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Kosta Alex (Hardcover, New)
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The Greek-American artist Kosta Alex (1925-2005) initially trained
in figure sculpture in Manhattan. In 1947 he moved to Paris, where
he mingled with and exhibited alongside the avant-garde artists of
his day. His interest in the flattening of forms led him to create
his first series of decoupage-collages in about 1950. Like many
other artists of the time, he was drawn to using humble,
utilitarian materials such as corrugated cardboard, packaging,
newspapers, magazines, wallpaper, timetables, lists, maps, and
other scraps culled from daily urban life. He integrated these
elements into his art in an often poetic and humorous manner, using
screws, nuts, staples, rope, string, and glue to connect them into
a cohesive whole. Alex also drew inspiration from classical
sculpture, primitive art, and Islamic art, and employed repetitive
themes and rhythmic arrangements in his compositions. In the late
1960s and early 1970s he produced groundbreaking collage-reliefs in
expanded polystyrene, which Man Ray praised for breaking "the
two-dimensional barrier." Handsomely illustrated, Kosta Alex is the
first monograph on this intriguing artist. Distributed for Editions
Hazan, Paris
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