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Optimist Sculptures by Ottmar Hörl

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Optimist Sculptures by Ottmar Hörl

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Optimist Sculptures by Ottmar Hörl

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Location: Wertheim, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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October 5, 2024

"Optimist" - a serial sculpture by Prof. Ottmar Hörl

The artist Ottmar Hörl has made it his mission with his projects to make art accessible to everyone.
From Dürer rabbits to garden gnomes to gold Madonnas, he presents his works on the street, in public places and spaces, where art and culture are openly and directly discussed.
In his work as an artist, Hörl always sees himself as a source of inspiration for communication processes and new ways of thinking and seeing things.

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October 5, 2024

The optimist aptly shows the currently globally important moment: an optimistic view of the future.
As a universal symbol of well-being and positivity, the figure raises its finger and shows the artist's concrete message of positive future impact.
The feeling of serenity and confidence, so important to us humans, can be immediately recognized in his object: the artistic capture of the social feeling.

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October 5, 2024

Ottmar Hörl's art concept is based on the seriality and democratization of art itself. This becomes clear with his art project "Flashmob", in which he randomly and unexpectedly places the optimist's multiple in Wertheim. The idea is that everyone can take a figure with them or move it around, and so the optimist goes on his worldwide journey.
This project particularly highlights the temporary component of art.
Ottmar Hörl does not create eternal ideas, but refers to the constant development and change of art by society itself. The optimists appeared by chance and disappeared again, an opportunity for the artist to integrate society directly into his project and the possibility of initiating a discourse.
The optimist also poses another cultural question to the viewer with his figure:
do you have to think everything is good or always stay positive?

Information about the artwork:

Artist: Ottmar Hörl
Period: from 2020
Material: plastic with UV protective varnish
Dimensions: approx. 44x23x18cm
Special features: embossed signature "HÖRL"
Shipping group: B0

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Location: Wertheim, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Main-Tauber-Kreis, Stuttgart District, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

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Optimist Sculptures by Ottmar Hörl

1. Wertheim Market Square – Main Bridge Wertheim loop from Wertheim

2. Wertheim Old Town – Wertheim Market Square loop from Wertheim

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