Arnold Odermatt
Arnold Odermatt was born 1925 BirthOberdorf, Switzerland.
Lives and works in HomeStans, Switzerland.
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Fünfzig Jahre lang dokumentierte Arnold Odermatt Verkehrsunfälle auf den Straßen des Schweizer Kantons Niwalden. Der ehemalige Oberleutnant war Polizeifotograf, seine Bilder dienten der Beweisaufnahme. Handwerkliche Präzision betrachtete er als das A und O seines Berufs: „Ein gutes Foto ist scharf, man muss alles darauf sehen, was man möchte“, lautet Odermatts Credo.
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Photographs by retired Swiss police officer Arnold Odermatt
…Essentially, the intentionality behind these photographs is obscure. Odermatt is not a chronicler or cataloguer in the mould of a Becher, Strüth or Ruff. He does not appear to be interested in the idea of accident or randomness, as an artist might be. There is no unifying principle to provide a clue as to what exactly we learn from them, unless of course, we are being warned to drive more carefully…
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Documents of Contemporary Art. Utopias: Throughout its diverse manifestations, the utopian entails two related but contradictory elements: the aspiration to a better world, and the acknowledgment that its form may only ever live in our imaginations. Furthermore, we are as haunted by the failures of utopian enterprise as we are inspired by the desire to repair the failed and build the new... |
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South African Art Now. South African Art Now documents, through in-depth essays and stunning full-color photographs, the remarkable work of nearly one hundred South African artists working in every medium from painting, sculpture, and video to cutting-edge performance art. This lush volume includes the impressive work of art world stars such as William Kentridge and Marlene Dumas; newly prominent artists such as Berni Searle, Robin Rhode, and Mustafa Maluka; and exciting newcomers still unknown outside their own country, but clearly marked for success... |
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James Rosenquist. Painting Below Zero: Notes on a Life in Art. “Frank, funny, truthful, ironic and in every way an entertaining account of one major American artist’s involvement in an art movement that interests everyone–and, more than that, of his own character. Jim Rosenquist is a true American original and his book ought to be read by anyone who wants to understand the last half-century of his country’s visual culture, high, low, and in between.” –Robert Hughes, amazon |
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