| Ludwig Wilding | |
| Birth Date: | 19 May 1927 |
| Birth Place: | Grünstadt, Germany |
| Death Date: | 4 January 2010 |
| Education: | University of Mainz, State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart |
| Occupation: | Visual artist |
| Known For: | Painting |
| Movement: | Op art, kinetic art |
Ludwig Wilding (19 May 1927 - 4 January 2010) was a German visual artist, whose work is associated with Op art and Kinetic art. Wilding lived in Düsseldorf, and Westheim, Germany.[1] [2]
Wilding was born in Grünstadt, Germany.[3] He studied at the University of Mainz Art School, from 1949 to 1950; and at the State Academy of Fine Arts Stuttgart, from 1952 to 1954, under Willi Baumeister.[4]
Wilding's works are three-dimensional structures that create shifting patterns through their black and white designs. He has shown at the Museum Leverkusen (1953); Zimmergallery (1958), Frankfurt; and Studio F (1965), Ulm. His work was included in The Responsive Eye (Museum of Modern Art, New York, 1965), Eyes, Lies, and Illusions (Hayward Gallery, London, 2004) and Optic Nerve: Perceptual Art of the 1960s (The Columbus Museum of Art, Ohio, 2007).