Muralismo Morte
Posted by michael | October 4th, 2010
The rebirth of muralism in contemporary urban art. Author Jens Besser comes up with a particular documentation of unpublished wallpaintings which he describes to renew the phenomena of mexican muralismo in the beginning of the 20th century. From Here To Fame Publishings, Berlin. ISBN 973-3-937946-29-0
“(…)Mural art has detained an incredible high level of freedom. In combination with the classic tecniques of spraycan and paintbrush, new methods have led to unforseen possibilities, and will continue to fire up the imaginations of muralists worldwide.”
Jens Besser, The New Muralismo, p.15
Bookrelease at Common Ground Gallery, Berlin, 30th September 2010.
“Der Welt über die Straße helfen”
Posted by michael | April 7th, 2010
“To see the world across the road”, designstudies after a philosophic reflection by Peter Sloterdijk and Sven Voelker. 2010, Wilhelm Fink Verlag, Munich.
Philosopher Sloterdijk and Designer Voelker discuss their points of view on contemporary design, They describe it´s origin, functions and limits, it´s means and powers.
“The designer does not have to design by himself, he can build machines to do his work. (…)”
“We all know the inaccuracy of handmade things, and we are tired of seeing the perfection of mathematically correct surfaces. In between we find mechanical machines. They are striving for accuracy but come up with something fairly precise. Let a machine paint in watercolors (…) the result is a timeless aesthetics.”
Sven Voelker, Chapter 5, Machine, p.97 (translated from German)