Ottmar Hörl (1950) - Sculpture, Erdmännchen - 49 cm - plastic - 2009

Ottmar Hörl (1950), Meerkats, 2009.

Plastic, approx. 49 x 15 x 30 cm, with embossing HÖRL. Not numbered.

Biography
Ottmar Hörl studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main and with Klaus Rinke at the Kunstakademie in Düsseldorf. Since 1999 he has been a professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg. The German conceptual artist works with diverse forms of expression and became internationally known through his time-limited large-scale projects with serially produced sculptures in public spaces. Art is for Ottmar Hörl an organizational principle and a reason for communication; it is meant to provoke thought and have an impact on society.