Inge King biographical note

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MONASH UNIVERSITY ART HISTORY PROJECT

Subject: A biography of Inge King

http://www.monash.edu.au/diva/king.html

INGE KING

b. 1918, lives in Warrandyte, Victoria.

Inge King was born in Berlin and travelled widely before she came to Australia in 1951. In her early sculpture King worked with a variety of materials, although the modern media of arc welding and industrial steel characterize most of her work after 1960. King's geometric abstractions challenge the viewer to explore the formal relations of space in and around her work and to consider the figurative allusions made in her titles. When Inge King executes monumental projects, such as Surge Forward, she works with a team of engineers and welders to enlarge and install her maquettes.

References:

Zimmer, J. "Inge King: subtle changes 1983 - 1989." Art and Australia. 27 (3), 1990: 430 - 434

Zimmer, J. Inge King Sculpture 1945 - 1982 : a Survey. Parkville: University of Melbourne Gallery, 1982.

Kings and Queens. 1989. oil on canvas. 152.0 x 182.5 cm

Among senior artists, the sculptor Inge King is notable for the huge scale of recent works as well as the precision and grace of small maquettes. Her work Forward Surge, sited on the lawn of the Victorian Arts Centre, is now a well-known Melbourne landmark.

In the line of practice of such American artists as Alexander Calder and David Smith, Inge King works in industrial materials. Her work appears boldly abstract, but her configurations often work with association, as in the work called Jabaroo