We are not talking about the Sex Pistols / Werner Mannaers.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mannaers, Werner, artist, author.

Language:

Dutch

English

French

German

Italian

Japanese

Subjects (All):

Mannaers, Werner.

Flowers in art.

Physical Description:

280 pages : color illustrations ; 29 cm

Place of Publication:

Ghent, Belgium : Mer. B&L, [2021]

Language Note:

Contributions in English, German, Japanese, French, Dutch or Italian.

Summary:

Werner Mannaers' oeuvre has been developing since the 1980s and can be read as a highly personal pictorial investigation. 'Rokoko Flowers' is a presentation of a recent series of works depicting 97 compositions with flowers. These lovely flower scenes tell a lot more then what they show at first glance. Mannaers peppers his gouaches with a range of art historical references, which he subsequently links to philosophical quotes or elements from popular culture. Through this 'sampling' technique, a multi-layered context is created that allows the artist to soften the often existential subject matter with irony and self-mockery. Many years ago Mannaers, who is extremely well-read, started to cut op his library. Every night he looks for words and phrases that appeal to him leaving his books with heaps of holes. The artist's free use of these art historical and literary shreds intuitively results in a delicate layered effect. An amalgam of references from his personal life is added to the mix. His improvised working method leaves scope for playful associations of motifs, signs and language. Mannaers does not disguise the trial and error involved in the creative process. On the contrary, it is an essential part of his aesthetic. The flower paintings are 'hopelessly humoristic' and effortlessly interweave existential questions with an elegant lightness.

ISBN:

9789463934169

9463934162

OCLC:

1292464037

Publisher Number:

9789463934169