For more than three decades Ulrich Rückriem has been creating a sculptural work that belongs to the most important art of the second half of the 20th century. At first, in the sixties, when Rückriem began to develop his characteristic language of forms, the materials he used were still diverse: wood, steel, iron and finally stone, which became the almost exclusive material for his sculptures.

The development of his work is dominated by the discourse with the stone: the raw blocks, found as they are in the quarry, are divided into simple horizontal and vertical cuts to later be returned to their original shape. The geometric form contained within these blocks is brought out in various volumes brought together by various cutting processes. The apparently simple language of Rückriem’s work gives way to a wide spectrum of variations whose principles combine elements of sculpture and architecture.