Mies van der Rohe: Montage, Collage
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| Rating | : | 4.36 (731 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 3960980531 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 264 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-12-14 |
| Language | : | English, German |
DESCRIPTION:
However, these worksmost of them large-formatare much more than sketches merely intended to assist his creative process as an architect. Between 1910 and 1965, influenced by Dada, Constructivism and De Stijl, the German-American modernist polymath Mies van der Rohe (1886–1969) created numerous montages and collages that endure as fascinating illustrations of the design principles of his architecture. This volume celebrates his lesser-known accomplishments in this medium.. Abrupt changes of viewpoint, freedom from perspective, place and time, montages of found elements and a focus on mixed media places him in the same context as his contemporaries Kurt Schwitters, Theo van Doesburg, Hans Richter and Lá