Klaus Baumgärtner - Simple Things

An ode to the everyday

Baumgärtner worked in the tradition of assemblage art, a movement that emerged as a reaction to excessive official art at the beginning of the 20th century. His method started with looking: objects that caught his attention, he collected with an eye for simplicity and stillness. He left the materials as much as possible, creating space for rhythm, form, line and contrast. His compositions do not tell an unambiguous story and that was exactly the intention. Baumgärtner did not want to explain anything, but invited the viewer to look for himself and discover beauty in the everyday and the unexpected.