DE WAIN VALENTINE — PLASTIC SHOW
ABOUT THE ARTIST
De Wain Valentine
De Wain Valentine was born in Colorado and arrived in L.A. in 1965 to teach a course in plastics technology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is regarded today among the earliest pioneers in the use of industrial plastics and resins to execute monumental sculptures that reflect the light and engage the surrounding space through its mesmerizingly translucent surfaces that arrest one's gaze. […] This technical knowledge, combined with his subsequent experience working with fiberglass-reinforced plastic in boat building shops and painting automobiles, air planes - and even, according to some, UFOs - led to his fascination and artistic involvement with sculptures made out of colored plastic and polyester resin, all materials evoking a futurist era - extract from an essay by art historian and author Joachim Pissarro, part of the illustrated catalogue on De Wain Valentine published in 2017 by Almine Rech Editions.
Features ‘Plastics’, an essay by Joachim Pissarro.
This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Plastic Show, organized by De Wain Valentine, held at Almine Rech London, from February 9th to March 25th, 2017.
Known for their pioneering work with various synthetic resins and synthetic polymers during the 1960s and ‘70s, the five artists in this book (Mary Corse, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, John McCracken and De Wain Valentine) are today recognized not only for their active roles in the development of plastics as a newly discovered medium in art, but also for their sophisticated techniques and at times even quasi-acrobatic prowess required to shape them into the seamless, translucent, luscious volumes.
QUANTITY First Edition of 800
LANGUAGE English
PUBLISHER Almine Rech Editions
CONTRIBUTORS Joachim Pissaro
PAGES 88
DIMENSIONS 24 x 33 cm - 9 1/2 x 13 in
ISBN 9782930573212
PUBLICATION DATE 2017
WWW.ALMINERECH.COM
De Wain Valentine was born in Colorado and arrived in L.A. in 1965 to teach a course in plastics technology at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). He is regarded today among the earliest pioneers in the use of industrial plastics and resins to execute monumental sculptures that reflect the light and engage the surrounding space through its mesmerizingly translucent surfaces that arrest one's gaze. […] This technical knowledge, combined with his subsequent experience working with fiberglass-reinforced plastic in boat building shops and painting automobiles, air planes - and even, according to some, UFOs - led to his fascination and artistic involvement with sculptures made out of colored plastic and polyester resin, all materials evoking a futurist era - extract from an essay by art historian and author Joachim Pissarro, part of the illustrated catalogue on De Wain Valentine published in 2017 by Almine Rech Editions.
Features ‘Plastics’, an essay by Joachim Pissarro.
This book is published in conjunction with the exhibition Plastic Show, organized by De Wain Valentine, held at Almine Rech London, from February 9th to March 25th, 2017.
Known for their pioneering work with various synthetic resins and synthetic polymers during the 1960s and ‘70s, the five artists in this book (Mary Corse, Robert Irwin, Craig Kauffman, John McCracken and De Wain Valentine) are today recognized not only for their active roles in the development of plastics as a newly discovered medium in art, but also for their sophisticated techniques and at times even quasi-acrobatic prowess required to shape them into the seamless, translucent, luscious volumes.
QUANTITY First Edition of 800
LANGUAGE English
PUBLISHER Almine Rech Editions
CONTRIBUTORS Joachim Pissaro
PAGES 88
DIMENSIONS 24 x 33 cm - 9 1/2 x 13 in
ISBN 9782930573212
PUBLICATION DATE 2017
WWW.ALMINERECH.COM