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Figuring Out - Paintings by Samuel Bak 2017-2022 (Hardcover)
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Figuring Out - Paintings by Samuel Bak 2017-2022 (Hardcover)
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Those familiar with the artistic lexicon of Samuel Bak will
recognize many of the symbols present in the series Figuring Out,
but they will also meet and explore a new cast of characters. Human
figures in many guises navigate a search for identity in the
postwar world and invite the audience into a dialogue about the
future of mankind. The human face appears in various states—from
flesh to stone, in wooden profile, or as a gigantic monument slowly
sinking into the earth—but always in some way eroded, defaced,
masked, blindfolded, bandaged, or distorted. Human figures inhabit
a ravaged landscape but collaboratively and resolutely drag each
other out of their wounded past in their determined journey toward
an uncertain future. New to Bak’s drama of identity is the figure
of the magician, a master of manipulation who drifts between the
whimsical and the grim. With this latest body of work, Bak
steadfastly proves the important role of the artist in
understanding the human experience and confronting difficult
episodes in the history of our time. As author Lawrence L. Langer
writes: "We are beholding a mute autopsy of the human journey,
invited to become artists of the imagination ourselves as the only
way of joining this arduous excursion into the meaning of our
current existence." In his essay, Langer demonstrates his mastery
of Holocaust history and his clear understanding of Bak’s visual
language, deftly guiding us through the complex ambiguities of the
work. He offers ways of seeing beyond mere looking, noticing and
expanding upon both broad themes and seemingly inconsequential
details. In his essay, art historian Andrew Meyers places Bak’s
figures in context with historical approaches to the genre, then
thematically classifies Bak’s multivalent approaches to the
subject in a nuanced continuum. Together, the artist and authors of
Figuring Out turn the question of "Who am I?" into a question of
"Who are we?"—preparing the viewer and reader to pick up the
mantle of this inquiry.
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