Another key aspect of this work refers to the concept of ‘Heimat’ a German word that cannot be entirely translated one on one but loosely refers to heritage or home. Strumbel, however, creates both, a unique artificial and artistic aesthetic with his usage of extreme exaggerations in regard to form content. With their colorful and bright surface, the artworks appear as light and shiny pieces of pop art. At first sight, these objects don’t reveal any of the disturbing content but appear as beautifully crafted wooden sculptures. By doing so, he puts the objects into a completely new and often provocative context, always pushing boundaries. He replaces significant elements of the cuckoo’s clock, such as traditionally carved ornaments with motives that deal with the subjects of violence, pornography and death. Pictures courtesy of Stefan Strumbel, Badische Zeitung, BW-Jetzt.įor all the latest art news, sign up for free to My Widewalls today.Stefan Strumbel made a name for himself by exaggerating traditional and cult artifacts such as cuckoo clocks, anchors and crucifixes and reincorporating elements of Street Art and Pop Art. Stefan Strumbel - Kuckucksuhr for Karl Lagerfeld We believe that Strumbel’s art is more than capable to pervade the international contemporary art market and will follow his development very closely. Despite the fact that leading figures such as Karl Lagerfeld, Selim Varol and Sophie Steinmeyer are collectors of his art. His popularity is mainly limited to the confines of his home country. Nevertheless, Stefan Strumbel is not as well known, as he should be. The result is never before seen art objects that found their way to the homes of several leading German collectors. Stefan Strumbel’s work is therefore in constant dispute with the paradigm of his rural upbringing and a very modern perception of contemporary urban art. By replacing traditional ornaments with motives depicting pornography, aggression and death he creates pop-art-like pieces that stand for the change in our value system. Furthermore the artist utilizes religious objects like the crucifix and adds stylistic elements from the urban and street –art world. Stefan Strumbels legendre Kuckucksuhren (Unikate und Editionen) und Siebdrucke aus der HEIMAT Werkserie sind im Showroom. Strumbel abstracts this classical wall clock and mixes it with bright colors, contemporary objects and urban art ideas. The “Kuckucksuhr” he most frequently uses originates from this region. The objects he chooses to re-design are traditional objects from the Black Forest region in Germany. The deep relationship to his birthplace is also expressed in his art. Stefan Strumbel, the Offenburg born and raised contemporary artist still works from his hometown. Stefan Strumbel explains his design process (in German) Prerequisite to understanding what the guy is saying: German language skills 101. Watch the Video of Stefan Strumbel explaining his creative design process. With a little luck, buyers of Monopol magazine have the chance to come into possession of a signed edition of 50 with collectors value. Collectors have the special motivation to purchase this month’s Monopol issue because 50 art prints are signed. An art print of the “Kuckucksuhr” is included in this month’s edition of the art magazine Monopol. German contemporary artist Stefan Strumbel created one of his signature “Kuckucksuhren” for the Baden Wuerttemberg campaign “Heimat Großer Kunst”.
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