Body Electric (Hardcover)

Known for his photographically-based embroidery, Berend Strik is a master weaver of harsh imagery and soft gossamer threads. From pornography, carnival clubs, and cloned sheep to same-sex marriage, newborn babies, and love, Strik sews it all together. In addition to embroidery, he makes use of a variety of media, including photography, stained glass, video, and architectonic installations. Strik's work consists of deviations, deformations, mutations; into a culture of generic sameness, he introduces genuine variations, deviations that resist immediate assimilation. "Body Electric charts what at first glance may seem a bewilderingly multi-faceted work. Conceived in close collaboration with the artist, this book features a uniquely stitched cover: the diver dives...

General

Imprint:	Valiz
Country of origin:	Netherlands
Release date:	April 2004
First published:	2004
Authors:	Berend Strik
Dimensions:	279 x 220 x 14mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-90-808185-3-8
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > Art forms, treatments & subjects > Art treatments & subjects > Individual artists > General
LSN:	90-808185-3-4
Barcode:	9789080818538

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