The sculptures by Rüdiger Seidt are created from drawings that are translated into CAD models and used as precise templates for laser-cut steel plates. The individual elements are shaped, welded, and gradually built into a clear volume. Welding and grinding are used exclusively to achieve the three-dimensional form. The quality of the works lies in the harmonious relationship between form, material, and space, as well as in a homogeneous, almost seamless surface. For Rüdiger Seidt, the rusty surface is an expression of time, change, and impermanence – a symbolic reference to the natural cycle of life.
Rüdiger Seidt is a German sculptor who exhibits internationally and lives and works in Forbach (Black Forest). Since 1989, he has been working as a freelance artist. His sculptures are primarily made of steel and explore themes of space, balance, and, most notably, circular shapes and sections. His projects and exhibitions have taken him to the USA, as well as to numerous institutions and public spaces.
2025 Kreuzkirche Nürtingen
2025 “Rüdiger Seidt-Retrospektiv-Prospektiv”, Schloss Neuenbürg (K)
2025 Galerie Corona Unger, Bremen
2024 Galerie Meinlschmidt, Ulm (with Andrea Langensiepen)
2024 Galerie Broft, Leerdam, Netherlands (with Václav Kočí)
2023 “Kunst und Wein”, Weingut Kopp, Sinzheim
2023 “Formen des Kreises” (Part 1 and 2), Stiftung für konkrete Kunst Roland Phleps, Freiburg (K)
2023 Galerie Stadtstadel, Kempten
2022 Städtische Galerie Fruchthalle, Rastatt (K)
2022 Galerie Brunnhofer, Linz, Austria
2022 Galerie Modern Shapes, Antwerp, Belgium
2021 Alte Universität Eppingen
2021 Galerie Appletree, Baden-Baden
2020 “Stahlplastiken und Wandarbeiten”, Podium Kunst, Schramberg (K)
2020 Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (with Carsten Weitzmann) (K)
2019 Brenners Park Hotel & SPA, Baden-Baden
2019 “Eins Plus”, Rathaus Oberkirch (with Rainer Braxmeier)
2018 Stadtmuseum Aldingen and Galerie im Altbau, Aldingen
2018 Brenners Park Hotel & SPA, Baden-Baden
2017 “Naturordnungen”, Landgericht Baden-Baden (with Angela M. Flaig)
2016 Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (with Paul Saraglou)
2016 Kleine Galerie Bad Waldsee
2015 Künstlerkreis Offenburg, Offenburg (with Ursula Reichart)
2014 Galerie an der Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich (with Ramon Surinyac)
2013 “Kunst in die Stadt”, Large Sculpture Exhibition in the City Space and in the Municipal Gallery Lahr
2013 Kunst und Kultur, Landgericht Baden-Baden
2012 Kunstverein Königsfeld, Villingen (with Tilman Krieg)
2012 Landratsamt Calw
2012 Kunstverein Bahlingen, Bahlingen a.K.
2012 Gesundheitszentrum Gaggenau (with Eberhard Eckerle and Günther Karcher)
2009 TPO, Offenburg (with Axel Bleyer)
2009 “Arbeiten auf Papier”, Stadtmuseum Rastatt (K)
2009 Golfplatz Urloffen, Appenweier
2006 Galerie M. Beck, Homburg/Saar
2005 “RaumZeichen”, Schwarzacher Münster, Rheinmünster (K)
2004 Städtische Galerie Lahr
2002 Galerie Goldstraße, Duisburg
2001 Stiftung für Konkrete Kunst Roland Phleps, Freiburg
2001 Galerie Monika Beck, Homburg/Saar (with Maarten Thiel)
1999 Marstall des Rastatter Schlosses, Landkreis Rastatt (K)
2025 Art Taipei, Bluerider Gallery, Taipei, Taiwan
2025 “Voorhout Monumentaal
2025″, Pulchri Studio, The Hague, Netherlands (K)
2025 “Metamorphosen”, Sculpture Exhibition in Schlosspark Hugenpoet, Galerie Lausberg, Essen
2025 Skulpturenpark Walldorf-Mörfelden
2025 Galeria Kröger, Ascona, Switzerland
2024 “Sculptoura”, Landkreis Böblingen
2024 “Experimentelle 22”, Bad Schussenried (K)
2023 50 Years of the Association of Freelance Female Sculptors – Baden-Württemberg State Representation in Brussels
2023 50 Years of the Association of Freelance Female Sculptors – “Kontaktzone”, Art District Stuttgart
2022 Galerie Brunnhofer, Linz, Austria
2021 André Evard Art Prize, Kunsthalle Messmer, Riegel (K)
2021 “EISENwege – Contemporary Metal Sculpture”, City of Heidenheim (K)
2019 “Bilder von zwei Ufern”, Council of Europe, Strasbourg, France
2019 “Skulptura”, Wasserburg am Bodensee (K)
2018 “NordArt”, Büdelsdorf (K)
2018 Kölner Liste, Galerie HLP, Wesseling
2017 Affordable Art Fair, HLP-Gallery, Hamburg
2016 “Experimentelle 19”, Maison de la Région, Strasbourg (K)
2015 “Art-Figura”, Schwarzenberg, Ore Mountains (K)
2014 “Steel Sculpture in Germany – Yesterday and Today”, Kunstverein Wilhelmshöhe, Ettlingen (K)
2012 Art Strasbourg, Cascade Art Space Gallery, Sydney / Kehl
2002 “Große Kunstausstellung im Haus der Kunst”, Munich (K)
