Room surfaces, 1958

Relief made of plaster on hardboard

Dimensions: 35.50 x 47 x 3 cm

Uli Pohl, born in Munich, studied at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich under Ernst Geitlinger. In 1958 he created light sculptures and drawings. From 1961 Pohl's works can be seen in exhibitions of the group "Zero", among others. He becomes a member of the intern. He became a member of the international group "Nouvelle Tendance", Paris, and took part in all the group's exhibitions, including "Nouvelle Tendance" (Louvre), Paris and "The Responsive Eye" (Museum of Modern Art), New York. From 1967-71 he taught at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste, Hamburg, and held teaching posts in Bremen and Offenbach. 1963 Pohl was awarded the grand prize at the IV. Biennale San Marino in 1971 and the Grand Prize of the 1st Triennale for Small Sculpture, Fellbach, and the Citizen's Prize of the 1st Triennale in 1980.

Uli Pohl says about his art: "My production is determined by the tendency towards clarity, controllability and order, and this never superficially refers to the transparency of the material I use, but rather to the comprehensibility of the conception that underlies each work. (...) I work very consciously towards a recipient who actively and self-involved looks, thinks, questions, searches and researches."