Text by jan allen (3 risultati)

Hardcover. Condizione: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z: 144 Seiten, 95 Abb. - In der Malerei von Kati Heck (*1979 in Düsseldorf) leuchten der deutsche Expressionismus und die Neue Sachlichkeit auf. Ihre monumentalen Bilder bestechen zudem durch einen humorvollen Stilmix aus fotorealistisch dargestellten Figuren und zeichnerischen Elementen. Einzelne Partien der collagenhaft wirkenden Arbeiten sind akribisch ausgemalt, andere wiederum nur summarisch ausgeführt. Wie Robert Rauschenberg fügt Heck überdies nicht traditionelle Materialien und alltägliche Gegenstände zu höchst ungewöhnlichen Bildschöpfungen zusammen. »Deutlich und überzeugend stellt sie permanent die Kunst der Malerei infrage«, kommentierte Jan Hoet ihr Schaffen. Dieser Band zu Kati Heck stellt vornehmlich das malerische Werk einer der interessantesten aufstrebenden Künstlerinnen der Gegenwart vor.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Fine in Fine dust jacket. Square 4to., 192 pp., 160 black and white and color illustrations. Documents photographer Geoffrey James? exploration of the maximum-security prison, which closed in 2013 after 178 years of operation. Before closure it was one of the oldest prisons in continuous use in the world. Having never before been extensively photographed, these unprecedented images depict the notorious prison during its final six months of operation. James typically uses large-format and panoramic film cameras to record landscapes that have felt the impact of human activity. For over 30 years James has investigated Western society through two opposing themes: ideal spaces, such as parks and formal gardens, and the sites that record the impact of culture on nature, such as wastelands or mining sites. In this project, James addresses the human presence and the oppressive nature of carceral space. Inside Kingston Penitentiary is a rare glimpse into an out-of-bounds institution, providing both historical documentation and a personal response through visually and emotionally complex photographs.…

Softcover. Condizione: Sehr gut. 1. Auflage. Z : 176 Seiten/pp., / 83 farbige Abbildungen/color illustrations. - Canadian-born, Berlin-based artist Shannon Bool (born 1972) uses Le Corbusier s architectural plans and erotic drawings of nude Algerian women to challenge the often appropriative politics of the architect and his contemporaries through photocollages and tapestries.…