JÜRGEN O. OLBRICH
Jürgen O. Olbrich (nacido el 25 de noviembre de 1955 en Bielefeld) es un artista visual, editor y curador alemán. Vive y trabaja en Kassel. Olbrich ha estado activo en la plataforma de comunicación mundial de la red Mail Art desde la década de 1970. Es un representante destacado de la poesía concreta y visual y un artista del copy art. En 1987 participó en la Documenta 8 de Kassel y se hizo conocido internacionalmente. En 1989 inició su ciclo de trabajo Paper-Police. Para este proyecto a largo plazo, él recoge de los contenedores de papel de Kassel lo que otros desechan y agrupa y empaqueta una amplia variedad de objetos encontrados. Este reciclaje de papel de Olbrich funciona como un reflejo de la sociedad del descarte. Las raíces artísticas de Olbrich se encuentran en los movimientos Dada y Fluxus y en los happenings. Trabaja artísticamente en proyectos, performances, instalaciones y archivos, en los que recurre a materiales encontrados, métodos de azar y combinaciones palabra-imagen para documentar el paso del tiempo como impermanencia.
JÜRGEN O. OLBRICH
Born in November 25, 1955 in Bielefeld; he is a German visual artist, editor and curator. He lives and works in Kassel. Olbrich has been active on the worldwide communication platform of the Mail Art network since the 1970s. He is a prominent representative of concrete and visual poetry and a copy art artist. In 1987 he participated in Documenta 8 in Kassel and became known internationally. In 1989 he started his Paper-Police work cycle. For this long-term project, he collects from Kassel paper containers what others discard and groups and packages a wide variety of found objects. This recycling of Olbrich's paper works as a reflection of the throwaway society. Olbrich's artistic roots are found in the Dada and Fluxus movements and in happenings. He works artistically on projects, performances, installations, and archives, in which he resorts to found materials, methods of chance, and word-image combinations to document the passage of time as impermanence.
Born in November 25, 1955 in Bielefeld; he is a German visual artist, editor and curator. He lives and works in Kassel. Olbrich has been active on the worldwide communication platform of the Mail Art network since the 1970s. He is a prominent representative of concrete and visual poetry and a copy art artist. In 1987 he participated in Documenta 8 in Kassel and became known internationally. In 1989 he started his Paper-Police work cycle. For this long-term project, he collects from Kassel paper containers what others discard and groups and packages a wide variety of found objects. This recycling of Olbrich's paper works as a reflection of the throwaway society. Olbrich's artistic roots are found in the Dada and Fluxus movements and in happenings. He works artistically on projects, performances, installations, and archives, in which he resorts to found materials, methods of chance, and word-image combinations to document the passage of time as impermanence.