| 06/11/2009 | Sculpture | Slovakia |
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Rudolf Uher
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| Posted by Judita Bohus | |
6.9.-29.11.2009.  The sculptures by Rudolf Uher (1913 – 1987) presented at this exhibition were created in the 1960s. At that time he largely worked in wood, welded iron and brass. In this period Uher’s artistic concept clearly transformed from the figurative archetype into simplified primary geometric forms. The sculptures are conceived as elementary tectonic formations; the composition principle shows the prevalence of horizontals and verticals, their minimalist artistic language blending with contemporary geometric and constructivist tendencies. In the welded metal works he enlivens the body of sculptures by animating their surface, dynamic parts and apertures. He carves the great bulk of wood to create simplified forms, their surface leaving traces of tools. The exhibition reminds us of the artist’s key credo – to express the ideas of birth and origin in sculpture. _________________________________ Danubiana - Meulensteen Art Museum Bratislava - Čunovo - Vodne dielo 810 00 Bratislava Slovakia tel +421 2 62 52 85 01 fax +421 2 62 52 85 02 www.danubiana.sk |