”THE GREAT CURVE” - GERMANY IN FOCUS
From the beginning of March, the museum presents a major installation by one of the newest artists to join the permanent collection - the young, German artist Julius Weiland, along with a selection of other works from the collection made by German artists.
”The Great Curve” is an impressive, large scale installation. It consists of five sculptures two of which are suspended from the ceiling - the largest of them measuring two metres in width. All of the sculptures are made of fused glass tubes and are different in structure and character by using various kinds of tubes. It is a special technique, invented and brought to perfection by Julius Weiland over a number of years.
The connecting link between the works is the idea of a ”modulated curve in space” - a main theme, which Julius Weiland has worked intensely on over recent years.
The 36 year old artist has gained a lot of recognition with this specific body of work that also marks his shift from vessels to large sculptures.
Julius Weiland has exhibited in Berlin, Paris and Amsterdam. He has been awarded the prestigeous Kanazawa Prize twice and in 2006 he received the Veste Coburg glass prize. He lives in Berlin and is a graduate from the Academy of Fine Arts in Hamburg, where he was, among others, taught by Ann Wolff, professor at the Academy for a number of years.
With the presentation of works by Julius Weiland, Glasmuseet Ebeltoft highlights contemporary German glass in an exhibition, which also features a selection of works from the permanent collection made by German artists.
The exhibition GERMANY IN FOCUS opens at Glasmuseet Ebeltoft Saturday 1st March 2008 and can be seen until 11th June 2008.
Julius Weiland also works with neon light. From February he is presented at Cisternerne in Copenhagen with the exhibition ”Modesty Violette”.
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