Internationally known for mixing styles and traditions in his paintings, New Yorkbased artist Carl Ostendarp (b. 1961) has made his mark by irreverently combining comic bookstyle graphics with his exquisitely executed color-field and hard-edge paintings. Monochromatic color backgrounds interrupted by graphic drawings taken from MAD magazine or single-syllable words with phonetic expressions like ARGH or EKKK applied to the surfaces mark his signature style. This fresh new monograph, produced to complement Ostendarps first ...
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Internationally known for mixing styles and traditions in his paintings, New Yorkbased artist Carl Ostendarp (b. 1961) has made his mark by irreverently combining comic bookstyle graphics with his exquisitely executed color-field and hard-edge paintings. Monochromatic color backgrounds interrupted by graphic drawings taken from MAD magazine or single-syllable words with phonetic expressions like ARGH or EKKK applied to the surfaces mark his signature style. This fresh new monograph, produced to complement Ostendarps first German solo museum exhibition at the Kunstverein Heilbronn, is a detailed document of the exhibitions extensive installations. Over 100 color images include detail shots, single works and full installation views photographed to capture the wavelike sensation of his murals. Exhibition director Matthia Lbke and noted American art critic Jerry Saltz contribute informative and historical essays. Long collected by major institutions around the world, Ostendarps work can be found at the Chicago Art Institute; Walker Art Ctr.; SF MOMA; Yale Art Museum; wand many others.
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Add this copy of Carl Ostendarp: Greatest Hits: Exhibition Catalogue to cart. $74.65, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2021 by Snoeck Publishing Company.
Add this copy of Carl Ostendarp: Greatest Hits: Exhibition Catalogue to cart. $104.28, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2021 by Snoeck Publishing Company.
