Figur I, Imi Knoebel
Imi Knoebel
Figur I
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Imi Knoebel

Figur I, 1985


Dimensions
254 x 174 cm
Physical Description
Acrylic, wood, tiles, plastic and sheetiron
Inventory Number
DB046
Acquisition
Deutsche Bank Collection at the Städel Museum
Status
On display, lower level, Contemporary Art, room 2

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In Imi Knoebel’s work, figure and ground coincide. In ‘Figure I’, wood, tiles and sheet iron are combined into one picture. The lines of the composition are not drawn or painted onto the support; they are in fact real edges between the individual elements of the composition. This is what they have in common with a photographic image. The outlines visible in a photograph also demarcate real objects which are processed into two dimensions. Knoebel’s work oscillates between geometric abstraction and the real object.

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02.12.2024