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Singular Spaces. From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments | Jo Farb Hernandez | 9780615785653

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Singular Spaces

From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments

Author:Jo Farb Hernandez

Publisher:Raw Vision

ISBN: 978-0-6157-8565-3

  • Hardcover
  • English
  • 584 Pages
  • Sep 6, 2013

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 Singular Spaces. From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments 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.

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 Singular Spaces. From the Eccentric to the Extraordinary in Spanish Art Environments 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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