Erwin Eisch: Wolken waren schon immer mein letzter Halt Glas und Bilder / Clouds Have Been My Foothold All Along Glass and Paintings - Couverture rigide

Eisch-Angus, Katharina; Kohl, Ines; Schrott, Karin

 
9783777451916: Erwin Eisch: Wolken waren schon immer mein letzter Halt Glas und Bilder / Clouds Have Been My Foothold All Along Glass and Paintings
Couverture rigide
ISBN 10 : 3777451916 ISBN 13 : 9783777451916
Editeur : Hirmer Verlag, 2012

Synopsis

A pioneer in the international studio glass movement, Erwin Eisch helped establish the medium in Europe with his distinctively distorted glass vessels and imaginative sculptures of mold-blown glass. His works--which also include paintings, drawings, and vitreographic prints--are important as well for the challenge they pose to the distinctions among the art forms, as well as between concreteness and abstraction. With contributions by scholars well-versed in Eisch's body of work, this book provides an introduction to the artist and an in-depth look at his development, from his start within the glassmaker tradition of the Bavarian Forest to the present. Eisch began with functional vessels, including bottles, vases, and steins, often distorting the hot glass to create interesting, imperfect shapes. Incorporating ceramic molds, he also produced painted glass sculptures, including a series of busts that depict Picasso, Buddha, and friend and fellow glass artist Harvey Littleton. Later, Eisch's creative output expanded to include drawings, paintings, and prints. Eisch's works are inspired by reality, but move well beyond it to incorporate vivid elements of imagination and fantasy. In addition to the essays and more than one hundred illustrations of Eisch's work, the book contains selected writings by the artist himself.

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À propos des auteurs

Ines Kohl is a curator and a research associate at the Austrian Academy of Sciences.



Katharina Eisch-Angus is professor at the University of Graz, Austria.

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Éditeur
Hirmer Verlag
Date d'édition
2012
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3777451916
ISBN 13 
9783777451916
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
240
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