Gego : Between Transparency and the Invisible

Description: Latin American artist Gego (1912--1994) produced a range of line-based abstract work, including drawings, prints, and wire sculptures. Focusing on a rare series of monotypes from the early 1950s, drawings and prints, and drawings without paper” and tejeduras” (woven paper pieces) of the late 1970s and 1980s, this fascinating book traces Gego’s exploration of line and space. Gego used lines as conceptual and visual tools to create in-between spaces within her works. Whether drawing lines on paper or projecting them into space, the artist sought to make visible the invisible.” She believed that line could express what is not physically present in nature--including thought, intuition, and emotions. By manipulating the density of the lines or by interrupting them, she brought light, shadow, and feeling into her linear works. The book was created by The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, and the Fundación Eduardo F. Constantini, Buenos Aires, Argentina. It contains critical texts by Mari Carmen Martinez, Catherine de Zegher, Robert Storr, and Josefina Manrique. Distributed by Yale University Press, bilingual English-Spanish. The pages are uniformly in excellent condition; the cover has slight discolorations due to aging. Copyright 2007.

Price: 62 USD

Location: New York, New York

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