Roman Signer
Author | : Roman Signer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Installations (Art) |
ISBN | : 9780947912390 |
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Author | : Roman Signer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Installations (Art) |
ISBN | : 9780947912390 |
Author | : Gerhard Mack |
Publisher | : Phaidon Press Limited |
Total Pages | : 164 |
Release | : 2006-06 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : |
"Roman Signer is an artist like no other. Although he identifies himself as a sculptor, he is best known for actions in which simple materials (rockets, balloons, rushing water) react with natural forces to yield surprisingly lyrical results. Part mad scientist, part sorcerer's apprentice, part Buster Keaton, Signer often appears in these actions, sometimes at considerable risk to himself. The real star of his works, however, is time. In works such as Sandbag with Timed Detonator (1988), an auto-destructive device featuring a plastic alarm clock that releases a heavy sandbag hanging above it, two periods of tranquil rest are bridged by an instant of sudden violence. In others the change is more gradual, as in Action with a Fuse (1989), a twenty kilometre, thirty-five day 'time sculpture' in which two hundred lengths of fuse burned a path to Signer's current hometown from the village of his youth" "In the Interview, Paula Van Den Bosch speaks to the artist about the origins of his interest in art and explosives. Gerhard Mack's Survey traces the key themes in a career that spans four decades, from the artist's early experiments with elemental materials to his large-scale explosive actions. In the Focus, Jeremy Millar visits the artist in Switzerland to retrace the path of the epic 1989 Action with a Fuse."--BOOK JACKET.
Author | : Roman Signer |
Publisher | : Kerber Verlag |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Art, Modern |
ISBN | : |
Roman Signer is one of the most important and influential contemporary Swiss artists. Over many decades, in a great variety of ways, he has single-mindedly researched the aspect of time with regard to the meaning of sculpture. His spectacular explosions made him famous, and his reputation as an innovative and unique artist was secured, at the very latest, by his participation in Skulpturen Projekte, Münster 1997, and the Venice Biennial in 1999 representing Switzerland. In this book Brian Butler and Leonhard Emmerling develop a new interpretation of Signer's work by concentrating on the video pieces and by attempting to shed light on the temporal aspect of his work using literature and philosophy as points of reference. Published on the occasion of the exhibition Roman Signer: Sculpting in Time, March - May 2008 at ST PAUL Street Gallery and ARTSPACE, Auckland.
Author | : Roman Signer |
Publisher | : Scheidegger and Spiess |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Installations (Art) |
ISBN | : 9783858812247 |
One of the most acclaimed European artists today, Roman Signer has created a vast and enigmatic oeuvre marked by his use of a diverse array of materials, including water, sand, explosives, and vehicles. Roman Signer: Vernissage celebrates the seventieth birthday of this extraordinary artist through an exploration of the cards used to promote Signer's exhibitions. This vibrantly illustrated volume features a selection of cards and advertisements for 150 Roman Signer exhibitions since 1973. Each card reflects the artistic sensibilities of its era, and together the cards form a miniature historical narrative of contemporary art. Also included in Roman Signer are photographs, Signer's sketches for potential projects, and film stills from past projects. Essayist Roland Wäspe expands upon the visual narrative with his examination of the development and dominant subject topics in Signer's work, and how the invitation cards and materials reflect his aesthetic ideals. An intriguing examination of contemporary art, Roman Signer: Vernissage will be an essential volume for art lovers and graphic designers alike.
Author | : Roman Signer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 498 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Experimental films |
ISBN | : |
Projektionen brings together frames from all of the Super-8 and video films made by the Swiss artist Roman Signer. As fractions of time, the stills mark key moments in Signers precisely choreographed work: moments of collapse, of extreme acceleration and of temporary or prolonged hiatus, of transformation, of consolidation and dispersion. The images convey Signers handling of time and space, movement and process, energy and energy conversion, chemistry and physics, experimental play and nomological consequence, reality and potential, natural science and existential philosophy. This book presents a cross-section of Signers work and contains a catalog raisonné of all his Super- 8 films and videos.
Author | : Roman Signer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Iceland |
ISBN | : 9783858812995 |
This book follows Swiss artist Roman Signer and Icelandic artist Tumi Magnússon during their travels in Iceland. The book mixes personal snapshots with anecdotes, reminiscences, and humorous observations about travel, the natural world, the differences between Switzerland and Iceland, and, as with any conversation between artists, the difficulties of making art, no matter where one calls home.
Author | : Stefan Banz |
Publisher | : Jrp Ringier |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2010 |
Genre | : Forestay Falls (Switzerland) |
ISBN | : 9783037641569 |
In August 1946, Marcel Duchamp spent 5 weeks in Switzerland, including 5 days at the Hotel Bellevue near Chexbres, on Lake Geneva, discovering the Forestay waterfall. A multidisciplinary event took place in May 2010 to attempt to understand why the artist chose this waterfall for his final masterpiece 'Étant Donnés'.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Sculpture, Swiss |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Roman Signer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 40 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : Sculpture, Swiss |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Roman Signer |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 200 |
Release | : 2016 |
Genre | : Art |
ISBN | : 9788899385132 |