Sculpture of the Eighteenth Century in Germany

与欧洲其他国家相比，18世纪德国的雕塑表现出了卓越的生产力。该研究项目是半个多世纪以来的一次新的尝试，基于先进的艺术史和媒体分析，对18世纪德国领土各州的异质、多方面和创新的雕塑生产进行了新的概述。因此，本世纪将被视为变化的统一（与通常划分为巴洛克/洛可可与新古典主义相反）来研究，以更准确地指出所有的传统和一致性，以及所有的突破和悖论。研究项目的目的是测试雕塑的属域，新的方法论方法，认识到三维媒介在其适当的作用，超越片面关注二维图像的视觉研究，就像过去的“标志性转向”一样。具象雕塑以其特定的形式，以及其空间和叙事背景传达了一种关于艺术的知识，显示了整个启蒙时代雕塑功能的复杂解决方案。该研究调查了将雕塑理解为视觉阅读系统的基础。

Sculpture of the eighteenth century in Germany shows outstanding productivity in comparison with other European countries. The research project is a new attempt after more than a half century to give a new overview based on advanced art-historical and media analysis throug-hout the heterogeneous, multifaceted and innovative sculptural production in the German territorial states of the eighteenth century. Therefore, this century will be studied as a unity of change (contrary to the usual division into Baroque/Rococo versus Neo-Classicism) to point out more precisely all the traditions and consistencies, as well as all the breakings and paradoxes. The aim of the research project is to test the genus field of sculpture, new methodological approaches that recognize the three-dimensional medium in its proper role, beyond the one-sided focus of visual studies on the two-dimensional image, like the» iconic turn« used to do. Figurative sculpture conveys in its specific form, as well as with its spatial and narrative contexts a knowledge about art that shows complex solutions for sculptural functions throughout the Age of Enlightenment. The study investigates foundations to understand sculpture as a system of visual readings.