The Greek-American artist Kosta Alex (1925-2005) initially trained in figure sculpture in Manhattan. In 1947 he moved to Paris, where he mingled with and exhibited alongside the avant-garde artists of his day. His interest in the flattening of forms led him to create his first series of decoupage-collages in about 1950. Like many other artists of the time, he was drawn to using humble, utilitarian materials such as corrugated cardboard, packaging, newspapers, magazines, wallpaper, timetables, lists, maps, and other scraps culled from daily urban life. He integrated these elements into his art in an often poetic and humorous manner, using screws, nuts, staples, rope, string, and glue to connect them into a cohesive whole.  Alex also drew inspiration from classical sculpture, primitive art, and Islamic art, and employed repetitive themes and rhythmic arrangements in his compositions. In the late 1960s and early 1970s he produced groundbreaking collage-reliefs in expanded polystyrene, which Man Ray praised for breaking "the two-dimensional barrier." Handsomely illustrated, Kosta Alex is the first monograph on this intriguing artist.

Kosta Alex

Arts & Photography

Rodari, Florian

History & Criticism

Editions Hazan, Paris

Weekend With Velazquez

Individual Artists

Diane Pub Co.

"It's the weekend--time to rest--but as you can see, I'm working. We artists never take time off, we're always thinking about what we're going to do next! Even when we seem to be resting, our brains are going a mile a minute, and very often, late at night, when everyone else is in the house asleep, we go back to the studio . . . I can't help myself--when my hands want to create something there's just no stopping them. They grab whatever's within reach--paper, modeling clay, old rags, bits of wood or cardboard--and they shape, fold, paint, carve, cut, nail, or glue them together . . . or they sign my name, which you may very well know . . . Picasso."

A Weekend with Picasso

Children's Books

Rizzoli

In a series of 5 essays, leading experts on the drawings of Victor Hugo describe and analyse his works i n this catalogue, that is published to coincide with the fir st ever exhibition of his art at the Drawing Centre, New Yor k. '

Shadows of a Hand: The Drawings of Victor Hugo

Georgel, Pierre

SANTE, Luc

HUGO,VICTOR

Prévost, Marie-Laure

Merrell Pub Ltd

Métamorphose des crêtes (Collection poétique Payot Lausanne) (French Edition)

Payot *

Dimanche avec picasso - skira jeunesse (Un) (UN DIMANCHE AVEC (INACTIF))

Flammarion

Picasso : Les "347", collection Jean Planque, Exposition Vevey, Cabinet cantonal des estampes

Baer, Brigitte

Minder, Nicole

Crommelynck, Piero

Somogy

Tra Picasso e Dubuffet: I Maestri Del Novecento Nella Collezione Jean E Suzanne Planque (Italian Edition)

Electa

Palézieux: Œuvres sur papier

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Schatborn, Peter

Luijten, Ger

Madeleine-Perdrillat, Alain

Antiques & Collectibles

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