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When Andrew Bick goes about his painting, then it is not only in
the spirit of creativity, but also in a rich actualization of art
history. Influenced above all by English Constructivism and System
Art, Bick has found his own style. The starting point of each work
is the grid. It structures the ground upon which Bick makes his
shapes dance. Some lines define boundaries in the painting process,
others are painted over, and sometimes the brush completely departs
from the drawing's guidelines and fills the pictorial space with
the voluminous quality of its color. This creates a multifaceted
interplay between order and freedom, painting and drawing, past and
present. The transitions are hardly noticeable, bringing the
extremes together and captivating the viewer. Languages: English
and German
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Leon Polk Smith: Going Beyond Space
John Koegel, David M. Roche, Sabine Schaschl, Patterson Sims, Brandon Taylor, …
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R1,286
Discovery Miles 12 860
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From today's perspective, Leon Polk Smith's artistic position can
be understood as a "missing link" in art history. His work connects
the European avant-garde with the American abstraction of the
1940s/1950s via references to the paintings of Piet Mondrian.
Smith's pioneering role in the Hard-Edge style and his Shaped
Canvases are in turn achievements that spread from the US to
Europe. With his unique Constellations, Smith became known beyond
the borders of the US. In recent years, his work has gained new
visibility thanks to numerous exhibitions in the US. The solo show
at Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich and the accompanying
publication are intended to contribute to the long overdue new
reception in Europe.
A comprehensive understanding of art--both in practice and
appreciation--requires engaged and critical dialogue with the art
and artists. "It Is All in the Detail "celebrates this sort of
close observation with images and short essays on recent works by
students and alumni of the Master Fine Arts Program at Zurich
University of the Arts, one of the major Swiss art schools with a
curriculum that encourages project-oriented, experimental thinking,
as well as interdisciplinary individual and collaborative work.
While seemingly diverse, the works collected here--many never
before published--all suggest productive points of discussion
determined in cooperation with the artists themselves. Generously
illustrated, the resulting book provides a view of the innovative
work resulting from the Master Fine Arts Program and the process of
contemplating art.
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Peter Hachler (Hardcover)
Gabrielle Hachler, Sabine Schaschl
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R1,364
R880
Discovery Miles 8 800
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Peter Hachler (1922-99) ranks among the most revered and formerly
most radical sculptors in contemporary Swiss art. Geometric rigor
as well as an intuitive playfulness distinguish Hachler's work. The
range of materials he used for his sculptures is another striking
characteristic of his art. In the 1970s, Hachler began
experimenting with industrial materials - such as concrete,
plastic, cast iron, or stainless steel - creating vast works for
display in public spaces, some of them conceived as
art-in-architecture projects. This new monograph, published in
conjunction with an exhibition at Museum Haus Konstruktiv in Zurich
in autumn 2015, looks at Peter Hachler's art from today's
perspective. It features nearly forty of his sculptures in
photographs newly taken for this book. An essay by distinguished
Swiss art historian Martino Stierli contextualises Hachler's oeuvre
in postwar Swiss art, while curator Sabine Schaschl explores his
life and inspirations in conversation with his widow Eva and his
daughter Gabrielle.
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