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Since 1968, Gerald has experimented with vessel-sculptures
assembled from slabs. At the same time ,he discovered the winged
form, which is still significant in his work. In the 1970s,
While Gerald developed the vessel-sculptures from the wing and
cut cube forms, using gorged stoneware with dark glazes,
Gotlind opened up a new form vocabulary using fine stoneware
with dark glazes, Gotlind opened up a new form vocabulary using
fine stoneware. Her remarkable control in throwing learnt from
the production series of innumerable tableware pieces was able
to fully unfold in the artistic one off piece. The forms, which
can or as unturned hats, represent a personal exploration into
the style of Art Nouveau.
In the following years, the work of Gotlind and Gerald Weigel
developed in concentric circles. Earlier discovered forms found
new interpretations. Increasingly, Gerald's work became more
sculptural. Gotlind, on the other hand, enhanced her basic
forms-sphere, bottle or chalice. In 1983, the increasing
opportunities to exhibit in museums and galleries, as well as
the growing interest in one-off pieces, led to their abandoning
the serial tableware production.
In the works of Gotlind and Gerald Weigel, the second half of
the 20th century is equally documented as in the works of fine
art. Their work melts art and craft. What Volker Ellwanger wrote
in 1981 for the exhibition in the Jahrhunderthalle, caught the
core of their creation:" Form and glaze as concept: this is as
old as it is new. It is the methodical reduction to that point
where the natural composition of materials receives a new
quality of expression as a result of human creative endeavors."
Article by frank Nievergelt
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