Abbaspour, Mitra
Frank Stella Unbound: Literature and Printmaking
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300236996
- author:
- Abbaspour, Mitra
- format:
- HardBack
- publisher:
- Princeton University Art Museum
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2018
- Pages:
- 112
- Dimensions:
- 28.7 x 25.15 x 1.78 centimetres
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Art, Individual Artist
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Frank Stella Unbound: Literature and Printmaking This insightful book explores the vital role of literature in Frank Stella's artistic practice, focusing on four transformative series of prints made between 1984 and 1999. Each series is named after a literary work, including Italo Calvino's Italian Folktales and Herman Melville's Moby-Dick. The investigation offers a critical new perspective on Stella, examining his interdisciplinary process, literary approach, and interest in the lessons of art history as crucial factors for his artistic development as a printmaker. The authors reveal how Stella's dynamic engagement with literature paralleled his experimentation with unconventional printmaking techniques, leading to new ways of representing spatial depth. By exploring this intersection of literature and printmaking, Frank Stella Unbound sheds new light on Stella's artistic practice and its significance in the context of contemporary art.
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