Published by Silvana Editoriale. Text by Lorenzo Bruni, Alberto Fiz, Giuseppe Frangi, Matteo Galbiati, Federico Sardella.
A leader of the Pittura Analitica movement, Giorgio Griffa (born 1936) developed a form of gently colorful abstraction comparable to the work of the Supports Surfaces group. This book reproduces 200 paintings that illuminate the most important period of his work.
Published by Hopefulmonster. Artwork by Giorgio Griffa.
The outspoken Italian painter turns 70 this year, and here publishes 70 drawings together with his reflections. "These notes are for those who think my painting is a more or less elegant exercise in decorative aestheticism. I would like to tell them that I believe and trust in the lyrical value of color and signs, but I do not think of painting...as an escape from reality, a free zone. Just the opposite: I believe art continues to be a tool of awareness and therefore of immersion in reality."
PUBLISHER Hopefulmonster
BOOK FORMAT Paperback, 6.5 x 9.25 in. / 160 pgs / 70 color.
PUBLISHING STATUS Pub Date 3/1/2006 No longer our product
DISTRIBUTION D.A.P. Exclusive Catalog: SPRING 2006 p. 154
PRODUCT DETAILS ISBN 9788877571922TRADE List Price: $32.00 CAD $40.00
Giorgio Griffa: Post Scriptum