Red Frames
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Year: 2019
Edition: Unique
Technique: Industrial acrylic paint on concrete
Framed: No
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AUTHENTICITY
All artworks on IdeelArt are original, signed, delivered directly from the artist's studio, and come with a certificate of authenticity."Red Frames" is a monumental, permanent wall painting created by Swiss artist Daniel Göttin for the Art Zuid 2019 Sculpture Biennial in Amsterdam. Located in the bustling pedestrian and bicycle passage beneath Amsterdam Station Zuid, the installation consists of a series of interventions on ten massive concrete support pillars. This project is a definitive example of how concrete art can migrate from the gallery to the "non-places" of urban transit, permanently altering the daily commute for thousands.
Artistic Vision & Technique
Göttin’s approach to the passage was to treat the structural pillars as a sequence of canvases. By painting the recessed faces of the pillars a stark, luminous white and "framing" them with thick, vibrant signal-red borders, he created a "gallery without walls." The technique is deceptively simple but architecturally profound. The red frames act as a visual highlight, pulling the viewer’s eye toward the rhythm of the structural supports. This intervention turns a traditionally dark, utilitarian "grey" space into a rhythmic, aesthetic experience. It challenges the passenger to stop seeing the tunnel as a mere shortcut and start perceiving it as a curated environment.
Context & Significance
Commissioned for Art Zuid, a biennial typically known for standalone sculptures, Göttin chose instead to engage directly with the existing architecture. The "Red Frames" serve as a dialogue between the "White Cube" of high-art galleries and the industrial reality of a transit hub. By making the intervention permanent, the city of Amsterdam acknowledged the power of minimalist abstraction to humanize and organize public space. It stands as a testament to the artist's ability to find the "hidden" geometry in our most functional environments.
Key Technical Details
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Scale: 10 structural concrete pillars.
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Medium: Permanent site-specific wall painting.
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Materials: High-durability industrial acrylic paint.
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Location: Pedestrian/bicycle passage, Amsterdam Station Zuid, Netherlands.
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Exhibition: Art Zuid 2019 (Sculpture Biennial).
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Daniel Göttin 是一位瑞士藝術家，他的作品分為特定場域的計劃以及用於牆面的彩色或繪畫物件。他居住並工作於巴塞爾。
教育 / 駐地藝術家計劃
最初擔任工程公司的技術繪圖員，Daniel Göttin 後來進入巴塞爾視覺藝術學校，並於1990年畢業。
他曾於1990年在澳洲弗里曼特爾藝術基金會（現為 Artsource）、1993年在德州馬法的 Donald Judd Chinati 基金會、1994年在瑞士 Eisenwerk 的 Shed、2005年在紐約的 :artist:network，以及2007年和2013/2014年在東京的 Youkobo 藝術空間擔任駐地藝術家。
相關引言
「Daniel 的藝術具有清晰與深思。但這種清晰並非來自固定或重複的立場或策略。相反地，他的藝術是反覆進行的，回應不斷變化的條件與環境。他的作品不同面向，無論是牆面作品或為牆面製作的物件，彼此相互關聯並互相反思。Daniel 所稱的整體——他的作品體系，具有一種完整性。」（Chris Ashley，Minus Space）
重要榮譽
Daniel Göttin 曾獲得瑞士巴塞爾市的補助金。
展覽
自1990年以來，Göttin 在歐洲、日本、澳洲、墨西哥和美國的博物館、畫廊及公共收藏中舉辦了超過60場個展及計劃。
他與伴侶 Gerda Maise 於1998年在巴塞爾創立了藝術空間 Hebel_121，提供裝置展覽的平台。Hebel_121 持續展出創新藝術作品。
Wenger，瑞士蘇黎世
Conny Dietzschold，澳洲雪梨
Gen，日本東京
Minus Space，美國布魯克林
照片來源（由上至下）
- Daniel Göttin
- Stefan Altenburger Photography Zürich
- Serge Hasenböhler
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