Norbert Gleich

“Creative process of xylography"
Norbert Gleich in the LAUDA FactoryGallery

01.10.2011 - 30.11.2011

Within the scope of its now indispensable “Ma(h)lzeit” or “art over lunch” program, the FactoryGallery staged printing presentations in which Norbert Gleich explained the technique used in his works and the story behind his woodcuts. Norbert Gleich is a co-founder of the Lauda-Königshofen e.V. art circle established in 1977 and to this day remains involved as chairman of the organization.

Norbert Gleich was born in Waldbüttelbrunn, near Würzburg, in 1940. After leaving school he successfully completed an apprenticeship in precision engineering and has been active as a self-taught artist since 1954. A former professional soldier, the artist has been absorbed by wood carving techniques since as far back as 1975.

The art of wood carving requires great technical skill along with a high degree of discipline, concentration, material knowledge and patience. Indeed, the creative process behind a colored woodcut using multiple blocks can extend over several days, if not weeks.

His subjects are illustratively/artistically created and transformed into graphic works of art exclusively in his small studio “high above the Lauda rooftops”. Rather than producing mass print runs, his aim in working with wood as a medium and the primary colors he uses focuses on constantly discovering new artistic possibilities, which inevitably results in small print runs using a “manual printing process”.

The works in the LAUDA FactoryGallery can be viewed by interested parties during working hours subject to registration.

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