Pictures and Borders II
Artist: Joyce Kozloff (American, born 1942)
Publisher: Solo Press
Date: 1976
Dimensions:
30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.9 cm)
Medium: Lithograph
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Purchased with funds from the Libbey Endowment, Gift of Edward Drummond Libbey
Object number: 1981.114
Label Text:Joyce Kozloff explores geometric ornament and the aesthetic possibilities of pattern. Drawing inspiration from various cultures and their decorative traditions, Kozloff attempts to “create a hybrid, a fusion of diverse materials.”
Embracing an aesthetic based on decorative repetition was not an easy thing to do in the mid-1970s when Minimalism reigned, and the individual artist’s creative vision was seen as of primary importance. At the time, any art based on pattern and reliant on historic example was held in low esteem. In this atmosphere artists like Kozloff developed an art based on craft, rationality, and tradition.
Embracing an aesthetic based on decorative repetition was not an easy thing to do in the mid-1970s when Minimalism reigned, and the individual artist’s creative vision was seen as of primary importance. At the time, any art based on pattern and reliant on historic example was held in low esteem. In this atmosphere artists like Kozloff developed an art based on craft, rationality, and tradition.
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