The city is my canvas / with an introduction by Richard Haas and an essay by Beth Dunlop.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Haas, Richard, 1936-

Contributor:

Haas, Richard, 1936-

Dunlop, Beth, 1947-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Haas, Richard, 1936-.

Haas, Richard.

Decoration and ornament, Architectural, in art.

Trompe l'oeil painting.

Street art.

Local Subjects:

Haas, Richard, 1936-.

Physical Description:

95 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm

Other Title:

At head of title: Richard Haas

Place of Publication:

Munich ; London : Prestel, 2001.

Summary:

Contemporary trompe l'oeil artist Richard Haas transforms the drab exteriors of neglected buildings into breathtaking facades which seamlessly blend into their existing environments. The City Is My Canvas documents his architectural projects of the last twenty-five years, including several interiors, in dramatic "before" and "after" illustrations.

Like European artists such as Italy's Gianlorenzo Bernini and Germany's Asam Brothers, Haas views his work as an amalgam of painting, sculpture, architecture, and city planning. Following in the footsteps of his famous forebears, he uses the technique of trompe l'oeil to alter and beautify the cityscape.

"The world is constantly changing, and the needs of the city change with it," says Haas. "Even if blank urban walls at key locations of the city are now primarily seen as opportunities for computer-generated advertisements, whole segments of the mid-range urban American landscape and large areas of our edge cities remain in drastic need of refinement, softening, and improvement."

Contents:

The City Is My Canvas / Richard Haas 7

More Than Meets the Eye / Beth Dunlop 11

Buildings 20

Interiors 68.

ISBN:

3791325051

OCLC:

46874992