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A very special WERKMAN publication (1964) by Wim Crouwel
Because i get notified by Pinterest which items are shared and saved, i found out that this is one of the most appreciated photographs of all publications on www.ftn-books.com
This publication was published on the occasion of the Werkman exhibition in Groningen in 1964 and one of the first designs that Wim Crouwel made for a dutch museum. In this same period he designed the publications for the van Abbemuseum which were followed from the early sixties on by the publications of the Stedelijk Museum. What makes this one special is the condition it is in and the highly unusual appearance. The use of multi colored papers, its odd size and a cover chosen in relation with the Werkman print which is used as a cover. This publication is the top in dutch lay-out and design and must be considered as one of the very best publications of the sixties. Curious?………take a look at
and see for your self the many special qualities of this rare collectable Crouwel item.
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John Lennon (1940-1980).. a multi talented artist
John Lennon, composer, rock artist, activist, actor and the reason for this blog “artist”. It was until 10 years ago when i acquired a book on the artist John Lennon that i realized that beside all his qualities he also was an excellent drawing artist. Possibly the influence of his second wife Yoko Ono,
he developed a complete style of his own and made some excellent drawings, portraits and sketches from daily life. His erotic draewing are made in a time that there was liberation and they must have contributed to a more open view towards sex. An excellent book on his drawings is availabel at www.ftn-books.com together with some excellent biographical publications.
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Roger Bissière, a lyrical abstract painter (1866-1964) in a Wim Crouwel catalogue
A lyrical abstract artist and related to other abstract French painters like Manessier and Bazaine, Admired by Willem Sandberg , Bissiere received his first Stedelijk Museum exhibition in 1958 and in the early sixties another followed , this time with a spectacular catalogue designed by Wim Crouwel and for me this catalogue is the reason to write this blog, because i find this catalogie one of the very best Wim Crouwel ever made.
Clean, bright with some highly original details, the early smaller size and great typography makes this a Crouwel classic and the art…..well not bad either!
books available at www.ftn-books.com
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Pieter Ouborg, Painter of the unknown (1893-1956)
Outside the Netherlands Pieter Ouborg is hardly know, but compare this artists to his contemporaries he stand out with a “language” which is original and imaginative. Strange, sometimes surreal and even cildlike ( Yes, he befriended Appel and other Cobra artist). STill he did not become the great name people who admired him hoped for. Still he was admired by his fellow artists and during his life he received some very nice retrospectives in the Stedelijk Museum and the Haags Gemeentemuseum. It si hard to describe his art, but if i must make a comparison it must be Wols ( i wrote a short blog on Wols some weeks ago). For those visiting in the near future , here is the list of collections that has Ouborg works in them: ( and of course the books on www.ftn-books.com)
- Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
- Dordrechts Museum in Dordrecht
- Stedelijk Museum in Amsterdam
- Van Abbemuseum in Eindhoven
- Groninger Museum in Groningen
- Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam
- Stedelijk Museum Schiedam in Schiedam
- Tropenmuseum in Amsterdam
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Frans Zwartjes (1927)
One of the dutch pioneers in dutch video and film art is certainly Frans Zwartjes. He is known for his experimental form of movie making. Somewhat psychedelic and always with a different camera point of view. Let his art speak for himself and look at SPECTATOR from 1970
https://youtu.be/64ARnFi3DuQ
There is a nice book available at www.ftn-books.com which was published on the occasion of Zwartjes receiving the Ouborg price.
