Wolfgang Laib (1950) - photo 1

Wolfgang Laib

Wolfgang Laib is a contemporary German artist. He is known for his minimalistic and meditative installations that often incorporate natural materials, such as pollen, beeswax, and rice.

Laib studied medicine before turning to art, and his interest in the natural sciences has influenced his artistic practice. He is particularly interested in the connections between the human body, nature, and spirituality, and his work often explores themes of ritual, transformation, and transcendence.

One of Laib's best-known works is "Pollen from Hazelnut," an installation in which he collected pollen from hazelnut trees in the surrounding landscape and displayed it in a large, shallow wooden container. The work is intended to evoke a sense of the cyclical nature of life and the interconnectedness of all living things.

Laib has exhibited his work in museums and galleries around the world, including the Museum of Modern Art in New York, the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C., and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden in Washington, D.C. He represented Germany in the 1982, Venice Biennale and was included with his works in the Documenta 7 in 1982, and then in the Documenta 8 in 1987. In 2015, he was awarded the Praemium Imperiale, one of the world's most prestigious art prizes.

Wikipedia

Date and place of birt:25 march 1950, Metzingen, Germany
Nationality:Germany, India, USA
Period of activity: XX, XXI century
Specialization:Artist, Sculptor
Art style:Minimalism, Conceptual art, Contemporary art

Creators Germany

Stephan Heggelke (1963)
Stephan Heggelke
1963
Ferdinand Keller (1842 - 1922)
Ferdinand Keller
1842 - 1922
Erich Wessel (1906 - 1985)
Erich Wessel
1906 - 1985
Alfred Lörcher (1875 - 1962)
Alfred Lörcher
1875 - 1962
Kuno Gonschior (1933 - 2010)
Kuno Gonschior
1933 - 2010
Willy Habl (1888 - 1964)
Willy Habl
1888 - 1964
Horst Kuhnert (1939)
Horst Kuhnert
1939
August Weber (1817 - 1873)
August Weber
1817 - 1873
Max Oehler (1881 - 1943)
Max Oehler
1881 - 1943
Peter Bücken (1831 - 1915)
Peter Bücken
1831 - 1915
Feodora Hohenlohe-Oehringen (1952)
Feodora Hohenlohe-Oehringen
1952
Otto Hamel (1866 - 1950)
Otto Hamel
1866 - 1950
Rudolf Petuel (1870 - 1937)
Rudolf Petuel
1870 - 1937
Josef Moest (1873 - 1914)
Josef Moest
1873 - 1914
Dieter Tucholke (1934 - 2001)
Dieter Tucholke
1934 - 2001
Michael Schwarze (1939)
Michael Schwarze
1939

Creators Conceptual art

Eliseo Mattiacci (1940 - 2019)
Eliseo Mattiacci
1940 - 2019
Giacomo Manzu (1908 - 1991)
Giacomo Manzu
1908 - 1991
Sabina Grzimek (1942)
Sabina Grzimek
1942
Roger Sprunger (1920 - 2008)
Roger Sprunger
1920 - 2008
Karin Blum (1947)
Karin Blum
1947
Min Jung-Yeon (1979)
Min Jung-Yeon
1979
Anne Rosat (1935)
Anne Rosat
1935
James Licini (1937)
James Licini
1937
Friedrich Gräsel (1927 - 2013)
Friedrich Gräsel
1927 - 2013
Mariano Alonso Perez (1857 - 1930)
Mariano Alonso Perez
1857 - 1930
Claus Otto Paeffgen (1933 - 2019)
Claus Otto Paeffgen
1933 - 2019
Detlev Nitschke (1935)
Detlev Nitschke
1935
Vitaly Georgievich Yablonovsky-Snadzsky (1928)
Vitaly Georgievich Yablonovsky-Snadzsky
1928
Shara Hughes (1981)
Shara Hughes
1981
Jan Vercuysse (1948 - 2018)
Jan Vercuysse
1948 - 2018
Gideon Appah (1987)
Gideon Appah
1987