Sign up
Log in
Skip to Main Content

Otto Piene

German, 1928–2014

1.6k Followers
Bio

A founder of the 1960s Dusseldorf-based Group Zero, Otto Piene is best known for his paintings made with smoke and fire. Called Rauchbilder (smoke pictures), Piene applied solvent to pigmented paper and lit it on fire, developing images in the …
Blue chip status
Blue-chip representation
Represented by internationally reputable galleries.
Overview
Works for Sale (72)
Auction results

Notable works

View all works
Career highlights
User
Solo show at a major institution
Hamburger Bahnhof, and 1 more
Group
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 4 more
Institution
Collected by a major institution
Museum of Modern Art (MoMA)
Publication
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 2 more
Fair
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale International Exhibition, and 3 more
See all past shows and fair booths Chevron Arrow Icon
Sell art from your collection
Sell art from your collection
Consign with Artsy
Sell art from your collection
Sell art from your collection
Consign with Artsy
Related categories
Group Zero
Use of Ephemeral Materials
Light Art
Kinetic Sculpture
Ceramic
Chance
Focus on Materials
Process-Oriented
Performance Art
Mixed-Media
Large-Scale Sculpture
20th Century Art
Technology
The Environment
Installation
Site-Specific Art
Germany
Line, Form, and Color
Light as Subject
Sculpture
Molecular
Painting
United States

Works for sale

View all works
Articles featuring Otto Piene
View all articles

Related artists