Gego: The Complete Works, 1955–1990

by Iris Peruga, Josefina Núñez (Contributor), Luis Pérez Oramas (Contributor)

The German-born Venezuelan artist known as Gego (1912-1994) created spare and unequivocally abstract drawings, prints, three-dimensional works, hanging net pieces, and wire constructions of extraordinary quality. Although championed early in her career by Alfred Barr, founder of MoMA, Gego has remained little known outside of Latin America. This exquisitely designed and produced book - presented in both Spanish and English - features Gego's complete oeuvre, which includes over four hundred prints and drawings as well as three-dimensional works. Born Gertrud Goldschmidt in Hamburg, Germany, Gego studied architecture and engineering before emigrating to Venezuela in 1939 to escape the rise of Nazism. With firm grounding in the universal laws and language of physics, she devoted her artistic career to exploring the line. Her unique geometric understandings were expressed in configurations of various materials that allowed viewers to enter an unlimited, fascinating space of perceptual interaction."

428 pages, Paperback

First published March 11, 2004

Reviews

[Diane Marie · Rating 5 out of 5]

gertrude goldschmidt, aka gego, is probably one of the hugest influences on me to date. i love this book and keep going back to it..

[Miguelito]

La visión desde la cual la autora expone la obra y vida de Gego, definen la obra de la artista como la replica de sus tempranas impresiones en su natal Hamburgo, y a su vez incluye la formación académica como factor predominante del desarrollo estético de las obras de Gego. Creo importante también resaltar la perspectiva que de agenciamiento incluye dentro de la serie (importantisima serie, diría yo) llamada Reticuláreas.