1987 - 1987 - XX

2507

Unità di misura: cm; Altezza: 130; Larghezza: 55

tronco di pino, chiodi, cenere, colla, lacca nera

After studying art in Germany in 1957, Uecker became involved with the Zero Group. The surface covered with nails stands in contrast to the painted surface and at the same time allows the artist to explore the articulation of light through the shadows created by the nails. The work in the Museum's collections is part of this area of research: the contrast between the pine trunk, treated on its surface with glue and ash as if to protect its integrity, and the violent and destabilising presence of the nails hammered into the upper part of the trunk. A nature that recalls the artist's mark-gesture and expresses his ironic and irreverent attitude towards the environment and its mistreatment by humanity. In addition to the sculpture, the collection also includes the preparatory drawing.