THE LYRICAL CONSTRUCTIVIST: DON GUMMER SCULPTURE

Plagens, Peter

ISBN 10: 0915829703 / ISBN 13: 9780915829705

Published by Chameleon Books. Chesterfield, Massachusetts., 2001

About this Item

Book size about 10 by 10 inches with some 64 pages. Bound in blue paper covered boards. In the original dust wrapper with no price. Book for an exhibition at three Indiana & Ohio art museums in 2001 & 2002. SIGNED BY THE ARTIST AT THE FRONT. Book and wrapper with slight wear. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE Language: eng Language: eng 0.0 Language: eng Language: eng Language: eng. Seller Inventory # 13644

Bibliographic Details

Title: THE LYRICAL CONSTRUCTIVIST: DON GUMMER ...

Publisher: Chameleon Books. Chesterfield, Massachusetts.

Publication Date: 2001

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

Signed: Signed by Illustrator

Edition: 1st Edition.

About this title

Synopsis:

Through the insightful perspective of one of America's preeminent art critics, this publication traces the development - with photographs and prose - of the work of one of the country's most original and inventive sculptors. Don Gummer first came to the attention of the New York art scene in the late 1970s and early 1980s with his painted-wood wall reliefs - formally layered geometric arrangements with strong architectural influence. He later moved from the wooden wall reliefs to metal "building" shapes of his own imagining. Soon the pieces became free-standing works of compelling strength and authority. Whether whimsically employing cardboard boxes as forms for his more recent treelike stainless steel and bronze sculptures or creating monumental "skyscraper" shapes, Gummer's unique style is characterized by a masterful attention to craftsmanship and detail. Born in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1946, Gummer grew up in Indianapolis, Indiana.The recipient of awards from the Louis Comfort Tiffany Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts, Gummer is represented in a number of important public collections in the United States and abroad. In the year 2000 a monumental new work was dedicated at the Butler Institute of American Art in Youngstown, Ohio. Peter Plagens is a painter and art critic for Newsweek magazine. He lives in New York City.

About the Author:

Peter Plagens is a painter and art critic for Newsweek magazine. He lives in New York City.