Albert Hettinger

Albert Hettinger is a German artist who mainly works with stone, especially with basalt and granite. His studio is situated on the former US Airbase Bitburg, close to a volcanic region. ........................................"Regardless of the material or the techniques he employs, the sculptures of Albert Hettinger radiate an unmistakable grace and meditative, Zen-like stillness. The artist’s experiences in Japan plainly enriched his form-language, but its underlying aesthetic was present from the very start of his career. Whether he works in basalt, granite or steel, the sense of balance and harmony is constant, expressed in ground-hugging forms, in richly modulated reliefs, in steles that seem to bridge earth and sky, or in installations that display an airy lightness. In his most characteristic sculptures, Hettinger seems to peel away superfluous layers to reveal the unexpected beauty concealed within. Often he leaves sections of the finished piece in a raw state, revealing even the boreholes through which an ancient material was wrested from the quarry. This primordial quality is both emphasized and complemented by the elegant, mirror-like surfaces that adjoin. Hettinger’s exquisitely crafted works comprise an oeuvre of great...

Several exhibitions since 1997, thereby:

2017
" Le Songe d´une Nuit d`ÈTÈ"
Poppy and Pierre Salinger Foundation - Le Thor (France)
Sculpture Show - Cháteau Bosc (France)
2016
“Totem“ - Poppy and Pierre Salinger
Foundation - Le Thor (France)
“Oeuvres en Basalte“ - Solo Show - Gallery DNR - L´Isle sur la Sorgue - (France)
2015
"De la Ligne au Point" - Poppy and Pierre
Salinger Foundation - Le Thor (France)
2014
To the Point - Raum 2810 - Bonn (Germany)
Edition Rhizome bei Youngcollectors -
Swisttal-Miel (Germany)
“Herausbefördern“ - Solo Show - Jülich (Germany)
2012
“The other side” Haus Beda - Bitburg (Germany)
2009
gkg Bonn (Germany)
Museum Kaiserslautern (Germany)
2007
Ube Sculpture Biennale (Japan)
2004
Snow Sculpture Symposium in Winnipeg (Canada)
2003
Kyongnam International Sculpture Symposium,
(South Korea)
Solo Show in «Schloß Waldthausen» (Germany)
International Sculpture Symposium in Bitburg
(Germany)
2002
Solo Show in the German Culture Center -
Tokyo (Japan)
2000
Solo Show Kunstverein Trier /Germany)
Toyamura International Sculpture Biennale (Japan)
1999
International Sculpture Symposium in
Oberbillig (Ge...