Ruth Asawa Through Line Conaty Kim
A groundbreaking examination of how the act of drawing was a vital component of Ruth Asawa's multifaceted artRuth Asawa (1926-2013), widely known for her looped-wire sculptures, was an inveterate…
Specifikacia Ruth Asawa Through Line Conaty Kim
A groundbreaking examination of how the act of drawing was a vital component of Ruth Asawa's multifaceted artRuth Asawa (1926-2013), widely known for her looped-wire sculptures, was an inveterate drawer. She filled sketchbook after sketchbook and even stated that drawing was central to her sculpture. This volume is the first to consider the significance of drawing in Asawa's oeuvre throughout her career, featuring essays that examine the range of Asawa's aesthetic maneuvers across materials and techniques; how Asawa's drawing intertwined with the Bay Area arts community and her contributions to public education as a teacher and organizer; and the influence of Josef Albers's pedagogy and Asawa's lifelong adoption of his type of paper folding. Tracing Asawa's artistic journey from her first formal art lessons in a Japanese American internment camp during World War II through