1959 Born in Schlema, Sachsen
1980-85 Earned a degree in ceramics at the Hochschule für Industrielle Formgestaltung (School of industrial design), in Halle
1986 Started her own workshop in Halle, where she still lives and works today
1987 10th Art Exhibition of the GDR, Dresden
1991 Stula Gallery, Hanover
1997/1999/2004 Individual shows at the Zeitkunstgalerie, Halle
2006 "3 x 4", Burkhard Eikelmann Gallery, Düsseldorf
2007 Galerie Neue Kunst, Karlsruhe
2009 Museum August Kestner, Hanover
Moritzburg, Art Museum for the Federal State of Sachsen-Anhalt, Halle Badisches Landesmuseum, Karlsruhe
Wall and floor design in public and private buildings
Ceramics
The idiosyncratic, space-filling objects of the ceramicist Grita Götze oscillate between tradition and postmodernity, applied art and fine art. Her masterful handing of the material creates a sensuous aesthetic that reappraises classical forms.
Götze’s gorgeous vases, pitchers, wall plates, and tiles bear opulently designed images with figurative and ornamental motifs that vary plants, animals, and human beings.
These unconventional re-interpretations of a classic genre playfully bring together the forceful signature of the artist with quotations from Greek Antiquity, the Baroque, and Art Nouveau. Their perfect craftsmanship and experimental, intricate techniques are a steadfast avowal of unmediated beauty.
