Gerwald Rockenschaub works within a formal repertoire that he began developing in the 1980s when he was a central figure in the emerging "neo-geo" (neo-geometric conceptualism) movement. Uniquely influenced by his work as a techno DJ and composer of electronic music, Rockenschaub absorbs the everyday imagery and forms of logos, traffic signs, and pictograms to produce sculptures, wall installations, and animations that render an aura of hyperrealist perfection.
Romantic / Eclectic (Remodelled Carousel Edit)
2019
Acrylic glass tiles, metal screws, washers
Each 12 x 12 x 0,3 cm
Installation view, Galerie Thaddaeus Ropac, Ely House, London, 2019
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Bend It
2015
13 objects, acrylic glass, metal screws, washers, wall paint
493 x 3120 cm
Installation view, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, 2015
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Blueberry Fields (Orphaned Selec + 1)
2006–2013
Various color foil images, color foil on alucore, aluminum frame
Overall dimensions variable
Installation view, Kunstmuseum St. Gallen, St. Gallen, 2016
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Use it, Break it, Fix it, Try it *
2011–2014
Various objects, MDF, lacquered; 5 acrylic glass inlays, oak frame
Overall dimensions variable
Installation view, Georg Kargl Fine Arts, Vienna, 2014
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Lady Linda
2011
Various objects, MDF, lacquered
Overall dimensions variable
Installation view, Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin, 2011
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Multidial
2011
Colored foil on plywood, aluminum structure: 1040 x 60 x 6610 cm
Sculpture, plywood, aluminum structure, lacquered: 50 x 85 x 3500 cm
Installation view, Kunstmuseum Wolfsburg, Wolfsburg, 2011
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Simple Philosophy
2009
1 sculpture, MDF, lacquered: 300 x 180 x 200 cm
3-part sculpture, MDF, metal tube, lacquered, 300 x 900 x 20 cm; 100 x 150 x 150 cm; Ø 5 x 150 cm
Installation view, Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Zurich, 2009
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Facade design
2008
Installation view, Temporäre Kunsthalle Berlin, Berlin, 2008
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
New Season Beauty (1)
2007
Polyester curtain, metal rail: 960 x 920 cm
Wall paint: 894 x 2120 cm
Installation view, Berlinische Galerie, Berlin, 2007
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Untitled
2007
Wood, acrylic lacquer
300 x 535 x 400 cm
Installation view, documenta 12, Kassel, 2007
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
I wish I was…
2005
Metal frame, 2 acrylic glass sheets, satined, screws, washers, wall paint
270 x 670 x 60 cm
Installation view, Galerie Mehdi Chouakri, Berlin, 2005
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
Untitled
2000
Inflatable object, yellow PVC-foil, electric blower
350 x 500 x 700 cm
Installation view, Art Unlimited, Art Basel, Basel, 2001
© Gerwald Rockenschaub
