In the studio: Heinz Mack
Light in Mack’s work suggests both the solar light of the sun and the chemical light of the mushroom cloud. In Mack’s work, brightness is not only a natural phenomenon but also, emerging in the wake of two world wars and under the shadow of the threat of nuclear conflict, his work suggests the interrelation of the duality of life and death.
— Alex Bacon, Visiting Scholar, Elam School of Fine Arts, University of Auckland.
From his studio in Ibiza, Heinz Mack discusses his early influences, the founding of the ZERO group in 1957, and the importance of light and color in his multifaceted oeuvre.
Light is a central theme in the non-representational art of Heinz Mack. His multifaceted oeuvre includes sculptures of various materials – also monumental ones for urban spaces, light reliefs, light cubes, light rotors, light stelae, paintings, drawings, pastels, ink drawings, graphics, photography, mosaics, ceramics, conceptual designs of public spaces and interiors, stage settings, as well as literary works.
