Text by Roland Scotti, Gerlinde Brandenburg-Eisele, Bettina Ruhrberg, Clemens Ottnad.
Using solid square-bar steel, German sculptor Robert Schad (born 1953) creates drawings of movement in space. Rather than bend or shape the material, Schad welds together straight limb-like sections of varying lengths and strengths, imparting a paradoxical weightlessness to the works. Recalling human gestures such as sweeps and arches, these remarkable sculptures seem perpetually on the verge of dancing.
Featured image, Bennemen, is reproduced from Robert Schad: Through the Line.
"The line and its physical movement in space form the main focus of Robert Schad's sculptural works. Whether upright, horizontal or balancing, his sculptural forms, be they tall and filigree or compactly solid in appearance, always evoke a feeling of movement. Nondescript spaces are transformed into concretely experiential places through the power of Schad's steel lines--etched gracefully, serenely into space, ominously compacted or yet presented as a loosely interrelating assembly. In their capacity as spatial orchestrations, his works redefine outdoor and indoor spaces, nature spaces, museums and urban spaces as well as church interiors."
FORMAT: Hbk, 8.75 x 11.25 in. / 160 pgs / 112 color / 24 b&w. LIST PRICE: U.S. $55.00 LIST PRICE: CANADA $72.5 ISBN: 9783866783461 PUBLISHER: Kerber AVAILABLE: 9/30/2010 DISTRIBUTION: D.A.P. RETAILER DISC: TRADE PUBLISHING STATUS: Out of print AVAILABILITY: Not available TERRITORY: NA LA ME
Published by Kerber. Text by Roland Scotti, Gerlinde Brandenburg-Eisele, Bettina Ruhrberg, Clemens Ottnad.
Using solid square-bar steel, German sculptor Robert Schad (born 1953) creates drawings of movement in space. Rather than bend or shape the material, Schad welds together straight limb-like sections of varying lengths and strengths, imparting a paradoxical weightlessness to the works. Recalling human gestures such as sweeps and arches, these remarkable sculptures seem perpetually on the verge of dancing.
