Hans van de Bovenkamp / foreword by Steve Larsen ; introduction by Phyllis Braff ; essay by Donald Kuspit.

Main entry:

Bovenkamp, Hans Van de.

Title & Author:

Hans van de Bovenkamp / foreword by Steve Larsen ; introduction by Phyllis Braff ; essay by Donald Kuspit.

Edition:

1st ed.

Publication:

New York : Hudson Hills Press, 2004.

Description:

xi, 147 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 29 cm

Notes:
Includes text by Hans van de Bovenkamp.
Includes bibliographical references.
Re-creating sacred space / Steve Larsen -- Monumental sculpture in natural and architectural environments / Phyllis Braff -- The long stone : menhir / Donald Kuspit. Menhir; monolithic sculpture; circles & waves; dreams and meditations; public works; drawings.
Dust jacket.

Summary:

"Renowned for his monumental sculpture created primarily for open-air public locales, Hans Van de Bovenkamp has been described as an artistic-mystic whose work--with its signature power, lyricism, and grand proportions--heightens the viewer's sense of fantasy, imagination, and discovery. From the primordial human urge to make 'sacred space,' Van de Bovenkamp has created a oeuvre significant for the way his decisions about scale, material, content, and form dynamically interact with the natural and architectural world that surrounds his sculptures. Cascading water becomes a curtain in 'Ottowa Falls;' with their sinuous, animated curves, his giant cloud and fiddlehead forms function as metaphors for the vital life force in all organic forms; his circle and wave series balances floating, lyrical units above anchored ring-like forms, denoting the sun, the moon, the ocean. And his bronze and stainless steel Menhirs--with their indistinguishable eroticism and spirituality--look back to the prehistoric, sacred, upright monumental stones built in the Neolithic and Early Bronze ages. This vivid monograph includes ninety-four color plates and a detailed chronology richly highlighted by the artist's personal recollections, as well as illuminating essays on Van de Bovenkamp's creation of sacred space, his monumental sculpture in natural and architectural environments." -- Provided by publisher

Resources:
Table of contents
Table of contents

ISBN:

1555952488 (alk. paper)
9781555952488 (alk. paper)

Subject:

Bovenkamp, Hans van de Catalogs.
Bovenkamp, Hans van de.
Spirituality in art Catalogs.
Spiritualité dans l'art Catalogues.
Spirituality in art.

Form/genre:

catalogs (documents)
Catalogs.
Catalogues.

Added entries:

Braff, Phyllis
Kuspit, Donald B. (Donald Burton), 1935-
Larsen, Stephen
Bovenkamp, Hans van de

Holdings:

Location: Library main 236327
Call No.: NB1116.B783 H3 2004
Status: Available

Actions:

Add to folder

Request these items

Email this list to yourself (or someone else)

Your folder is empty.

Please complete this form to make a request for consultation. A copy of this list will also be forwarded to you.

Your contact information

First name:

Last name:

Email:

Phone number:

Notes (optional):

We will contact you to set up an appointment. Please keep in mind that your consultation date will be based on the type of material you wish to study. To prepare your visit, we'll need:

— At least 2 weeks for primary sources (prints and drawings, photographs, archival documents, etc.)
— At least 48 hours for secondary sources (books, periodicals, vertical files, etc.)

Back to list

Submit