Mechano-faktura and other writings : manuscript draft, 1922-1924.

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Mechano-faktura and other writings : manuscript draft, 1922-1924.

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Seven hand written documents by Berlewi in Polish and German, including a partial draft for an essay on abstract art, "Mechano-faktura," published by Jazz, Warsaw 1924; in Der Sturm, Berlin 1924 (as "Mechano-faktur"); and in Paris 1962 in a limited facsimile edition of 500. In this essay, Berlewi proposes the use of new materials (glass, sand, and cork, for example) to create 2-dimensional paintings in which texture becomes an expressive formal element separate from the materials that created it. This essay is the only developed account of the theoretical motivation behind his work, locating him within the Constructivist movement.

7 items (12 leaves) : pencil and some brown ink ; 22 cm.

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Berlewi, H. (Henryk), 1894-1967

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Polish painter and designer associated with the Constructivist movement. From the description of Mechano-faktura and other writings : manuscript draft, 1922-1924. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 84003920 ...