Книга: Abadie Daniel «Dubuffet as Architect»

Dubuffet as Architect

Производитель: "Yale University Press"

Jean Dubuffet (1901-1985) was one of the major painters of the twentieth century, but his architectural achievements have commanded less attention until now. This oversight is all the more surprising in the light of his being awarded The American Institute of Architects` medal in 1982. Captivated by the monumental size and three-dimensional possibilities of an architectural approach, Dubuffet collaborated with Fernand Leger`s ceramicist, Roland Brice, in transposing the Hourloupe series of paintings on to bas-relief. Further experiments with new materials, such as plastic resins, enabled him to work on a huge scale with multi-layered combinations of separate elements. Volume and space were his new medium, and public commissions followed: the 1969 `Group of Four Trees` for the Chase Manhattan Bank, and `the Jardin d`email` (Enamel Garden) at the Kroller-Muller Museum in Otterlo. From simple objects in space, Dubuffet swiftly progressed to monumental sculptures as a dialogue with... ISBN:9780300176612

Издательство: "Yale University Press" (2011)

ISBN: 9780300176612

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