Format:
190 S.
,
zahlr. Ill.
ISBN:
9789491775536
Content:
In this intriguing book, Finnish artist Jan-Erik Andersson writes about his experience of dwelling and living in a total artwork. By addressing seemingly naïve questions like: Why dont we build houses shaped like flowers, shoes, or a leaf? Andersson intentionally challenges the invisible borders guarding the conventional definitions of architecture. The vision he has shared through many projects with his collaborator, architect Erkki Pitkäranta, led him into a long and successful journey to build a leaf-shaped family house, 'Life on a leaf', based on his own art and stories. This extraordinary house, in Turku, Finland, was completed in 2011. Stressing the important role of art in the design of buildings, the book describes different ways of bringing contemporary art into architecture not primarily as free-standing objects but as an integrated part of the structure of the house. The book is based on Anderssons Doctorate in Fine Arts at the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki
Note:
Teilw. zugl.: Helsinki, Univ., Diss.
Language:
English
Subjects:
Art History
Keywords:
Andersson, Jan-Erik 1954-
;
Haus
;
Kunstwerk
;
Installation
;
Geschichte 1999-2009
;
Hochschulschrift
;
Bildband
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