HOMAGE TO A GREAT WITNESS OF OUR AGE
CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF SOVAK’S PRINTED GRAPHICS AND COLLAGES FROM 1995 UNTIL THE PRESENT DAY
WORKS IN MUSEUMS INCLUDING THE ALBERTINA, THE COLLECTION OF PRINTS AND DRAWINGS IN BERLIN, THE GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM AND MOMA
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Sovak. Clear Vision[s]
Catalogue Raisonné 1995-2016
Pravoslav Sovak (*1926) is one of the most important graphic artists of our time. With his drawing skills and delight in technical experimentation he focuses his critical attention on society and institutions. Sometimes he lets us immerse ourselves in travel and landscape impressions. A reading book and catalogue raisonné in one, this volume traces Sovak’s multi-layered oeuvre since 1995.
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The artist from Bohemia is a path-blazer for Postmodernism and an unparalleled master of graphic techniques. With virtuoso skill he combines complex processes from etching to the rarely used helioogravure. With his finely balanced nuances he allows virtually every print to become an original. Sovak’s pictorial themes, from the sterility of the media society or the elemental experience of nature in the wilderness to an autobiographical collage, entrance viewers with a crystalline precision of design. Clear, almost minimalistic structures, networks and grid lines predominate, convincing the viewer with their fine obfuscation and powerful objectivity.
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This book brings Sovak's groundbreaking graphic designs to a wider audience than ever before.
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Essays by A. Friedrichson, T. Köllhofer, U. Lorenz, N. Smolik
English-German edition
176 pages, 242 colour illustrations
25 × 28 cm, hardcover
English-German edition
176 pages, 242 colour illustrations
25 × 28 cm, hardcover
ISBN: 978-3-7774-2687-7
Categories
Art 20th Century
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Art and Cultural History
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Artist monographs
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Contemporary Art
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Art 21st Century
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