Humannature
Subtitle: the figures of Michele Oka Doner
By: essay by Donald Kuspit ; design by Massimo Vignelli
Contributors: Kuspit, Donald B. (Donald Burton), 1935-; Vignelli, Massimo
Publisher: Charta
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Milano; New York City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 82
ISBN-13: 9788881586875
Subjects: Catalogs; American Sculpture; Human figure in art
Other titles: Figures of Michele Oka Doner; Human nature; Michele Oka Doner humannature
Description: "Reaching back to nature primordial and coming to life through existential transformation, Michele Oka Doner's sculpted figures act as human archetypes. They share the inevitability and undeniability of a natural order. The artist pares back the skin, focusing on the components that convey life. The structure of the veins and inner anatomy of the body are re-formed into rich textures of coral, roots, rock and bark that express the essential geology of the structure of the earth. HumanNature begins with her tattooed porcelain torsos, created in the mid-1960s, and culminates with the visceral power of her more recent life-size cast bronze figures. Designed by award-winning graphic designer Massimo Vignelli, this survey includes an essay by distinguished contemporary art historian Donald Kuspit."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: "Drawings and handwritten notes in this book are excerpted from journals maintained by the artist over the course of 30 years, beginning in 1976"--P. [84].

Includes bibliographical references (p. [13]).