Stretching Thoughts (2015, Hardcover) read online DJV, FB2, MOBI
9781861543417 English 1861543417 In Stretching Thoughts, we are taken on a voyage of Karamsurban art projects., Lebanese artist and architect Nadim Karam is renowned for his public art and work in urban regeneration and his interventions have been seen in cities as diverse as Melbourne, Prague, Dubai, Beirut, London and Nara, Japan. These interventions often take the form of large-scale steel sculptures, described as 'urban toys' by the artist. Says Karam: "Each urban toy has a message. An open message ready to be inhabited by stories which become mingled with history." In 'Stretching Thoughts', we are taken on a voyage of Karam's urban art projects, which transcend social, political and national borders. Additionally, through paintings and sculptures, we accompany his more introspective musings on life, war, dreams and the human condition in the Middle East. Coming from this region where allegiance to symbols has long been a basis for conflict, Karam engages and provokes with an astonishingly original voice. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed this book is the most extensive on an innovative and original artist, architect and writer., Stretching Thoughts is an explosion of visual narratives presenting the complete works of architect, painter, and sculptor Nadim Karam (b. 1957), who has created large-scale art projects in cities from Beirut, Prague, and London to Melbourne and Nara. Karam spent a decade studying in Japan before returning to his native Beirut to open Atelier Hapsitus, which has become renowned for urban regeneration projects. The book features the artist's personal commentary on the adversity of the Middle East as well as a distinct narrative presenting his paintings--published for the first time--and offering his musings on life, war, dreams, and the human condition. Engaged in an artistic battle against the causes of chaos and trauma afflicting the region, Karam's work is at once poignant and provocative, but resolutely optimistic.
9781861543417 English 1861543417 In Stretching Thoughts, we are taken on a voyage of Karamsurban art projects., Lebanese artist and architect Nadim Karam is renowned for his public art and work in urban regeneration and his interventions have been seen in cities as diverse as Melbourne, Prague, Dubai, Beirut, London and Nara, Japan. These interventions often take the form of large-scale steel sculptures, described as 'urban toys' by the artist. Says Karam: "Each urban toy has a message. An open message ready to be inhabited by stories which become mingled with history." In 'Stretching Thoughts', we are taken on a voyage of Karam's urban art projects, which transcend social, political and national borders. Additionally, through paintings and sculptures, we accompany his more introspective musings on life, war, dreams and the human condition in the Middle East. Coming from this region where allegiance to symbols has long been a basis for conflict, Karam engages and provokes with an astonishingly original voice. Lavishly illustrated and beautifully designed this book is the most extensive on an innovative and original artist, architect and writer., Stretching Thoughts is an explosion of visual narratives presenting the complete works of architect, painter, and sculptor Nadim Karam (b. 1957), who has created large-scale art projects in cities from Beirut, Prague, and London to Melbourne and Nara. Karam spent a decade studying in Japan before returning to his native Beirut to open Atelier Hapsitus, which has become renowned for urban regeneration projects. The book features the artist's personal commentary on the adversity of the Middle East as well as a distinct narrative presenting his paintings--published for the first time--and offering his musings on life, war, dreams, and the human condition. Engaged in an artistic battle against the causes of chaos and trauma afflicting the region, Karam's work is at once poignant and provocative, but resolutely optimistic.