Gudrun Pagter
Into Red, 2021
Linen, sisal, flax
34.25" 30.25" x .5"
11gp
Photo: Tom Grotta
$ 2,400.00
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Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'. “In the refined and sophisticated world of design in Japanese art, crafts and architecture,...
Pagter’s minimalism is emblematic of the shared sensibilities of Scandinavian and Japanese artists, popularly termed 'Japandi'.
“In the refined and sophisticated world of design in Japanese art, crafts and architecture, ‘cool’ and ‘sober’ Scandinavians find great inspiration,” Pagter observes. "From the exotic and foreign land we find an aesthetically common understanding of a minimalist idiom — an understanding of finding the core of a composition - that is, cutting off everything that’s unnecessary.”
“In the refined and sophisticated world of design in Japanese art, crafts and architecture, ‘cool’ and ‘sober’ Scandinavians find great inspiration,” Pagter observes. "From the exotic and foreign land we find an aesthetically common understanding of a minimalist idiom — an understanding of finding the core of a composition - that is, cutting off everything that’s unnecessary.”
