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

Rudolf Schadow (1786 - 1832)
Rudolf Schadow
1786 - 1832
Daniel Stocker (1865 - 1957)
Daniel Stocker
1865 - 1957
Paloma Varga Weisz (1966)
Paloma Varga Weisz
1966
Iris Bodenburg (1958)
Iris Bodenburg
1958
Wilhelm Loth (1920 - 1993)
Wilhelm Loth
1920 - 1993
Hermann Nestel (1858 - 1905)
Hermann Nestel
1858 - 1905
Anton Kerschbaumer (1885 - 1931)
Anton Kerschbaumer
1885 - 1931
Lukas Stipperger (1755 - 1806)
Lukas Stipperger
1755 - 1806
Dieter Göltenboth (1933 - 2013)
Dieter Göltenboth
1933 - 2013
Theobald Schorn (1866 - 1915)
Theobald Schorn
1866 - 1915
Thomas Grochowiak (1914 - 2012)
Thomas Grochowiak
1914 - 2012
Hans Hartig (1873 - 1936)
Hans Hartig
1873 - 1936
Edward Cucuel (1875 - 1954)
Edward Cucuel
1875 - 1954
William Wauer (1866 - 1962)
William Wauer
1866 - 1962
Fritz Amann (1878 - 1969)
Fritz Amann
1878 - 1969
Wolfgang Heimbach (1620 - 1678)
Wolfgang Heimbach
1620 - 1678

Creators Conceptual art

Enzo Cucchi (1949)
Enzo Cucchi
1949
B. Vithal (1935 - 1992)
B. Vithal
1935 - 1992
Ansgar Skiba (1959)
Ansgar Skiba
1959
Romane Holderried-Kaesdorf (1922 - 2007)
Romane Holderried-Kaesdorf
1922 - 2007
Getulio Alviani (1939 - 2018)
Getulio Alviani
1939 - 2018
Josef Herman (1911 - 2000)
Josef Herman
1911 - 2000
Takesada Matsutani (1937)
Takesada Matsutani
1937
Victor Methodievich Luzanov (1938 - 2010)
Victor Methodievich Luzanov
1938 - 2010
Michael Andrews (1928 - 1995)
Michael Andrews
1928 - 1995
Anthony Quinn (1915 - 2001)
Anthony Quinn
1915 - 2001
 Aslan (1930 - 2014)
Aslan
1930 - 2014
Karl Otto Cheshka (1878 - 1960)
Karl Otto Cheshka
1878 - 1960
Bjørn Wiinblad (1918 - 2006)
Bjørn Wiinblad
1918 - 2006
Roy Schatt (1909 - 2002)
Roy Schatt
1909 - 2002
Antone Könst (1987)
Antone Könst
1987
Peter Lobello (1935 - 2007)
Peter Lobello
1935 - 2007
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