Thomas Schütte: Architecture, Figure, and Power

Thomas Schütte1954– | German | Sculpture, Mixed Media, Drawings

Schütte explores ideas from several disciplines in his work. He makes sculptures which range from small, doll-like models to large pieces, often of architectural structures, similar to dolls houses. The human figure, scale, and presence are always apparent. His work encourages an open-ended imagination and questioning of the human condition and experience.

Thomas Schütte, Efficiency Men, 2005

KEY WORKS: As If to Celebrate, I Discovered a Mountain Blooming with Red Flowers, 1988 (London, Tate Collection); United Enemies, 1993 (Leeds, City Art Gallery)