On Weaving

Zusatztext "[ On Weaving ] has luminous simplicity and clarity. . . . [B]y illustrating images that most weavers would regard as quotidian in On Weaving , such as the chequer-board graphics of weave notations, she gave the art world space to make links with other forms of abstraction. By writing with no assumption of a craft audience, Albers was able to announce that weaving was ‘the event of a thread’ and ‘a method of forming a pliable plane of threads by interlacing them rectangularly’, thus allowing all of us to look at the discipline anew." ---Tanya Harrod, Apollo Informationen zum Autor Anni AlbersWith an afterword by Nicholas Fox Weber and contributions by Manuel Cirauqui & T'ai Smith Klappentext Written by one of the twentieth century's leading textile artists! this splendidly illustrated book is a luminous meditation on the art of weaving! its history! its tools and techniques! and its implications for modern design. First published in 1965! On Weaving bridges the transition between handcraft and the machine-made! highlighting the essential importance of material awareness and the creative leaps that can occur when design problems are tackled by hand. With her focus on materials and handlooms! Anni Albers discusses how technology and mass production place limits on creativity and problem solving! and makes the case for a renewed embrace of human ingenuity that is particularly important today. Now available for a new generation of readers! this expanded edition of On Weaving updates the book's original black-and-white illustrations with full-color photos! and features an afterword by Nicholas Fox Weber and essays by Manuel Cirauqui and T'ai Smith that shed critical light on Albers and her career. Zusammenfassung "In association with The Josef and Anni Albers Foundation."

Product details

• Authors: Anni Albers, Albers Anni, Manuel Cirauqui, Nicholas Weber
• Assisted by: Nicholas Fox Weber (Afterword)
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780691177854
• ISBN: 978-0-691-17785-4
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 227 mm x 290 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Miscellaneous; Europe, ART / Techniques / General, ART / Individual Artists / General, ART / European, ART / History / Contemporary (1945-), DESIGN / Textile & Costume, History of Art, Textile artworks, Individual artists, art monographs, Fashion and textile design, The Arts: techniques and principles, Art styles not defined by date