Otto Piene

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Otto Piene is a German artist who studied art at both the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and the Academy of Art in Munich. He also studied philosophy at the University of Cologne and worked as a fashion lecturer for several years at the Fashion Institute in Düsseldorf. Otto Piene founded with Heinz Mack the group Zero, where later Gunther Uecker joined. He created his own unusual techniques to achieve stunning visual results.

« Light is my medium. Previously, paintings and sculptures seemed to glow. Now they do. »
Otto Piene

Seuloeil (red)

Limited Edition Print - Screen-print

EUR 2,600

One of Otto Piene’s favorite techniques was to use stencil paintings on grids. In one series of paintings, he used the light from torches projected through the grids. In another, Otto Piene used different sources of fire, such as gas burners or candles, to add smoke to his work.

« My endeavor is twofold: to demonstrate that light is a source of life which has to be constantly rediscovered, and to show expansion as a phenomenal event. Everything is striving for larger space. »
Otto Piene

Otto Piene did not limit his work to using only these techniques. Some of his pieces involved printing and he even experimented with both industrial design and kinetic sculpture performance. He designed a statue in the form of a mining lamp in 1999. The statue, called Das Geleucht, was on display in Germany until 2007.

Germany / male artist / Kinetic art / Performance art / Zero Movement / Process Art / Site Specific Art / Light and Space / Environmental art

ARTWORKS BY Otto Piene

Otto Piene

Addis Abeba, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Silkscreen

EUR 19,500

Otto Piene

Seuloeil (red), 1991

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 2,600

Otto Piene

Seuloeil Blau/schwarzes Auge, 1991

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 2,600

Otto Piene

Seuloeil (white), 1991

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 2,600

Otto Piene

Zyklop Rot, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Mixed Media

EUR 2,400

Otto Piene

Zyklop Gelb, 1984

Limited Edition Print

Carborundum

EUR 2,400

Otto Piene

Addis Abeba 8, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

EUR 3,200

Otto Piene

Blue Streak, 1980

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Otto Piene

Migran Apparition, 1995

Limited Edition Print

Screen-print

Currently Not Available

Otto Piene

Rastersonne, 2009

Ceramics

Mixed Media

Currently Not Available

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Nach dem Regenbogen, 1972

Limited Edition Print

Old Rainbow, 1990

Limited Edition Print

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What is the Zero Movement?

ZERO was an art movement founded by Otto Piene and Heinz Mack, aiming to develop into a large international and cross-border movement. The name ZERO originated from a magazine founded by Heinz Mack in 1957, which became a platform for the group's ideas. The magazine was published for several years before ceasing in 1967. The ZERO movement sought to create a new beginning in art, emphasizing light, space, and movement, and became influential in post-war European art.

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