Concrete Invention
Author | : Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro |
Publisher | : Turner |
Total Pages | : 226 |
Release | : 2013 |
ISBN-10 | : UIUC:30112112630865 |
ISBN-13 | : |
Rating | : 4/5 (65 Downloads) |
Download or read book Concrete Invention written by Gabriel Pérez-Barreiro and published by Turner. This book was released on 2013 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Concrete Invention is focused on the development of geometric abstraction in Latin America (Montevideo, Buenos Aires, São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro and Caracas) throughout the decades of the thirties and seventies in the twentieth century. It includes theoretical essays about the movement, personal reflections by contemporary artists, and a visual section featuring specific themes (geometry, illusion, dialogue, vibration, universalism). It ends with a questionnaire given to well-known theorists about the continuity, value and influence of geometric abstraction in the present. Resembling an artist's book, it includes a fold-out piece by artist José León Cerrillo, which forms a play on words with the publication's title.