Gunta Stolzl
Gunta Stolzl was born March 5 1897 BirthMunich, Germany.
Died April 22 1983 deathZurich, Switzerland.
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The Bauhaus Weaving Workshop has only lately been given its due acclaim. It is true that it was represented in all the major Bauhaus shows – as far back as 1938, the year the exhibition Bauhaus 1919-1928 was held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York . Not until 1976, and again in 1987 did the Bauhaus Archive in Berlin organize exhibitions, devoted foremost to the work of the textile artist Gunta Stölzl, while comprising an overview of other Bauhaus weavers, students and their work…
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1919: Begins her studies at the Bauhaus Weimar. Attends Johannes Itten’s classes and in 1921 the first class given by Paul Klee. 1922: attends course in dyeing techniques in Krefeld and establishes dyeing facilities at the Bauhaus. Her abstract works on paper show the influence of Paul Klee and Wassily Kandinsky. They anticipate the boldly colourful abstract wall hangings and blankets produced from 1923 onwards. 1923: passes journeyman’s examination as a weaver. 1924: assists Johannes Itten to establish the “Ontos Weaving Workshops” near Zurich. Attends weave and fiber technology courses in Krefeld…
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Documents of Contemporary Art. Utopias: Throughout its diverse manifestations, the utopian entails two related but contradictory elements: the aspiration to a better world, and the acknowledgment that its form may only ever live in our imaginations. Furthermore, we are as haunted by the failures of utopian enterprise as we are inspired by the desire to repair the failed and build the new... |
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South African Art Now. South African Art Now documents, through in-depth essays and stunning full-color photographs, the remarkable work of nearly one hundred South African artists working in every medium from painting, sculpture, and video to cutting-edge performance art. This lush volume includes the impressive work of art world stars such as William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas; newly prominent artists such as Berni Searle, Robin Rhode, and Mustafa Maluka; and exciting newcomers still unknown outside their own country, but clearly marked for success... |
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James Rosenquist. Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art. “Frank, funny, truthful, ironic and in every way an entertaining account of one major American artist’s involvement in an art movement that interests everyone–and, more than that, of his own character. Jim Rosenquist is a true American original and his book ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand the last half-century of his country’s visual culture, high, low, and in between.” –Robert Hughes, amazon |
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