#concrete art

[concretepie]

Johnny shares his wisdom to comfort Lucy in her time of need

Part 2

[jareckiworld]

Jean Leppien (1910-1991) — Untitled [oil on board, 1952]

[albarrancabrera]

Albarran Cabrera   —–   Instagram

Opticks

Polarized #55454 "Mountain and lake", Pigments, gampi paper and gold leaf

[diana-andraste]

Ewa Partum, 1970-72

[puttain]

Mesmerizing geometry of maestro Carlo Scarpa.

[germanpostwarmodern]

Together with DADA Concrete Art today is considered to most significant Swiss contribution to art history, represented by the quadriga Max Bill, Richard Paul Lohse, Verena Loewensberg and Camille Graeser. But although the life and work of each of the protagonists has been comprehensively researched and published, the actual history of the Concrete Avant-garde based in Zurich in all of its different ramifications has remained somewhat opaque. The director and journalist Thomas Haemmerli and journalist colleague Brigitte Ulmer used this blank space in Swiss art history as point of departure for a complete history of the Zurich Concretists and their complex environment. The result is „Circle! Square! Progress! - Zurich’s Concrete Avant-Garde. Max Bill, Camille Graeser, Verena Loewensberg, Richard Paul Lohse and Their Times“, recently published by Scheidegger & Spiess. The book starts with a history of Concrete Art as coined by Dutch artist Theo van Doesburg and sheds light on the Zurich group’s forefathers and mothers, among them Georges Vantongerloo, Johannes Itten and Sophie Taeuber-Arp but also dedicated patrons like Leo Leuppi. Subsequently Zurich’s „Fantastic Four“, as the Haus Konstruktiv called them in a 2011 exhibition, are portrayed and contextualized in very concise dossiers that portray the artists in their entirety.

But what is particularly noteworthy and interesting is how the authors map the sources of inspiration as well as the network of people and places surrounding the Zurich artists: from mathematics, Bach’s „Art of Fugue“ to Twelve-Tone-Music the manifold influences are carved out and institutions like the Galerie des Eaux Vives, the Bel Etage or the Corso music club are portrayed as meeting points and party locations of the art scene. Beyond this the authors also discuss the afterlife of the artists as omnipresent decorations and players on the art market, an addendum that nicely concludes the book.

As a result „Circle! Square! Progress!“ Provides an equally complete and lively account of the Zurich Concretes’ history as well as their personal network and afterlife. A highly recommended and diverting piece of art history!

[miamaimania]

Wolf Vostell's Tribute to a Shattered Era − The Fall of the Berlin Wall, No.23 (1990)

[soudasouda]

Kreten Concrete Side Table, Tall, Grey designed by Isaac Friedman-Heiman - Part of Souda's collection of Kreten Concrete Side Tables & End Tables. Follow Souda on Tumblr

[tasiaadams18art]

Disney Encanto Plaster Scene Activity Is A Great Art Set.

[fixy8ed4xys]

my photo 📷

[concretepie]

Act 1 is nosy because Johnny is nosy. Only act 1 is brave enough to do what Johnny isnt

[jareckiworld]

Andrzej Partum (1938-2002) Untitled [acrylic and car varnish, canvas, ca. 1986]

[research-lighting]

Souda's Kreten Concrete Side Table, Tall, Grey Follow Research.Lighting on Tumblr Source: https://soudasouda.tumblr.com/post/750286829892370432/kreten-concrete-side-table-tall-grey-designed-by

[fizzm]

abstract concrete wall art

[urbanangelz]

The Fog that Never Goes Away 🪦

[metalmiku]

I made a candle holder in the likeness of Rontti, and gave it as a Christmas present to my big sister. I sculpted the design in ZBrush, created the molds in Blender, and then 3D printed them. Finally, I cast the piece in concrete.