Wolfgang Laib, with his modern sculptures, catches the viewer attention to look art differently. That is because that he uses very natural but extremely time consuming materials to deal, which also serve his concepts that impermanence and the moment. In addition, his simple sculptures carry the mystical rituals of the east, create the theatricality of Minimalism.
             His attention to simplicity starts with moving to a modernist glass house in the middle of a vast meadow surrounded by forest. His family's "pared-down" style is also reflected in the works: "the Laibs slept on futons and ate their vegetarian meals sitting on the floor. This extreme simplicity and orientation to the floor would later become important elements in Laib's work"(1). Relating to this effect, there is another thing determines his materials. The placement of his house allows him to collect natural substances like pine, dandelion and hazelnut pollens, and also beeswax, stone, marble, milk and boulder.
             The shapes of the sculptures and the way of exhibiting them are very close to Minimalist sculptures. He uses modest and simple shapes. However, Laib's theatricality in his works is another issue. The spectators come into his works easily, because of his universal themes like in the first "Brahamanda", and his use of atmosphere in the work "Somewhere Else". "The beeswax infuses the containing spaces with a rich, warm fragrance that becomes almost overwhelming when one enters Somewhere Else... it is a short corridor, narrow and high-ceilinged, such as might be found under an Egyptian pyramid... The atmosphere is closed; the illumination provided by a single bare bulb is mostly absorbed by the amber beeswax, heightening the eerie effect..."(2).
             According to his works, there are extreme naturalism and purity more than simplicity. In the form, they are simple but together with the concept and his hard challe...