Norbert Kricke Enter a
feeling, not
a gallery.
Choose a mood and the room itself answers — the light cools or warms, the air changes pace, and only the works that carry that feeling step forward from the dark. Everything else recedes into shadow.
Norbert Kricke
Norbert Kricke: Sculpting the Flow of Space and Time Norbert Kricke (1922-1984) wasn’t merely a sculptor; he was an architect of perception, a pioneer who wrestled with the very essence of space and movement. Born in Düsseldorf during a period of profound societal upheaval following World War II, Kricke’s artistic journey was deeply intertwined with the post-war desire to rebuild—not just physical structures, but also the foundations o
f human experience. His work, often characterized by its stark minimalism and evocative use of wire, steel, and concrete, represents a pivotal moment in the evolution of abstract sculpture, bridging the gap between the formal rigor of the Constructivists and the expressive freedom of L’Art Informel. Kricke's early artistic training under Richard Scheibe and Hans Uhlmann at the Hochschule für Bildende Künste in Berlin provided him with…