“Where the world of art meets”
Copyright © Wentworth Gallery | All Rights Reserved |
Alfred Alexander Gockel was born in 1952, in the coal mining community of Lüdinghausen,
Germany. Both of his parents were creative, his father a designer and his mother
a crafts maker. When he was eight years old and fascinated by the magic of color
on paper, Gockel's talent and enthusiasm lead to the publication of his first artwork
by a German publisher. "We did not have a lot of money when I was growing up," Gockel
says. "My parents would take me to the zoo and I would sit down and paint for hours.
They really inspired me to be an artist."
When he was 16, Gockel began working in the coal mines and was going to become an engineer. However, the mining industry collapsed and Gockel was forced into the army where he spent the next two and one half years. Then in 1973, he began his studies at the Polytechnic Academy in Münster, where he specialized in the printing process of silkscreens and lithographs, and where he completed his degree in 1977. Since 1981, Alfred Gockel has freelanced as a designer for some of Germany's largest advertising agencies, while devoting his free time to his painting, print making and sculpture. He also returned to Polytechnic Academy, but this time as a teacher. In 1985, however, Gockel stopped teaching, decided he wanted to focus on his art, and began to travel outside of Germany. "I started out doing a show in England, then one in New York." In his travels, Gockel says he has been influenced by such artists as Dali, Tapies, Picasso and Miro.
Gockel's canvases consist of abstract figures and forms relating to each other in an almost lyrical way. There are brilliant colors and a constant graceful motion taking place, punctuated with powerful accent marks. "My aim is to paint harmony," Gockel has said.
When he has the time, he plays tennis, walks in the German forests with his two dogs, rides with his wife of 30 years, Ingrid, on their Harleys, or drives to their favorite spot at the island Sylt.
Alfred Gockel
In The Zone
Medium: SERIGRAPH
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 11X11
Winning Team
Medium: SERIGRAPH
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 12X11
Hole In One
Medium: SERIGRAPH
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 10X11
Players
Medium: SERIGRAPH
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 11X10
The Guardian
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
A Beautiful Voice
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 40X20
Changing Times
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 30X40
One More Time
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 40X28
Romance In A Far Off Place
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
Romance In An Exotic Place
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
American Hearts I
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 20X20
American Hearts Ii
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 20X20
Red, White & Rose
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 20X20
Rhythm & Blues
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 20X20
Swinging
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 20X20
Love Of The Game
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 47X16
First Love
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 47X16
Light Of The World
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
Shaft Of Blue
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 12X12
Shared Secret
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 20X20
Summer Retreat
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
Zone Of Spirit
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
Wind And Fury
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 47X47
Tulip Dust
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 47X16
Untitled
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
Untitled -
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
Circle In The Sand
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
Body Of Water
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
Zeno'S Paradox
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
Ghost In The Navigator
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
Rose Bloom
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X39
Artwork
[CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE]
Colors In Motion
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 46X38
Stars & Stripes Forever
Medium: GICLEE/CAN
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 32X32
Circle In The Sand I
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
A Million Miles Away
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
Dark Lady Of The Sonnets
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
Musical Dream
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
Blossom
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 12X12
Winter'S Flame
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
Tropics
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X36
A Special World
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
scroll
down
for more
MAGICAL THINKING
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
EMERGENCE
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 24X24
EVENING LOVER
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
THE TEMPEST
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
STELLAR HELIX
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
BABY HOLD ON
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
THE EYE OF MY EYE
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
NIGHT POEM
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
DREAM SONG
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
A BELL FOREVER RINGS
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
TELL IT TO THE SUN
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
PLEASURE BAY
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
SO HERE WE ARE AGAIN
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
ALL MY LIFE
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
MIDNIGHT MUSIC
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
GREATER LOVE
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
A STRANGE WILD SONG
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
CHANGE OF HEART
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 27X39
LIGHT UP NEW YORK
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
THE MOON TONIGHT
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
DEEP RED EMBRACE
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
THE LAST HERO
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
THE REST OF THE NIGHT
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
CAPTAIN OF HER HEART
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
TOUCH OF MY HAND
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
PURPLE DUST
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
MY PRETTY ROSE TREE
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 47X16
ISLAND EVENING
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X27
THE LIGHT BEYOND THE STORY
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 31X31
THE LAST DUCHESS
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 39X39
A TOUCH OF THE POET
Medium: ACRY/CANVA
Stock No: GOCK-
Price: contact us
Unframed Size: 47X47
