Siegfried Kreitner (born 1967 in Simbach am Inn) studied sculpture in Berlin and New York and taught kinetic object construction at the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich from 2005 to 2015.
Movement and light are the central elements of his sculptures, which he himself describes as "minimal kinetics": slow, precise and reduced in form and speed. His works made of aluminum, stainless steel, Plexiglas, neon tubes and electric motors are based on basic geometric shapes and complex mechanical processes.
Despite their cool materials, the sculptures unfold an unexpected sensuality.
Kreitner's works address the relationship between form, space, movement and time. When the housings of his objects open almost imperceptibly, light radiates from inside them - as if it wants to escape into the room and enter into a dialog with the viewer.
Movement and light are the central elements of his sculptures, which he himself describes as "minimal kinetics": slow, precise and reduced in form and speed. His works made of aluminum, stainless steel, Plexiglas, neon tubes and electric motors are based on basic geometric shapes and complex mechanical processes.
Despite their cool materials, the sculptures unfold an unexpected sensuality.
Kreitner's works address the relationship between form, space, movement and time. When the housings of his objects open almost imperceptibly, light radiates from inside them - as if it wants to escape into the room and enter into a dialog with the viewer.
