Medieval and Modern: Direct Carving In the Work of Gill and Barlach (No. 46)

Description

Addressing questions workmanship, tradition and vision, this essay tackles the work of Eric Gill (1882-1940) and Ernst Barlach (1870-1938) and the notions of what it means to be a modern sculptor working with medieval techniques.

Modern Idioms, Medieval Models: the Sculpture of Eric Gill
Irena Kossowska (Polish Academy of Science and Henry Moore Institute Research Fellow 2003-04)

The block as model: on the notion of 'tradition' in the sculptural practice of Ernst Barlach
Susanne Deicher (Wismar Fachhochscule für Technik, Wirtschaft und Gestaltung and Henry Moore Institute Research Fellow 2003-04)

This essay was written to accompany the exhibition Medieval and Modern: Direct Carving in the Work of Gill and Barlach (4 March - 5 June 2005, Gallery 4).

There may be signs of age or yellowing to the pages as these are original copies from the publishing year. This is reflected in the pricing of the text.