JÖRG PLICKAT
JÖRG PLICKAT
1954 Hamburg, Germany
Jörg Plickat descends from figurative sculpture. At first this may be surprising, since his work seems to be conceived from the addition and subtraction of geometric forms, but a more in-depth study reveals the human canon of proportion in his abstract compositions.
He makes his sculptural works in stone (marble, granite), steel and bronze.
The intellectual aspect of Plickat’s sculpture involves the impact of the relationships between volume, material, situation and light and shadow. His simplified geometric formal language is comprehensible throughout the world, unifying both intimacy and monumentality.
He has participated in more than 320 exhibitions worldwide and has made more than 95 monuments in public spaces in ten countries and four continents.
Jörg Plickat has received several national and international awards.
He was one of the first foreign professors of the Department of Sculpture at Tsinghua University. He frequently teaches in China, Spain and Italy.