Reinhard Klessinger Voer een
gevoel niet
een galerie.
Kies een stemming en de kamer zelf antwoordt — het licht koelt of warmt op, de sfeer verandert van tempo, en alleen de werken die dat gevoel belichamen, treden naar voren uit de duisternis. De rest verdwijnt in de schaduw.
Reinhard Klessinger
The Sculptural Poetics of Reinhard Klessinger Born in the serene landscape of St. Blasien, Germany, in 1947, Reinhard Klessinger has emerged as a profound voice in contemporary German sculpture, crafting works that exist at the delicate intersection of presence and absence. His artistic lineage is rooted in a childhood steeped in creative tradition, where the seeds of craftsmanship were sown long before his formal academic pursuits. Th
is early immersion provided him with a foundational respect for the tactile nature of art, a quality that would later define his mastery over stone and form. Through rigorous training at the Staatliche Kunstakademie Düsseldorf and further refinement at Saint Martin’s School of Art in London, Klessinger developed a dual identity as both a sculptor and a draftsman, blending technical precision with a deep, conceptual curiosity. The evol…