1994 Magdalena Abakabowicz Art Book

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From Booklist: "Noteworthy art historian [sic: Barbara] Rose presents a vibrant and evocative portrait of the great Polish sculptor Abakanowicz. … Read more From Booklist: "Noteworthy art historian [sic: Barbara] Rose presents a vibrant and evocative portrait of the great Polish sculptor Abakanowicz. Rose draws upon the many interviews she conducted with the artist over several years to give us a sense of Abakanowicz's voice and personality, but it is the wrenching facts of her life that provide us with the best key to her startlingly original art. Born in 1930 to parents of ancient aristocratic lineage, Abakanowicz spent much of her early childhood climbing trees and passionately observing nature on their sprawling country estate, but this paradise was forever lost once Germany invaded Poland. Victims of violence, the family fled to Warsaw. By the time Abakanowicz was ready for college, she had witnessed countless scenes of suffering, torment she would never forget. Concealing her past from the Communist regime, she enrolled in art school where she quickly rebelled against the rigidity of socialist realism, working right from the start on a grand scale and exploring alternate materials. Her quest led her to fiber and her revolutionary transformation of a craft into a "new vocabulary of expression." Abakanowicz's highly textured, penetrable, and organic fiber sculptures were as complete a break with tradition as her being uprooted by war was a severing from her past. In four decades of courageous and inspired sculpture-making, Abakanowicz has continuously expressed her conscientious objection to war and brutality while affirming her deep and abiding compassion. Donna Seaman"


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0810919478
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0810919471
Title: MAGDALENA ABAKANOWICZ
Publisher: Harry N Abrams, First Edition, New York, 1994
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover, 224 Pages
Dust Jacket Condition: Not Included
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.8 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.9 x 1.02 x 11.25 inches See less