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

Alma del Banco (1862 - 1943)
Alma del Banco
1862 - 1943
Andreas Golder (1979)
Andreas Golder
1979
Johann Georg Wille (1715 - 1808)
Johann Georg Wille
1715 - 1808
Otto Herbig (1889 - 1971)
Otto Herbig
1889 - 1971
Wilhelm Niedermayer (1899 - 1965)
Wilhelm Niedermayer
1899 - 1965
Julius Thaeter (1804 - 1870)
Julius Thaeter
1804 - 1870
Wilhelm Camphausen (1818 - 1885)
Wilhelm Camphausen
1818 - 1885
Karl Wilhelm Bardou (1774 - 1842)
Karl Wilhelm Bardou
1774 - 1842
Christian Winck (1738 - 1797)
Christian Winck
1738 - 1797
Rudolf Alexander Agricola (1912 - 1990)
Rudolf Alexander Agricola
1912 - 1990
Franz Ackermann (1963)
Franz Ackermann
1963
Ernst Kolbe (1876 - 1945)
Ernst Kolbe
1876 - 1945
Robert Ockelmann (1849 - 1915)
Robert Ockelmann
1849 - 1915
Azade Köker (1949)
Azade Köker
1949
Imre Ámos (1907 - 1944)
Imre Ámos
1907 - 1944
Claus Bergen (1885 - 1964)
Claus Bergen
1885 - 1964

Creators Conceptual art

Dorr Hodgson Bothwell (1902 - 2000)
Dorr Hodgson Bothwell
1902 - 2000
Herbert Boeckl (1894 - 1966)
Herbert Boeckl
1894 - 1966
Moritz Hasse (1972)
Moritz Hasse
1972
Alain Jacquet (1939 - 2008)
Alain Jacquet
1939 - 2008
François Morellet (1926 - 2016)
François Morellet
1926 - 2016
Carl Johan Eldh (1873 - 1954)
Carl Johan Eldh
1873 - 1954
Patricia van Dalen (1955)
Patricia van Dalen
1955
Igor Mitoraj (1944 - 2014)
Igor Mitoraj
1944 - 2014
Evgeny Mitta (1963)
Evgeny Mitta
1963
Eleonora Aleksandrovna Zharenova (1934)
Eleonora Aleksandrovna Zharenova
1934
Zhang Yexing (1981)
Zhang Yexing
1981
Cécile Plaisance (1968)
Cécile Plaisance
1968
Andreas Reimann (1946)
Andreas Reimann
1946
Duan Jianyu (1970)
Duan Jianyu
1970
Valentin Aleksandrovich Gorodnichev (1922 - 2014)
Valentin Aleksandrovich Gorodnichev
1922 - 2014
Stepan Gavrilovich Mamchich (1924 - 1974)
Stepan Gavrilovich Mamchich
1924 - 1974
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