Günther Uecker
Diagonale/Vertikale Struktur (Diagonal/Vertical Structure), 1965
White paint, nails, and sand on canvas laid down on wood
32 5/16 x 32 1/4 x 2 3/4 inches (82.1 x 82 x 7 cm)
© Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / VG Bild-Kunst, Bonn
Holding the bundled nails in the left hand, selecting a nail with the right, which holds a hammer, setting it and hammering it in. Tensing and relaxing the shoulder muscles in a left-to-right motion, tensing the neck muscles when striking the blow … The perception of repetitions—thoughts are eradicated—a state of emptiness.
—Günther Uecker
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