A one-man sculpture show by a Stout University artist has won acclaim in Winnipeg, Canada. The artist is Wolfram Niessen, a sculptor who works in a variety of media including wood, alabaster, granite, bronze, brass and others. In his show at the Yellow Door gallery in Winnipeg, his first Canadian show, Niessen is exhibiting 60 pieces and has reported the sale of nearly half of them. A writer for .the Winnipeg Free Press characterized Niessen's work "He uses a great variety of media, but his conception of life and relationships becomes a single constant reality throughout all phases of his work," the critic reported. The writer said Niessen feels his expression "simplifies life without removing its complexity." Referring to works in the show, the writer said, "The bonds of human relationship are given strength due to their media. Mother and Child, done in iron-wood, depicts a mother holding her child with no physical division between the two figures. This sensitive event, done in so powerful an expression, allows for universal involvement."
The Daily Telegram, 10 Mar 1966
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