730 - Peter Strang (born 1936 in Dresden)

Peter Strang (born 1936 in Dresden) Sculptural mural "Structure in White." Original title One-of-a-kind piece. Glazed porcelain. Signed and dated “P. Strang (19)90” as well as “AE” and “of” in overglaze, indicating the collaboration of Strang’s colleagues Andreas Ehret and Olaf Fieber. A tall, rectangular, sculptural composition made of hand-molded plates with a circular relief surface structure, topped with flat porcelain rings as well as cylindrical tubes arranged in varying heights. In the center are two overlapping circular forms of different sizes in an approximately concentric arrangement, not far from another in the lower right corner of the composition. Unique piece no. 54/90. Sword mark. Meissen. 1990. 137 cm x 115 cm. After completing his apprenticeship as a modeler at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory (1950–1954), Strang studied for five years at the Dresden Academy of Fine Arts and graduated in 1960 with a degree in sculpture. Beginning in 1970, he became one of the few sculptors to focus increasingly on porcelain reliefs and sculptural wall designs. Around 1975, he began placing sculptural forms on flat panels, which he cast individually using plaster molds or modeled freely by hand. The gradation of the elements from flat to high relief and the resulting interplay of light and shadow create the impression of fluid, moving structures that are constantly forming and disintegrating. A work by Strang with a similar composition hangs in the factory cafeteria, which was refurbished in 1990, alongside wall installations by L. Zepner, Prof. H. Werner, V. Bretschneider, and R. Stolle. Created in the workshops of the Meissen State Porcelain Manufactory, this object is unique in form and composition and is therefore one-of-a-kind. See *Meissener Konturen 1960–1990*, pp. 212, 291; Beyer, Wandbilder-Bilderwände, Meissener Manuskripte, XVII, pp. 85ff. Included: Certificate from the Meissen State Porcelain Manufactory dated December 20, 1992, No. 1811. A unique sculptural glazed porcelain wall decoration. Signed “P. Strang” and monogrammed by Strang’s collaborators A. Ehret and O. Fieber. Unique no. 54/90. Crossed swords mark. Meissen. 1990.