Berlinde de Bruyckere: Schmerzensmann

by Ali Subotnick

Belgian artist Berlinde de Bruyckere works in wax, wood, wool, horse skin and hair, among other materials, creating compelling forms that suggest distorted human and animal bodies. Her figures are often faceless and fragmentary, perched precariously on high stools or suspended from walls, ceilings or tall iron columns. Each of the eight works illustrated here is photographed from multiple views and approaches, offering the reader their intricate "skin"...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3865214096
• ISBN13: 9783865214096
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Steidl
• Length: 64 Pages
• Weight: 2.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 11.5" x 15.8"