Wednesday, November 18, 2009

What's the Title about??

The 1977 Douglas Abdell catalogue states that Abdell created a whole different language for the artworks to speak for themselves in a more personal, human-like, essence.

Next search: "Kyrad Poems" -- written language, familiarize with the language.

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Douglas Abdell - NEW info!

I ordered the "Douglas Abdell: Recent Sculpture 1979" book on Amazon. com. Not in a great condition but still readable and I have a chronology to work with!

Quote:
While drawing I may discover a description of a physical occurrence. I will permanentize this by making it a sculpture


**His last name 'aiutami' translates "Help Me!" in English.**

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Artist Background

Born in Boston, Massachusetts, he earned a B.A. in sculpture from Syracuse University in 1970. His sculpture mediums are cast bronze and welded steel, and they are widely exhibited including the Corcoran Museum in Washington D.C. He lives in Madrid, Spain.
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