MATSCHINSKY-DENNINGHOFF, BRIGITTE AND MARTIN1923 Berlin - 2011 Berlin / 1921 Grötzingen/BadenTitle: Wirbel. Date: 1991. Technique: Brass and pewter on aluminium base. Measurement: 125 x 114 x 72.5cm. Frame/Pedestal: White base (50 x 115.5 x 51cm). Provenance:- Private collection Rhineland Palatinate (directly from the artist)Exhibitions:- Galerie Michael, Darmstadt 1992- Art Frankfurt (Galerie Michael, Darmstadt) 1992Literature:- Georg W. Költzsch (ed.): Matschinsky-Denninghoff, Monographie und Werkverzeichnis der Skulpturen, Cologne 1992, cat. rais. no. 667, ill.- "Wirbel" convinces by means of its interplay between compact linear form of soldered tube bundles and the open structure of unordered wires- Already in 1967 the artist couple created their first sculptures made of steel pipebundles that henceforth will become characteristic of their art- The often monumental sculptures of the artist couple are characterised bya graceful lightness that seemingly suspends the laws of gravity.