Hans Karl Zeisel
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| Author(s) | Hans Karl Zeisel |
| Design | Hans Karl Zeisel, Pia Viola Zeisel |
| Size | 14,8 x 14,8 cm |
| Pages | 228 |
| Illustrations | 100 |
| Cover | Softcover in a box with four wooden blocks |
| Language(s) | German, English |
| ISBN | 978-3-942924-29-0 |
Possibilities of Concrete Art
What is possible without turning away from the cocrete? In the Bauhaus tradition, the typographer, graphic artist, designer and author Hans Karl Zeisel opens up countless design options with basic forms. His wooden cuboids demand a humorous approach to sculpture. They are creativity training, study tools and meditation game all in once. A playful experiment that reveals the diversity of concrete art.
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