Wilhelm Sasnal

by Ulrich Wilmes

Mixing art historical references with images taken from the internet, the paintings of Polish artist Wilhelm Sasnal (born 1972) borrow liberally from the image glut around us, appropriating anything from icons of popular culture such as Roy Orbison to paintings of the past such as Georges Seurat's "Bathers at Asni res"--from the lonesome cowboys in a Steven Spielberg film to the photographs of Enrique Metinides. In an era flooded by photographic images,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0854881999
• ISBN13: 9780854881994
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Whitechapel Gallery
• Length: 104 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 9.8" x 10.5"