Gerald Bast Livres

Art and science - both disciplines query concepts and theories, explore new contexts, and render abstract information tangible. Both are strongly motivated by creativity and the ability to visualize. Looking Glass combines the two genres in a playful manner: photography and molecular biology. The book conveys highly complex content in an emotional-esthetic way, and thereby shines a new light on pure molecular research: groundbreaking discoveries made at the IMBA and published in prestigious media (Nature, Cell, Science and others) are transformed into unique photo galleries--visualized with applied photography--which imbue the fundamental mechanisms of life with stories.

"Research is about the development of understanding. The University of Applied Arts Vienna is proud to provide an open milieu for projects of art and research in this regard; we believe that transforming understanding is needed also via understanding transformation. We understand research without topical limits as a font of vivid examples that can give rise to an inviting milieu of challenge and exchange. The University of Applied Arts Vienna is a working environment that avoids limits and fosters curiosity heightens achievement. This understanding flows into all areas of activity, including, of course, science and art, design and architecture. Art & Research is about future understanding, this envelope of projects contains important developments in this direction."

Tiré du site Internet de Revolver: "From appropriation to copy, from loop to remake, from sample to quote - current art production is deeply rooted in the principle of reiteration. Repetitive methods are prevalent in artistic processes, embodying a contradiction: reiteration links and separates, evokes boredom and ecstasy, and while it may seem static, it propels forward. The artists' book "Re-" and the accompanying exhibition at Kunstraum Niederoesterreich explore this phenomenon. The diverse forms of reiteration serve as both a foundational concept and a visible artistic process. Reiteration connects the contributions in the publication, manifesting in content, form, and material. Some works are adaptations of existing pieces, translated into the book format and resized accordingly. Other pages were specifically created for "Re-" and reflect the interests of the contributors. Additionally, some contributions engage solely with the formal aesthetic conditions of the publication, addressing inherent questions related to the project and the broader realm of art."

Overview The exhibition Artists in Multifunctions showcases the works of 22 contemporary artists and outstanding staff members of the University of Applied Arts Vienna. Representing the Institute of Fine Arts and Media Art, the exhibition underscores the qualities of the university as a place for experimentation and critical reflection, focussing on the artists position as an essentially multifunctional individual, a generalist. The exhibition highlights complex art practices in their respective disciplines, as well as the position they represent in a broader educational system. The university is seen here as a symbiosis of multifaceted attitudes where the artist plays an imperative role. (Klappentext)

In dem Band setzt sich der Künstler Ernst Logar mit Erdöl und dessen Bedeutung für unsere Zivilisation auseinander. Am Beispiel der schottischen Erdölmetropole Aberdeen reflektiert er unsere Abhängigkeit von diesem Rohstoff in Fotografien und in anderen künstlerischen Arbeiten, die aus Erdöl hergestellt wurden. Der renommierte Forscher Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker und der Energieexperte Herman Scheer diskutieren in ihren Essays die Frage, wie die Weichenstellungen in Zukunft zu setzen sind, um eine nachhaltige Ressourcennutzung zu erreichen.

Der Wiener Kinetismus ist einer der wenigen Beiträge Österreichs zur internationalen Avantgarde der Zwischenkriegszeit. Entstanden als revolutionäres pädagogisches Experiment an der Wiener Kunstgewerbeschule verkörpert der Kinetismus (vom griech. Wort kinesis für Bewegung) eine Kunstrichtung, die das Dargestellte in Bewegungsabfolgen bzw. in rhythmische Elemente zerlegt. Die Publikation stellt den Kinetismus als ein noch zu entdeckendes Kapitel der Wiener Moderne vor – samt seinen historischen Bedingungen und ideengeschichtlichen Zusammenhängen.

Maria Lassnig leitete von 1980–1989 die Meisterklasse für Experimentelles Gestalten an der Universität für angewandte Kunst in Wien. Das Buch gibt einen Einblick in das künstlerische Schaffen ihrer ehemaligen Studenten und zeigt die Vielfalt und Eigenständigkeit ihrer Positionen. Das Spektrum künstlerischer Formen reicht von Malerei und Skulptur über Videoinstallation und Animationsfilm bis zur Kunst am Bau. Ein Essay von Ursula Maria Probst, Dieter Ronte im Gespräch mit Maria Lassnig sowie ausführliche Künstler-Biographien runden das Werk ab.