Sculpture and Art Object: Silent Witness by IZ MAGLOW

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"iz .art" : Silent Witnesses

The Dutch art magazine t 'Circuit wrote in 1990 about the sculptures and art objects of Iz Maglow: "... the German artist has primarily referred to situations of 'standing or sitting face to face', of 'sitting and waiting or expecting'. Their dialogue and silence live on their shared impressions...."

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"Silent Witnesses"
Small, abstract sculptures and three-dimensional art objects made of wood, glass and plastic, which have been coated with a structured color surface.

ICH SAZ ÛF EIME STEINE UND DAHTE BEIN MIT BEINE
ICH SAZ ÛF EIME STEINE UND DAHTE BEIN MIT BEINE
(song quote: Walther von der Vogelweide)

acrylic on glass, metal and wood,
1989, 46 x 44 x 20 cm
85489049
private collection Limburg / Netherlands
 

MARIA COL BAMBINO
MARIA COL BAMBINO
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1989, 44 x 25 x 15 cm
86789020

For several weeks, the painter covered his wooden sculptures with many thick, structured layers of acrylic paint, so that the character of the wood disappears and the surfaces receive a new, monochrome "skin" that gives the wood sculptures a meditative aura.

ANNUNCIATION
ANNUNCIATION
acryl and pigments on wood and metal,
1990, 31 x 56 x 34 cm
86790024
private collection Stuttgart / Germany

SUSANNA IN THE BATH
SUSANNA IN THE BATH
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1990, 65 x 40 x 25 cm
86790003

SMALL MEETING
SMALL MEETING
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1990, 27 x 25 x 21 cm
86790001

HARALD BLUETOOTH
HARALD BLUETOOTH (The strong Viking)
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1989, 51 x 22 x 15 cm
86789022

VENUS WITH THE MIRROR
VENUS WITH THE MIRROR
acrylic on wood,
1990, 30 x 34 x 12 cm
86790026

DIEGO VELAZQUEZ
DIEGO VELAZQUEZ
acrylic and graphite on wood and metal,
1991, 84 x 60 x 35 cm
86591044

BAVARIAN BEERGARDEN
BAVARIAN BEERGARDEN
acrylic and lacquer on wood,
1990, 37 x 22 x 17 cm
86790025

NIGHT – FAN
NIGHT – FAN
acrylic and graphite on wood and metal,
1993, 60 x 102 x 14 cm
06793039

BLONDE STAR NEAR ALFA CENTAURY
BLONDE STAR NEAR ALFA CENTAURY
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1990, 51 x 39 x 19 cm
86790078

CASTOR AND POLLUX IN GEMINI
CASTOR AND POLLUX IN GEMINI
acrylic on lether and wood,
1990, 63 x 33 x 24 cm
86790080
private collection Heerlen / Netherlands

SOUTHERN CROSS
SOUTHERN CROSS
acrylic and pigments on wood,
1990, 58 x 70 x 9 cm
06790079
private collection Frankfurt / Germany

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Chairs
Many of these sculptures were created in parallel to Iz Maglow's paintings "Annunciation", which, inspired by the seating furniture "chair", addresses expectations.

BABYLONIC CONFUSION
BABYLONIC CONFUSION
acrylic and graphite on wood and metal,
1990, 13 x 41 x 17 cm
86790002
 

LITTLE BLACK DRESS OVER RED CHAIR
LITTLE BLACK DRESS OVER RED CHAIR
acrylic, pigments and lead on glass and wood,
1989, 81 x 68 x 6 cm
05489057

Like a little black silk dress thrown over a red chair, in this wall sculpture different black pigments shimmer on glass and wood materials in different directions.

CHAIR
CHAIR
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1989, 97 x 34 x 5 cm
16989013

CHAIR
CHAIR
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1989, 106 x 36 x 5 cm
16989014

LITTLE BLUW CHAIR
LITTLE BLUW CHAIR
acrylic and graphite on wood and cardboard,
1991, 85 x 97 x 22 cm
06991019

IN COUNTERPOINT TO THE SPARROWS
IN COUNTERPOINT TO THE SPARROWS
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1989, 67 x 32 x 18 cm
06789017

ANNUNCIATION
ANNUNCIATION
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1989, 84 x 75 x 36 cm
06789015

RED ANNUNCIATION
RED ANNUNCIATION
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1989, 110 x 65 x 10 cm
private collection Landau / Germany

NIGHT-SIGN & RECEPTION CHAIR
NIGHT-SIGN & RECEPTION CHAIR
acrylic and graphite on wood,
1988, 38 x 42 x 25 cm
1989, 105 x 52 x 21 cm
05488158 und 06789019

More three-dimensional Art Objects

From the beginning of the 1980s come the "Color Constructs". They continue to develop original ideas that began in coarse-textured paintings and drawings such as those of the "Pause Meeting" Series.

