Art should be accessible to everyone, and its interpretation should not be limited by arbitrary conventions.
Biography
Rudolf Stingel, born in 1956 in Merano, Italy, is a contemporary Italian artist working essentially on the concept of painting. Mitteleuropa culture marks the artist's training He currently lives and works in New York.
Through his works Rudolf Stingel questions the viewer about his perception of art and seeks to disrupt the viewer's experience of the traditional art object The artist became known in the 80s thanks to his silver monochrome works with shades of primary colors From the 1990s Rudolf Stingel became more interested in abstraction and particularly in the relationship between painting and space. In 1989, he produced Instructions, a manual for creating abstract works. From 1991 the artist developed a series of installations which covered the walls and floors with monochrome carpet. Through these installations Rudolf Stingel wishes to create environments that go beyond the limits of the conceptual framework of painting without following any logic.
To create his work, Stingel uses various materials such as rubber, carpet, aluminum and polystyrene. For his works on paper, the artist employs a technique of applying oil paint through a tulle screen.
The artist's remarkable work can be seen in 2013 at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice. Stingel completely transformed the museum by decorating it entirely with oriental carpet. Around thirty paintings are on display, one of the museum rooms pays homage to Franz West, a friend of the artist. In 2007, the artist created an installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago by covering the walls with Celotex insulation panels and inviting the public to participate in the transformation of the installation.
Rudolf Stingel's works have been exhibited in various places such as the Karma gallery in New York in 2015, at the Venice Biennale twice in 1999 and 2003, or at the Bass Museum of Art in Miami in 2014.
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