds are square and of identical size. For each site the resulting works of art are given an individual name that reflects the importance of the site. According to Götze, the pictures capture th "spirit and energy" of the place where the soil was gathered. Götze runs a studio in Sendling. He is a member of the Neue Gruppe, an association of Munich artists regularly exhibiting at the Haus der Kunst museum. In 2018 Götze has been awarded the Seerosenpreis, a yearly award assigned to visual artists by the city of Munich.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:14 august 1948, Dresden, Germany
Nationality:Germany
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Engraver, Painter, Photographer
Art style:Conceptual art, Contemporary art
Technique:Engraving, Screen printing

Creators Germany

Ernst Flege (1898 - 1959)
Ernst Flege
1898 - 1959
Carl Wilhelm Nicolaus Becker (1817 - ?)
Carl Wilhelm Nicolaus Becker
1817 - ?
Norbert Schwontkowski (1949 - 2013)
Norbert Schwontkowski
1949 - 2013
Tahir Salahov (1928 - 2021)
Tahir Salahov
1928 - 2021
Johann Friedrich Grooth (1717 - 1801)
Johann Friedrich Grooth
1717 - 1801
Hilla von Rebay (1890 - 1967)
Hilla von Rebay
1890 - 1967
Willy Moralt (1884 - 1947)
Willy Moralt
1884 - 1947
Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur (1780 - 1857)
Christian Wilhelm von Faber du Faur
1780 - 1857
Ralf Kaspers (1957)
Ralf Kaspers
1957
Joseph Gallus Rittenberg (1948)
Joseph Gallus Rittenberg
1948
Wenzel Jamnitzer (1508 - 1585)
Wenzel Jamnitzer
1508 - 1585
Max Clarenbach (1880 - 1952)
Max Clarenbach
1880 - 1952
Will Sohl (1906 - 1969)
Will Sohl
1906 - 1969
Hans Baluschek (1870 - 1935)
Hans Baluschek
1870 - 1935
Adolf Amberg (1874 - 1913)
Adolf Amberg
1874 - 1913
Tilo Baumgärtel (1972)
Tilo Baumgärtel
1972

Creators Conceptual art

Alexander Bogomazov (1880 - 1930)
Alexander Bogomazov
1880 - 1930
Mario Rutelli (1859 - 1941)
Mario Rutelli
1859 - 1941
Jessie Makinson (1985)
Jessie Makinson
1985
Max Gimblett (1935)
Max Gimblett
1935
Jorge González Camarena (1908 - 1980)
Jorge González Camarena
1908 - 1980
Togrul Pharman Oglou Narimanbekov (1930 - 2013)
Togrul Pharman Oglou Narimanbekov
1930 - 2013
Maria Pergay (1930 - 2023)
Maria Pergay
1930 - 2023
Hans Thomann (1957)
Hans Thomann
1957
Alexander Van Noort (1953)
Alexander Van Noort
1953
Stephan Heggelke (1963)
Stephan Heggelke
1963
Frank Maasdorf (1950 - 2023)
Frank Maasdorf
1950 - 2023
Stephen Conroy (1964)
Stephen Conroy
1964
Nelli Lvovna Petrova (1949)
Nelli Lvovna Petrova
1949
Rodolfo Morales (1925 - 2001)
Rodolfo Morales
1925 - 2001
Aleksandra Mir (1967)
Aleksandra Mir
1967
John Pfahl (1939 - 2020)
John Pfahl
1939 - 2020