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Sigmar Polke (mitten in der Luft)
photo: Angelika Platen
1971
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SIGMAR POLKE: LENS PAINTINGS
1 April 2009
Michael Werner Gallery is pleased to present Sigmar Polke: Lens Paintings, a major exhibition of new works by one of the most important artists of the post-war generation.
The Lens Paintings are a new development for an artist whose career is characterized by over 40 years of radical invention in painting. The conceptual framework of the Lens Paintings is grounded in theories set forth by Johann Zahn in his 1685 book, Oculus artificialis teledioptricus, sive telescopium (The Teledioptric Artificial Eye, or Telescope). Zahn, a monk in the Premonstrate Order, was an important figure in the development of the camera obscura, and his “teledioptric artificial eye”, a forerunner of the telephoto lens. According to Zahn, every luminous object in the universe varies in appearance depending on the viewer’s position.
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"The Illusionist (Lens Painting)", 2007
mixed media on fabric
86 1/2 x 118 inches
220 x 300 cm
POL 317
detail
A Person Looks At A Work Of Art/
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