Stephan Balkenhol - On site

Art book, 2001, 104 pages, 107 illustrations, 17.4 x 24.60 cm, hardcover, ed. Andreas Franzke, text(s) by Andreas Franzke | In 1987, Stephan Balkenhol's »Man with a green shirt and white trousers« took up a prominent position in front of a bare fire wall high above the pedestrian zone in the center of Münster. Since then, his mostly wooden figures in public space, with their equally unexpected and convincing appearance on water and on land, have attracted international attention. The where and how of their installation has a decisive influence on the effect of the sculptures. The publication documents Balkenhol's intelligent and unusual productions from 1996 to 2000 in an extremely exciting and informative way. It gives an overview of how the artist reacts to given situations. Whether his figures are in the public eye temporarily or permanently, their mere presence changes the environment in which they are placed. At the same time, Balkenhol freed the public sculpture from its intrusive demeanor. An illustrated catalog raisonné of all works projected and realized for the public from 1984 to the present completes the volume. About the artist: Stephan Balkenhol *1957 in Fritzlar (Hesse). Studied at the University of Fine Arts in Hamburg with Ulrich Rückriek. Since 1983 solo and group exhibitions. Since 1992 professorship for sculpture at the Academy of Fine Arts in Karlsruhe. Lives in Karlsruhe and Meisenthal (Lorraine).