London, UK. 6th Mar, 2017. Bonhams Post-war and Contemporary Art Sale photocall took place in New Bond Street, London. ÊOtto Piene (German, 1928-2014) made Light Ballet (estimated at £160,000-220,000) in 1969. The installation, a projection of light through metal, is typical of the artist's work. Credit: Keith Larby/Alamy Live News


London,UK,6th March 2017,Bonhams Post-war and Contemporary Art Sale photocall took place in New Bond Street, London.ÊOtto Piene (German, 1928-2014) made Light Ballet (estimated at £160,000-220,000) in 1969. The installation, a projection of light through metal, is typical of the artistÕs work. His fondness for painting with light developed while working alongside GŸnther Uecker and Hanz Mack, the three artists making up Zero Group, a movement concerned with forging a Ônew beginningÕ in the face of the dominant Abstract Expressionist and Art Informel movements. Discarding traditional media, the Zero Group artists experimented with light and movement using mirrors, aluminum, light bulbs and nails.©Keith Larby/Alamy Live News


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