color image of an aircraft or rocket-like, off-white nose cone against the sky; sketchy vertical black lines over image

%C2%A9 John Saurer

Untitled, from "Contact II" series, 2007

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This print is part of the portfolio "Intimate Immensity," published in 2007 by the Minneapolis-based artist cooperative Form + Content. This limited edition portolio features 14 original prints by 15 established Minnesota artists, including work by such prominent printmakers as Fred Hagstrom, Faye Passow, Jil Evans, Camille Gage, and Jody Williams.

To provide a consistent thematic context for the portfolio, artists were asked to find inspiration for their work in the various ideas and theoretical concepts expressed in Gaston Bachelard's seminal book on architecture, "The Poetics of Space." "Intimate Immensity" is the title of the eighth chapter of Bachelard's treatise, in which the French philosopher explores the phenomenology of architectural space, arguing that architects should routinely consider how their work would affect those who experience it, rather than relying solely on preconceived theoretical motivations. Published in 1958, Bachelard's book has been an inspiration for artists who seek to create intimate space on a two-dimensional picture plane.

Details
Title
Untitled, from "Contact II" series
Artist Life
born 1964
Role
Artist
Accession Number
2009.26.12
Provenance
Form + Content Gallery, Minneapolis (publisher); given to MIA, 2009.
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color image of an aircraft or rocket-like, off-white nose cone against the sky; sketchy vertical black lines over image

© John Saurer

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