The career of Swiss painter Hedi Mertens (1893–1982) differs in
many respects from that of other artists of her time. Following a
classical art education in Zurich and Munich, she moved primarily
in intellectual milieus that brought her closer to the
Constructivist-Concrete art movement, which had an epicentre in
Zurich around Max Bill and Richard Paul Lohse. Lohse was one of
Mertens’ most influential companions and interlocutors, together
with Leo Leuppi, Arend Fuhrmann, and Helen Dahm, with whom she
shared a deep fascination for the teachings of Indian guru Shri
Meher Baba. At the age of 67, Mertens moved to Ticino, in southern
Switzerland, where she finally let the manifold sources of
inspiration flow into her own art. Within two decades Mertens
created some 200 geometric-abstract paintings that urgently await
their much-deserved appreciation. This first monograph on Hedi
Mertens, published in conjunction with exhibitions at MASI Lugano
and the Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich, brings the masterful art
and eventful life of this Swiss painter into focus. It enables the
rediscovery of a significant representative of Concrete art in
Switzerland who has been overlooked too long. Text in Italian and
German.
General
Imprint: |
Scheidegger Und Spiess Ag, Verlag
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Country of origin: |
Switzerland |
Release date: |
May 2023 |
Editors: |
Francesca Benini
• Arianna Quaglio
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Dimensions: |
300 x 230mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
144 |
ISBN-13: |
978-3-03-942131-2 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
3-03-942131-X |
Barcode: |
9783039421312 |
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