With his transformed objects, Strumbel successfully creates an illusionary world, which reflects societies real maladies. He exposes the mechanism of a society that in its desire for status and the pursuit of consumerism surrenders to the constant attraction of the media. With his art, Strumbel initiates a change in social values: Traditional ideals and the reality of the individual are dissolved and transformed into an aesthetic that becomes an allegory of social status symbols. Foto: Stefan Armbruster Großformate liegen dem Künstler: Hier das Konterfei einer Strumbel-Kuckucksuhr an der. Besides with their colorful and bright surface, the artworks appear as light and shiny pieces of Pop Art. Stefan Strumbel verspricht sich Inspiration für sein Werk von diesem Raum. By doing so, he puts the objects into a completely new and often provocative context. Having risen in fame for his elaborate, colorful cuckoo clock sculptures (Karl Lagerfeld posed with one of Strumbel's creations on the cover of German magazine Stern to mark his 75th birthday), Strumbel is half-mocking, half-reiterating the concept of Heimat. Auf der Berliner Liste (2009) hingen einige der Exemplare für Preise um die 5.000 Euro am Stand der Galerie Springmann aus Freiburg. He replaces significant elements of traditional artifacts with motives that deal with subjects of violence, pornography and death. This confusion is what German artist Stefan Strumbel so accurately depicts. Gesehen hatte ich die etwas andere Art der Schwarzwalduhr / Kuckucksuhr von Stefan Strumbel bisher nur in Zeitschriften und im Internet. Although the cuckoo clock functions as a symbol of Switzerland and Swissness, in fact it only has a. and reincorporating elements of Street Art & Pop Art. Karl Lagerfeld holding a creation by Stefan Strumbel. He made a name for himself by exaggerating traditional and cult artifacts such as cuckoo clocks, crucifixes, etc. For many Germans, heimat refers to their origins, either where they were born or where their family/ancestors are originally from.Stefan Strumbel is a German artist who lives and works in Offenburg. It is irreplaceable in the individual psyche, because it isn’t just your home – that place you live – it’s your home, that place you feel most content and rooted. He made a name for himself by exaggerating traditional and cult artifacts such as cuckoo clocks, anchors and crucifixes and reincorporating elements of Street Art and Pop Art.
Heimat has a lot to do with nostalgia and community. Stefan Strumbel is a German artist, born on in Offenburg. Die fast 18 Meter hohe Kuckucksuhr-Installation. Finden Sie Kunstwerke und Informationen zu Stefan Strumbel (deutsch, 1979) auf artnet. The best definition I’ve come to for the word is this: Heimat is a sense of belonging that transcends the concept of “home” as a physical space and ventures into territory that involves social and spiritual belonging. Stefan Strumbel, 38: Zu den Fans des Offenburger Künstlers gehören Sammler wie Karl Lagerfeld und Hubert Burda. Here are some that I came across: The German artist Stefan Strumbel. More from the Stefan Strumbels Home Sweet Home show at Circleculture Gallery in Berlin (see our earlier story), this time cuckoo clocks representing violence, death and. Stefan Strumbel Kuckucksuhr Siebdruck auf säurefreiem Papier (250g/m) 40 × 60cm limitiert auf 50 signiert und nummeriert AUSVERKAUFT. I first learned about it while living in Germany and then, again, through a German boyfriend, who insisted on Heimat’s sanctity in defining one’s identity and place in the world. Then I started researching cuckoo clocks and some more modern cuckoo clock design options. English Français Stefan Strumbel Kuckucksuhr. The Spirituality of Heimatįor all intent and purposes, Heimat is relevant on a much deeper, fundamental level. The essence remains sensible, even if the political application is suspicious.
Home and heimat of the Strumbel cuckoo clock / Kuckucksuhr. But the true meaning of Heimat is subject to abuse the same way the concepts of freedom and democracy are abused by governments around the world. Stefan Strumbel - artist from Offenburg, Schwarzwald / black forest, rooted in graffiti.