Thomas Buchsteiner Livres

Die Grundprinzipien der fotografischen Arbeit von Andreas Feininger, 1906 als ältester Sohn des Malers Lyonel Feininger in Paris geboren, sind Klarheit, Einfachheit und Organisation. Am Bauhaus in Weimar zu Beginn der zwanziger Jahre zum Kunsttischler ausgebildet, studierte er anschließend an den staatlichen Bauschulen in Weimar und Zerbst Architektur. Zunächst Architekturfotograf in Stockholm, emigrierte er mit Ausbruch des Zweiten Weltkrieges nach New York. Als Bildredakteur beim Life-Magazin angestellt, hielt er immer wieder Straßenschluchten, Wolkenkratzer, Brücken und Hochbahnen in atmosphärisch dichten, mittlerweile zu Klassikern gewordenen Aufnahmen fest. Mit derselben Begeisterung widmete er sich auch Naturstudien. Seine Detailaufnahmen von Insekten, Blumen, Muscheln, Holz und Steinen verleihen deren Formen einen skulpturalen Charakter. Die Monografie gibt mit einer Vielzahl hervorragender Duplexbilder einen Überblick über das grandiose Werk des 1999 verstorbenen Fotografen. Ausstellung: Galerie der Stadt Stuttgart 7.5.-1.8.2004 · Weitere Stationen in Europa

You may feel as though you have seen them before, in a movie, at the gym, browsing at a yard sale, meandering through the mall, or--more likely--on your trip to Florida. Duane Hanson's life-sized fiberglass and polyester resin sculptures are the spitting images of real, breathing people; they illustrate modern consumer society with equal parts tenderness, humor and horror. This revised edition of Hatje Cantz's best-selling catalogue raisonné, featuring two new essays, documents all phases of Hanson's oeuvre, from his earliest carved wooden replica of Thomas Gainsborough's "The Blue Boy" to the last works he produced before his death in 1996. Regardless of when the works were made, though, Hanson's remarkably lifelike sculptures will always be besieged by schoolchildren and jealously protected by museum guards, for they exude a uniquely magnetic force. Viewers and readers who dare to move in close are rewarded with details that could never be studied so candidly in real wrinkles, facial hair, imperfections. And yet Hanson's objective was never blatant voyeurism, but access to those things we prefer to overlook, to the drabness of everyday life and the ever-present intimation of mortality.

Tom Wesselmann is a key figure in American Pop Art, alongside notable artists like Andy Warhol and Roy Lichtenstein. Emerging in the early 1960s, this movement became immensely popular in the post-war art scene. Born in Cincinnati in 1931, Wesselmann began his artistic journey with collages in the 1950s, utilizing found objects and advertising elements. Since the 1980s, he has focused on metal drawings and paintings, crafted from aluminum or sheet metal, often using mechanical or laser techniques. These works capture the ephemeral nature of sketches and drawings in vibrant, three-dimensional forms. This volume showcases around one hundred significant works, many previously unexhibited, representing the entirety of Wesselmann's creative phases. It allows readers to explore and appreciate his artistic evolution comprehensively. Contributions include essays by Marco Livingstone, Jo-anne Birnie Danzker, Tilman Osterwold, and others, discussing various aspects of Wesselmann's work and its context within Pop Art and European art movements. This catalogue accompanies an exhibition tour organized by the Institut Für Kulturaustausch, showcasing Wesselmann's art across eleven major European museums from 1994 to 1997. Bibliographical references are included for further exploration.