Klaus Staudt (born 1932 in Otterndorf am Main, Germany) stands among the foremost advocates of constructive and concrete art in his home country. While pursuing his medical studies from 1954 to 1959, a visit to the Academy of Fine Arts in Munich ignited a passion for art, leading him to enroll in a course under the tutelage of Ernst Geitlinger and Georg Meistermann. In 1960, along with Gerhard von Graevenitz and Jürgen Morschel, Staudt established the celebrated nota gallery in Munich, establishing himself as a member of the nouvelle tendance.
His body of work is rooted in simplistic geometric forms, enclosed in transparent Plexiglas, creating an optical illusion of movement as the beholder’s gaze roams. The interplay of color, light, and shadow imbues the perception of the observer. With a consistent presence in galleries for over four decades, Staudt received a retrospective at the Museum für Konkrete Kunst, Ingolstadt in 1997. His pieces are displayed in numerous prominent public and private collections throughout Europe, including the Daimler AG Collection in Stuttgart, the Museum of Concrete Art in Ingolstadt, and the Haus Konstruktiv in Zürich, as well as the Kunstmuseum Basel.
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