Asta Gröting

Asta Gröting
Born 1961
Herford, Germany
Nationality German
Alma mater Düsseldorf Academy of Arts

Asta Gröting (born 1961) is a German contemporary artist, film maker and ventriloquist.[1] She is also currently a professor at the Braunschweig University of Art.

Biography

Asta Gröting was born in Herford, Germany in 1961. She studied sculpture at the Düsseldorf Academy of Arts, graduating in 1986.[2] Gröting's earlier work focused on traditional sculpture, before she turned to artistic expression through film, starting 1993.[3] Gröting's works often present ordinary, familiar elements, where the viewer's attention is drawn towards their material transformation; caused by the exaggeration of the familiar.

References

  1. Grosenick, Uta, ed. (2001). Women artists: in the 20th and 21st century. Köln [etc.]: Taschen. ISBN 3-8228-5854-4.
  2. Babias, Marius. "Asta Gröting". Neuer Berliner Kunstverein. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  3. Inselmann, Andrea. "Façade Projection: Asta Gröting". Johnson Museum of Art. Retrieved 1 February 2014.

External links

Asta Gröting's profile at carlier | gebauer gallery

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