Umfang:
183 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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28 cm
ISBN:
9780300266191
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0300266197
Inhalt:
Showcasing marbled paper, paste paper, fold-and-dye papers, and more, this book reveals a little-known arts phenomenon from its grass roots in the 1960s to artistic heights in the following decades. Pattern and Flow chronicles the flourishing of American decorated paper arts beginning in the 1960s and extending to the 2000s, with an ongoing legacy today. As knowledge and skills were shared across a grass-roots community in the 1960s, decorated paper became increasingly popular, with centers for the study of the book and paper arts emerging across the United States, and artists developing new, innovative styles of paper. The book begins with an introductory essay outlining the history of decorated paper arts in America up to the 1960s, followed by a chronological narrative, which surveys the development of the field and introduces the artists working from the 1960s to the 2000s, and an illustrated reference section with essential biographical and professional information for each artist. Designed to be an immersive experience, Pattern and Flow conveys the vivid visual world of American decorated paper, celebrating the variety and variations that are key features of the art. Stunning illustrations show designs with intricate, tessellated patterns and others that flow with forms and waves that seem liquid; some explore subtle, muted tones, while others are explosive in their use of brilliant colors. Exhibition: Grolier Club, New York, USA (17.01. - 08.04.2023)
Inhalt:
"Pattern and Flow chronicles for the first time the flourishing of American decorated paper arts beginning in the 1960s and extending to the 2000s, with an ongoing legacy today. It is the story of some fifty artists who revived the arts of marbled and paste paper, at first by following instructions in antique manuals and conducting experiments, often with home-made materials and tools. As knowledge and skills were shared across a grass-roots movement, an arts phenomenon grew, with centers for the study of book and paper arts emerging across the United States, and artists developing many styles of decorated paper, unlike any seen before. Applying innovative techniques and artistic imagination, modern American paper artists took traditional art forms in new, expressive directions. Their work has now been preserved by the Paper Legacy Project at the Thomas J. Watson Library at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, whose collection is explored in this volume. Richly illustrated, Pattern and Flow presents its subject in three main sections: a brief overview of American decorated paper before the 1960s; a chronological narrative organized by decade from the 1960s to 2000s, surveying the development of the field, the artists, and their contributions; and a reference section, providing essential biographical and professional information for each artist. Designed to be an immersive experience, Pattern and Flow shares the aesthetic world of American decorated paper arts and illustrates the art form's inherent freedom: some of the designs fascinate with intricate, tessellated patterns; some hypnotize with the flow of their liquid forms and waves. Some explore subtle, muted tones; some are explosive in their use of brilliant colors. The shapes and colors can allude to the seasons, the sea, geologic formations, and cosmic imaginings, or demonstrate pure abstraction. This variety is a key feature of modern American decorated paper. Drawing on the archival resources of the Paper Legacy Project, Pattern and Flow also describes the community that evolved around American decorated paper arts, documenting the workshops, publications, and international meetings that established the field. Gathered together, the artwork and documents in Pattern and Flow describe not just the work of a group of artists spanning a set range of decades, but a veritable American arts phenomenon that developed from the ground up"--
Anmerkung:
Catalog of an exhibition held at the Grolier Club, New York, January 17-April 8, 2023
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Includes bibliographical references (page 180) and index
Sprache:
Englisch
Fachgebiete:
Kunstgeschichte
Schlagwort(e):
USA
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Marmorpapier
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Geschichte 1960-2010
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Ausstellungskatalog
Mehr zum Autor:
Berger, Sidney E. 1944-
Mehr zum Autor:
Dubansky, Mindell
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