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Color Constructs
Color-coated and painted framework structures, which are mainly made of wood, form the "Color Constructs" that thematise the medium "water".

COLOR CONSTRUCT WEIR
COLOR CONSTRUCT WEIR
acrylic and pigments on wood,
1983, 100 x 160 cm
03483095
private collection Stuttgart / Germany
 

COLOR CONSTRUCT YELLOW FALL
COLOR CONSTRUCT YELLOW FALL
acrylic and pigments on wood and glass,
1983, 80 x 165 cm
03483168
private collection Stuttgart / Germany

COLOR CONSTRUCT POTOMAC
COLOR CONSTRUCT POTOMAC
acrylic and pigments on wood and glass,
1983, 55 x 104 cm
03483134
private collection Stuttgart / Germany

COLOR CONSTRUCT TORRENT
COLOR CONSTRUCT TORRENT
acrylic and pigments on wood,
1983, 84 x 113 cm
03483093
private collection Jungingen / Germany

COLOR CONSTRUCT LITTLE WATERFALL
COLOR CONSTRUCT LITTLE WATERFALL
acrylic and pigments on wood and ribbon,
1983, 113 x 105 cm 03483076
private collection Jungingen / Germany

COLOR CONSTRUCT STREAM
COLOR CONSTRUCT STREAM
acrylic and pigments on wood and glass,
1983, 52 x 71 cm
03483179
private collection Stuttgart / Germany

COLOR CONSTRUCT FALL
COLOR CONSTRUCT FALL
acrylic and pigments on wood, glass and cloth,
1983, 57 x 127 cm
03483175
private collection Jungingen / Germany

RED FALL INTO BLUE
RED FALL INTO BLUE
acrylic and pigments on wood,
1983, 114 x 168 cm
03483075
private collection Berlin / Germany

COLOR CONSTRUCT LA MER
COLOR CONSTRUCT LA MER
acrylic and pigments on wood,
1983, 119 x 158 cm
03483073

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Pause Meeting (Preliminary Studies on the Color Constructs)
"Pause Meeting" is a pun on the German word "Pause" in its meaning of copying something with carbon paper and in its second meaning of take a break.

PAUSE MEETING 4
PAUSE MEETING 4
carbon and pencil and color pencil on paper,
1982, 20 x 30 cm
28882096
 

PAUSE MEETING 2
PAUSE MEETING 2
carbon and pencil on paper,
1982, 29 x 30 cm
22882087

Similar to a rumor that arises during a break to grow and change afterwards, these drawings transport (copy) some of their information to the next leaf by adding new and leaving out old parts.

PAUSE MEETING 3
PAUSE MEETING 3
carbon and pencil on paper,
1982, 29 x 30 cm
22882088

KUNIBERT
KUNIBERT
carbon and pencil on paper and cardboard,
1981, 62 x 44 cm
22881147

EXOTIC
EXOTIC
acrylic on paper,
1984, 42 x 45 cm
16784002

WIND WHEEL
WIND WHEEL
acrylic on cardboard,
1984, 52 x 87 cm
16784018

A tribute to Peter Härtling's book of the same name.

COLOR CONSTRUCT BLACK, WHITE, YELLOW
COLOR CONSTRUCT BLACK, WHITE, YELLOW
lacquer on canvas,
1983, 145 x 200 cm
15483055

COLOR CONSTRUCT BLACK, GREEN, BROWN
COLOR CONSTRUCT BLACK, GREEN, BROWN
lacquer on canvas,
1983, 200 x 145 cm
15483049

COLOR CONSTRUCT YELLOW, BEIGE
COLOR CONSTRUCT YELLOW, BEIGE
lacquer on canvas,
1983, 200 x 145 cm
15483050