Ottmar Hörl - Welcome II garden gnome

Ottmar Hörl (1950) - Welcome II. Garden gnome in plastic by Ottmar Hörl. The figure measures 38,5 x 18,5 x 9,5 cm and is stamped with HÖRL. It is not numbered. Ottmar Hörl studied at the Städelschule in Frankfurt am Main and with Klaus Rinke at the Kunstakademie Düsseldorf. Since 1999 he has been professor at the Academy of Fine Arts in Nuremberg. The German conceptual artist works with different forms of expression and became internationally known for his large-scale, temporary projects with mass-produced sculptures in public spaces. For Ottmar Hörl, art is an organisational principle and a basis for communication, it should provide food for thought and influence society.