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Foam mounted on a wooden board inside a Perspex box Germany, 1970 Ferdinand Spindel (1913-1980) – German painter, sculptor and graphic artist Signed and dated ‘Spindel 70’ as well as numbered ‘3/25’ on the reverse of the wooden board Dimensions display case: 80 x 30 x 10 cm Good condition Spindel discovered foam as his primary artistic means of expression in 1963 Condition: The object itself is in very good condition. The display case has some traces of use. The dimensions of the display case are 80 x 30 x 10 cm. Ferdinand Spindel (1913-1980) Ferdinand Spindel apprenticed as a graphic artist at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen at Max Buchartz and worked as a self-employed artist since 1947. Spindel was a member of the Deutscher Künstlerbund sinde 1957. In 1963, he joined the artist residence Halfmannshof in Gelsenkirchen. It was that same year when Spindel discovered foam as his primary artistic means of expression and destroyed the majority of the work he had created until then. He experimented with foam objects, foam reliefs and foam rooms. Spindel was in contact with the artist group Zero. In 1969, he was among the founders of the artist group B1. (tm) Shipping costs excl. statutory VAT and plus 2,5% (+VAT) shipping insurance.