Ner OT: Candles in the Art of Samuel Bak

by Lawrence L. Langer

Book Overview

In the art of Samuel Bak, familiar objects fracture before our eyes, abandoning their traditional functions to become metaphors for a dissonant, broken world. Inhabitants of a surrealistic space, Bak's candles are abused, damaged, melting, lifeless, and bathed in the somber afterglow of profound sorrow. The cylindrical candles morph into tree trunks, logs, chimneys, columns, missiles, and other projectiles, exposing the frequent disorder at the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1879985381
• ISBN13: 9781879985384
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Pucker Art Publications
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 8.9" x 11.3"