Ludwig Wilding

Ludwig Wilding studied at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart. The recorded working language is German. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are kinetic art. Residence is recorded at Westheim. Employment is recorded with Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. Work by Ludwig Wilding is recorded in the collections of Bavarian State Painting Collections and ZKM Center for Art and Media Karlsruhe.

• Name — Ludwig Wilding • Born — 19 May 1927 • Birthplace — Grünstadt, Germany • Died — 4 January 2010 • Education — University of Mainz, State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart • Occupation — Visual artist • Known for — Painting • Movement — Op art, kinetic art

Wilding was born in Grünstadt, Germany. He studied at the University of Mainz Art School, from 1949 to 1950; and at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, from 1952 to 1954, under Willi Baumeister. Wilding's works are three-dimensional structures that create shifting patterns through their black and white designs. He has shown at the Museum Leverkusen (1953); Zimmergallery (1958), Frankfurt; and Studio F (1965), Ulm. His work was included in The Responsive Eye (created vy curator William C. Settz at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, 1965), Eyes, Lies, and Illusions (Hayward Gallery, London, 2004) and Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s (The Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, 2007). A retrospective of his work was held in 2007 at the Museum of Concrete Art in Ingolstadt.

Formation and teaching. Wilding studied at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz and State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart.