Svart svensk granit
Artist
Ulrich Rückriem
(Tyskland, född 1938)
Alternate Title
- Black Swedish Granite
Date1981
MediumGranit
Dimensions100 x 100 x 100 cm
ClassificationSculptures
Credit LinePurchase 1981
Countries
On view
StockholmOutdoor SculpturesRoomOutside location
Object NumberMOMSK 66
About the artworkUlrich Rückriem is a sculptor, but he
does not consider it his task to process
his material. Instead, he regards the
stone to be a sculpture in its own right.
He uses the same processes and tools as
the stone industry, where he started as an
apprentice, and he stops working where
most artists would begin. Every stage of
the process is visible. The drill holes have
not been conjured away by hammers or
chisels but are readily displayed. The
titles of his works – in this particular case
Black Swedish Granite – specify the contents. In his work, Rückriem consciously
accentuates the stone’s relationship to
the surrounding architecture.