Ohne Titel (Verwitterung), Dieter Roth
Dieter Roth
Ohne Titel (Verwitterung)
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Dieter Roth

Ohne Titel (Verwitterung), 1965


Dimensions
37.0 x 47.0 cm
Physical Description
Yoghurt, cheese, burned piece of branch on wood
Inventory Number
LG 120
Acquisition
On permanent loan from the Adolf-Luther-Stiftung since 2013
Status
Not on display

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About the Work

What at first sight looks like gestural painting with thickly applied paint turns out, upon closer inspection, to be what Dieter Roth calls a 'decay picture'. Instead of oil paint, he used yoghurt, cheese and a charred wooden branch. From the mid-1960s onwards, Roth began producing his series of mould pictures, which are dedicated obsessively to the processes of decay and decomposition. Over the course of time, compositions made from perishable food are inevitably eaten up and destroyed by larvae, beetles and maggots. The viewer's sense of smell is brought into play in a highly pungent way, making him aware of his other organs. The artist submitted his works to a kind of life process whose transience is also a part of the concept. He thus ultimately challenges the museum's determination to conserve them.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
Ohne Titel (Verwitterung) (Original Title)
Title Translation
Untitled (Weathering)
Artist
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Yoghurt, cheese, burned piece of branch on wood
Material
Technique

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main, Dauerleihgabe der Adolf-Luther-Stiftung
Picture Copyright
© Dieter Roth Foundation
Acquisition
On permanent loan from the Adolf-Luther-Stiftung since 2013

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif

Iconclass

Primary
  • 5 Abstract Ideas and Concepts
  • 22C4(BLACK) colours, pigments, and paints: black
  • 22C4(OCHER) colours, pigments, and paints (OCHER)
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Last update

13.03.2024