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Ralf Ziervogel

Ralf Ziervogel

113 - Every Adidas Got Its Story

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Context

113, from the year 2018, is originally a black ink drawing from the series Every Adidas Got Its Story (2004-2018), which to date includes approximately 300 drawings. The series includes around 300 drawings to date, all made without preliminary sketches. The works are created on palm-sized paper, portraying physical excesses. Each drawing depicts a more or less developed death situation of an individual. The series was originally conceived as a type of declination of the human body, presented as spectacular depictions in descriptive black-and-white. The origin of the series was inspired by a connection between Princess Diana's death in 1997 and a 2004 retrospective of American minimalist artist Sol LeWitt in Paris. Typically, next to each small drawing is a matching-sized black envelope, similar to a sympathy card, paired with the imaginative death representation. In large installations, up to 80 or more of these drawings are displayed side by side, giving the impression of a black-and-white film played out scene by scene. Drawing number 113 is one of the later works in the series, which, with time, has evolved far from its original theme.

About Ralf Ziervogel

Ralf Ziervogel, born in 1975 in Clausthal-Zellerfeld,, is a provocative artist who has made waves in the contemporary art world with his uncompromising approach. This Berlin and New York-based creator is known for oversized, often drastic drawings, pushing artistic expression boundaries. Ziervogel's work is characterized by intricate, palm-sized figures engaged in extreme physical situations, forming monochrome, ornamental webs that challenge viewers' perceptions.
After honing his skills at the Academy of Fine Arts Berlin, Ziervogel quickly gained recognition, earning prestigious accolades like the Karl Schmidt-Rottluff scholarship. His artistic repertoire extends beyond drawings to include sculptures, videos, texts, and interventions. In 2008, Ziervogel collaborated with architects and engineers on the ambitious ECCE project, proposing a massive white cube with the world's largest free-standing roof for Berlin's Tempelhof airfield.
Ziervogel's work has graced the walls of renowned institutions worldwide, from the Museum of Modern Art in New York to the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich. His creative process is as intriguing as his art itself, with Ziervogel claiming that his greatest source of inspiration is "blurriness" – the inherent inaccuracy in how we perceive and describe the world.

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Instructions

Have it tattooed in its original size: 23,85 x 9,94 cm.

  • Colour

    pitch black

  • Position

    free

  • Scalable

    no