
Singular Spaces
From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments
Jo Farb Hernandez(Editor)
Marquand Books Inc (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 16. January 2014
Book
Paperback/Softback
584 pages
978-0-615-78565-3 (ISBN)
Description
Published by leading outsider art imprint Raw Vision, Singular Spaces is a groundbreaking survey of art environments created by self-taught artists from across Spain. The book introduces and examines 45 artists and their idiosyncratic sculptures, gardens and buildings, most of which have never been published. The sites are developed organically, without formal architectural or engineering plans; they are at once evolving and complete. Often highly fanciful and quixotic, the work is frequently characterized by incongruous juxtapositions, an approach that appears impulsive and spontaneous. Director of the organization SPACES (Saving and Preserving Arts and Cultural Environments), Jo Farb Hernandez, combines detailed case studies of the artists and their work with contextualized historical and theoretical references to art history, anthropology, architecture, Spanish area studies and folklore. Breaking down the standard compartmentalization of genres, she reveals how most creators of art environments, who are building within their own personal spaces, fuse their creations with their daily lives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Illustrations
1306 Illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 297 mm
Width: 249 mm
Thickness: 53 mm
Weight
3810 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-615-78565-3 (9780615785653)
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