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Messensee

Beyond Contradictions
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Messensee offers an insightful look into the multifaceted works of Jürgen Messensee, an established Austrian contemporary artist. This richly illustrated volume showcases his recent paintings, drawings, and sculptures, revealing his deep engagement with abstract art beyond mere representation. Central to the book are Messensee's meditations on space, time, and existence, reflecting his lifelong quest to understand evolving spatial concepts through his profound artistic philosophy.
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Format: Hardback
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Ideal for readers and collectors interested in contemporary abstract art, art philosophy, and Austrian cultural contributions. Art students and professionals exploring conceptual frameworks of space and existence will also find this volume enriching.

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The wish to create more than just an image as a mere reflection, more than just art for its own sake: Jürgen Messensee is an artist with many facets, hence it is not always easy to categorise his oeuvre. This beautifully illustrated book about his recent paintings, drawings and sculptures shows the abstract artist in all his versatility and profundity.

Messensee explores the evolving problem of "space and spaces", as the prize-winning artist Jürgen Messensee (born 1936 in Vienna) describes it. Firmly established within the Austrian contemporary art scene, his work grapples with questions relating to our existence and what we perceive as our existence. The volume includes his exploration of time and space, alongside his interpretations and meditations on these themes. This book is an impressive glimpse at Jürgen Messensee’s philosophy and way of thinking.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9783777422947

Publisher: Hirmer Verlag

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 June 2014

Country: Germany

Imprint: Hirmer Verlag

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Weight: 830g

Pages: 144

About the Author

The Angerlehner Museum in Thalheim, Germany, presents the private art collection of K. R. Heinz J. Angerlehner. Caroline Messensee is a curator and the daughter of Jürgen Messensee.

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