More than thirty years ago the Swiss-Argentine artist Vivian Suter ( *1949) moved to the rain forest in Panajachel, Guatemala, to live on a former coffee plantation. Since then she has worked on her impressive paintings in her wooden-hut studio, as well as outdoors. The tropical garden is her playground; her canvases lie on the sandy ground or hang in trees; dust, mud, leaves, mangos, and insects leave their traces on them. Her painting is influenced by organic processes and coincidence-even natural disasters are her material, when flood waters make their mark on canvases, becoming part of her large, colorful paintings. Containing documentation of her living and work spaces, as well as brief statements from companions and friends, the monograph also offers essays, numerous pictures, and insight into the artist's private life.
By:
Adam Szymczyk, R. H. Quaytman, Moyra Davey Imprint: Hatje Cantz Country of Publication: Germany Weight: 1.560kg ISBN:9783775745512 ISBN 10: 3775745513 Pages: 384 Publication Date:01 August 2019 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely
Reviews for Vivian Suter
This catalogue, Vivian Suter, embarks into the wilds of the artist's practice.--Kate Sutton Bookforum