The imposing wooden sculpture, which is more than 13 meters (42.65 feet) long, was made in the 1980s and extended in the 1990s by the East German artist Guenther Thuere. The sculpture shows the silhouette of the most famous and important buildings and churches in Berlin (Berlin Cathedral, Berlin Red Town Hall, etc.), with the artist paying particular attention to the city's gates (Brandenburg Gate, Hamburg Gate, Oranienburg Gate, etc.).
The work of art originally adorned the Berlin restaurant "Zum alten Tor" on Torstrasse (Berlin Mitte-Prenzlauer Berg) for 30 years. There it sat, backlit and visible in several rooms, at a height of around 2 m on simple wall boards.
The massive woodwork consists of 4 exhibits, each consisting of 3 pieces. Each of the 4 exhibits measures an impressive 3 to 3.5 meters (9.8 to 11.5 feet) and can be installed independently of the other exhibits.
You can decorate several rooms with it or present it as a complete work of art in a single room.
It is remarkable that G. Thüre managed to set accents with playful ease through the arrangement of wood grain and saw cuts, so that an overall lovingly impressive, minimalist work was created, which also fits perfectly into the present day.
-Material wood, oiled
-marked several times by the artist G. Thüre
-Total length 13 m (42.65 feet)
-max. height 58 cm (22.8 inch)
-max. depth 19 cm (7.5 inch)
-Total weight 138.8 kg (the individual pieces weigh between 6.6 and 17 kg)
-the individual pieces are 98 to 143 cm long
-Signs of use, a few broken corners, scratches
-without light
Information about the artist:
Thüre, Günther
*1941
Training as a wooden model maker in Halle/Saale
Studied at the Berlin-Weißensee Art Academy, 1968 diploma as industrial designer
since 1968 member of the Association of Visual Artists
Design work for medical technology
1973 – 1977 Research assistant in the Office for Industrial Design, Housing Division, combined with expert work and quality control
1983 – 1988 Head of the “Child Environment” working group, including overall concepts for playground design in the cities of Sonneberg, Magdeburg and Erfurt
From 1977 to today: freelance work on art concepts for new development areas; sculptural works for interior and exterior spaces (mainly in wood), play areas (including Berlin, Cottbus), participation in art exhibitions, design of furniture and home accessories
(Source: HTW Berlin – Association for the History of Berlin e. V., founded in 1865)
Other works by G. Thüre in Berlin include:
-1984 Thüre fountain "Tränke", sandstone Alt-Friedrichsfelde 23 in 10315 Lichtenberg
-1985 3 Plastic Elements, Friedrichsfelde, Rhinstraße, Technical School for Foreign Trade
-Rural life, ensemble made of wood, Nikolas Bode and Günter Thüre, Wolfgang-Heinz-Straße 42 / green area on the north side of the swimming pool
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