Description: Magdalena Abakanowicz, Paperback by Coxon, Ann; Jacob, Mary Jane, ISBN 1849766738, ISBN-13 9781849766739, Brand New, Free shipping in the US A stunning exploration of an extraordinary and unique body of work Magdalena Abakanowicz (1930–2017) was a Polish sculptor and fiber artist, most notable for her use of textiles as a sculptural medium. In the 1960s and 1970s she wove sisal in intense colors to create towering, hanging pieces that radically expanded the field of sculpture and installation art and catapulted the international fiber art movement. Known as Abakans, these “organic environments” carried many meanings and were often large in size, containing entanglements of ropes or dividing spaces. They were spaces to contemplate, to immerse oneself, to experience. Lavishly illustrated with immersive photography and stunning details, this beautiful book explores the unique nature of these monumental works and their impact as environmental sculpture. Considering the relationships between the Abakans and their forest-like atmosphere, as well as other key works, it reveals the artist’s broad interest in natural phenomena and folk-art traditions from different cultural backgrounds, and the mastery and determination of a woman artist who, despite the restrictions of living in Poland under an oppressive Communist regime, established a career as an international artist. Drawing on themes such as shamanism, female energy and power, pregnancy, and insights on human nature, th highlights Abakanowicz’s pioneering contribution to installation art and the role of collaboration in her practice, while also contextualizing her work within the Polish art world and wider postwar Europe.
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Book Title: Magdalena Abakanowicz
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: Tate Publishing, The Limited
Item Height: 0.9 in
Publication Year: 2023
Topic: Sculpture & Installation, Textile & Costume, Individual Artists / Monographs
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Design, Art
Item Weight: 36.7 Oz
Item Length: 10.4 in
Author: Mary Jane Jacob
Item Width: 8.3 in
Format: Trade Paperback
