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Rosemarie Trockel (born 1952 in Schwerte , Germany ) is a German Art ist, and an important figure in her country's Contemporary Art Movement . From 1970 – 1978 , Trockel studied Anthropology , Sociology , Theology , and Mathematics in pursuit of Teaching career. She later studied Painting at the Werkkunstschule in Cologne . Her first solo Exhibition s were held in Bonn and Cologne in 1983; she gained fame by addressing contemporary concerns, particularly Women and their place in the art world. Her work challenged concepts of Sexuality , Culture , and artistic production. Trockel's " Knitting pictures", produced in 1985 , consist of lengths of machine-knitted, Wool len material stretched on to frames. The material is patterned with Computer -generated Geometrical motifs, or with recognizable Logo s, such as the Hammer And Sickle motif of the Soviet Union superimposed on a background of red and white stripes reminiscent of the US Flag . Another of Trockel's pieces consists of a Steel Cube fitted with six Hot Plate s in two parallel, diagonal lines, meant to establish a bridge between the Feminine domain of Cooking and the Masculine domain of industrial production. Trockel's ''Painting Machine and 56 Brush Strokes'' is a mechanical contraption of wires and steel rollers, in which 56 Paint Brush es make small marks on a roll of paper. The brushes are made of Human Hair and are engraved with the names of the hair's donors. |
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