Niemöller’s wooden sculptures stem from the period between the 1970s and the 2000s. The various objects were created from industrial and handmade wooden finds and have frequently been assembled. In sum they constitute an anthropomorphic whole.
Wood is an organic material which combines originality on the one hand, and often quite evident previous functionality on the other, which naturally creates artistic tension. This appeals to the viewer who sees various figures which, taken as a whole, seem to present him/her with a mirror image of the wide range of human experience.
Die Schreitende
Wood, stained
height 92,5 cm
1984
Female figure
Beech
height 75 cm
1971
Bird of Death
Wood
height 48,7 cm
1970
Egyptian Woman
Wood, painted white
height 112,5 cm
1970
Moon Goddess
Beech
height 47,7 cm
1971
Indian Death’s Head
Mahogany on maple basel
height 37 cm
1974
Ensemble
Wood
height 34,2 cm
1980
Plug Head
Kambala wood, matt
height 38,6 cm
1973
L’homme giraffe
(Giraffe Man)
Mahogany
height 69,1 cm
1973
Love Bird
Beech, stained, matt
height 70,6 cm
1974
Nemesis
Wood
height 86,7 cm
1973
No title
Wood, painted
height 69,9 cm
2000
The Archaeologists:
A tribute to Chirico
Wood, painted, gold leaf,
7 pieces
height 27,8 cm
1983
Male Figure
Wood, painted
height 122,5 cm
1985
Z
Oak with iron black
height 53,5 cm
1996
Birdman
Oak, stained, matt
height 104 cm
1983
Mask
Wood
height 65,5 cm
1996
Weather Vane
Wood, movable on brass rod
height 30,8 cm
1986
No title
Wood, painted
height 115,6 cm
1991
No title
Wood, black spray paint, buttons
height 69,8 cm
2007
Figure
Wood
height 57,5 cm
1985
No title
Wood
height 53 cm
1988
Box Head
Wood
height 32,1 cm
1972
High Priest
Wood
height 51,4 cm
1974
No title
Coniferous wood
height 200,5 cm
1999
Catbird
Beech, stained, matt
height 67,5 cm
1975