German visual artist (1927–2010)
Ludwig Wilding (19 May 1927 – 4 January 2010) was a German visual artist, whose work is associated with Op art and Kinetic art. Wilding lived in Düsseldorf, and Westheim, Germany.[1][2]
Biography
Wilding was born in Grünstadt, Germany.[3] He studied at the University of Mainz Art School, from 1949 to 1950; and at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, from 1952 to 1954, under Willi Baumeister.[3][4]
Wilding's works are three-dimensional structures that create shifting patterns through their black and white designs. He has shown at the Museum Leverkusen (1953); Zimmergallery (1958), Frankfurt; and Studio F (1965), Ulm. His work was included in The Responsive Eye (Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1965), Eyes, Lies, and Illusions (Hayward Gallery, London, 2004) and Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s (The Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, 2007).
References
- ^ "Q&A With Ludwig Wilding: Spectacular Spatial Art". ArtStyle Blog. 14 January 2008. Archived from the original on 12 July 2018. Retrieved 5 May 2009.
- ^ Triennale India, Issue 2. Lalit Kala Akademi. 1971. p. 66.
- ^ a b Houston, Joe (2007). Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s. Merrell. p. 188. ISBN 978-1-85894-389-3.
- ^ Gassen, Richard W. (1998). Kunst im Aufbruch: Abstraktion zwischen 1945 und 1959 (in German). Verlag Gerd Hatje. p. 319. ISBN 978-3-7757-0802-9.
External links
- Galerie La Ligne, Zürich - biography and information about his stereoscopic art
Further reading
- The Responsive Eye. William C. Seitz, New York: The Museum of Modern Art, 1965.
- Ludwig Wilding. Retrospektive 1949-1987 Kaiserslautern: Pfalzgalerie des Bezirksverbands Pfalz, 1987.
- Ludwig Wilding. Una traiettoria cinetica. Getulio Alviani, Milano: Edizioni Arte Struktura, 2004.
- Ludwig Wilding. Visuelle Phanomen. Wienand Verlag Edizioni, 2007.
- Ludwig Wilding. kunst= traum = illusion = tauschung. Hamburg: Galerie Renate Kammer, 2012.
- Ludwig Wilding. Kinetische und Programmierte Kunst: 1967/2008. Milano: Galleria Dep Art Edizioni, 2013.
