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Gisela-Heidi Strunck

strunck@udallas.edu
www.juergenandgiselaheidistrunck.com

Box 92685
Southlake, Texas 76092
817-481-3681

  
 

 

 

Looking and learning, especially while traveling, have always influenced me in the conception of my sculptures.

The energies I spend to conceive and build my sculptures fulfill inner needs and give me joy (and hardships) and tranquility.

  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Connection (for horst), 2011, 84x29.5x30
Mdf board, maple, mahogany, wenge, birch, canahuate, purpleheart, lacewood, copper, brass, pvc, metallic floss, acrylic
  
 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Tribute, 2011, 38x30x5.25
Mdf board, maple, zebrawood, wenge, yellowheart, birch, copper, clay, pvc, metallic floss, acrylic
  

Many recent sculptures were inspired by my travels to India. Most of their shapes were taken from architectural and ornamental elements that I saw there.

Often I repeat identical forms and symmetrical configurations. Simple forms like spheres, cubes or triangles connect the work to many cultures that have influenced me in the past.

Because of brain surgery in 2003 I lost my eyesight as well as my sense of smell and taste. My life and my art had to change substantially. Fortunately I can rely on my husband for assistance.

 
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Tribute, Detail
  

 

In my sculptures, stronger contrasts and tactile qualities of materials such as copper, metallic floss, and various woods have become more important.

The search for a path through my life provided the theme for my sculptures since that time. Recently I have begun to use kite-inspired images as my metaphors.

 
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Essence, 2010, 40x28x6
Mdf board, poplar, wenge, birch, purpleheart, copper, clay, pvc, metallic floss, acrylic

 

 

 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Essence, Detail
  
 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Promise, 2010, 41x27x3.5
Mdf board, oak, mahogany, wenge, birch, purpleheart, poplar, copper, pvc, clay, metallic floss, acrylic
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Promise, Detail
  

 

 

I hope that through their rich materials and colours and through their careful finish I am conveying my love of art.

  
 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Mystery, 2010, 34x27x3.5
Mdf board, pine, wenge, lacewood, birch, zebrawood, copper, glass, clay, metallic floss, acrylic
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Kite Mystery, Detail
  
 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Wonder, 2008, 31x12x9.5
Mahogany, lacewood, maple, alder, satinwood, birch, purpleheart, copper, glass, clay, metallic floss, acrylic
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Wonder - Detail
  
 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Confidence, 2009, 38.5x11.5x7.25
   Wenge, mahogany, yellowheart, alder, oak, gonzalo alves, purpleheart, birch, copper, clay, glass, pvc, metallic floss, acrylic
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Confidence - Detail
  
 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Focus, 2009, 25.5x13x6
Oak, mahogany, lacewood, padauk, zebrawood, wenge, teak, alder, gonzalo alves, copper, clay, glass, aluminum, metallic floss, acrylic
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Focus - Detail
  
 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Melody, 2008, 33x9.75x6
Maple, mahogany, padauk, teak, yellowheart, poplar, ash, maple, lacewood, wenge, zebrawood, birch, copper, clay, aluminum, glass, metallic floss, acrylic
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Melody - Detail
  
 
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Resilience, 2009, 40x12x6
Walnut, mahogany, pine, zebrawood, purpleheart, aniegre, yellowheart, gonzalo alves, wenge, lacewood, copper, clay, glass, aluminum, metallic floss, acrylic
  
Gisela-Heidi Strunck
Path Resilience - Detail
  
 

Resume - Gisela-Heidi Strunck

Personal Data:

Born:  Deggendorf, Germany, 1945.
Studied:  Madrid, Florence, Athens, Oslo, 1962-1966.
Showed paintings in Spain and Argentina, 1967-1969.
Worked with ceramics at the University of Dallas, 1970-1972.
Worked with sculpture since 1972.
Traveled throughout Europe, Morocco, the United States, Peru, Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Guatemala, Mexico, Belize, and Caribbean Islands.
Study trips to India, 1994; 1995; 1996; 1997; 1998; 1999; 2000.
Study trip to Nepal, 1997.

Professional Data:

Presented sculptures in 30 Solo-Exhibitions, 14 Two-Person Exhibitions, and 195 Group Exhibitions in Arkansas, Connecticut, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Oklahoma, Texas, Washington DC, and Wisconsin.

Public Collections:

Tyler Museum of Art, Tyler, TX
Longview Museum of Art, Longview, TX
Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, TX
University of Dallas, Irving, TX
Capital One Bank, Southlake, TX

Workshops, Lectures:

Austin College, Sherman, TX, 1975.
Notre Dame University, South Bend, IN, 1980.
The Creative Arts Center, Dallas, TX, 1980.
Fiber Artists of Dallas, Irving, TX, 1981.
North Lake College, Irving, TX, 1983.
Corpus Christi State University, Corpus Christi, TX, 1985.
East Texas State University, Commerce, TX, 1986.
Conduit Gallery, Dallas, TX, 1989.
San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts, San Angelo, TX, 1994.
Collin County Community College, Plano, TX, 1995.
The Firehouse Art Center, Norman, OK, 1996.
University of Texas of the Permian Basin, Odessa, TX, 1996.
Spring Creek Gallery, Collin County Community College, Plano, TX, 2000.
Weil Gallery, TAMU-CC, Corpus Christi, TX, 2002.
Texas Wesleyan University, Fort Worth, TX, 2003.
Ellen Noel Art Museum, Odessa, TX, 2009.