Studies for Utopia
1983
etching
43,3 x 49,5 Bild; 50 x 66 cm Blatt
Radierung und Collage, vom Künstler handkoloriert, Bütten Etchings and Collage, handcoloured by the artist, high quality fine arts paper "The background for ‚Studies of Utopia‘ is based on Frank Lloyd Wright’s model for Broadacre City – his concept of the idea of a living environment. Above the basic pattern fly three aeroplanes which refer simultaneously to several ideas – a notion of space, a hint of autobiography, and an undertone of politics. The landscape is etched, then hand-tinted. The aeroplanes are etched seperately, then cut out and applied to each print. The position of the aeroplanes is altered on each individual graphic creating a series of unique finished work.” (Artist’s statement, 1983)
