Notes in Hand

by Claes Oldenburg

Paperback book. ILLUSTRATED.

Genres: Art

Published January 1, 2007

Reviews

[Ruth · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an interesting little collection of sketch book pages from 1960-1970 published by Claes Oldenburg. There are 50 sketchbook pages, with the handwritten inscriptions typed on the opposite page lending a poetic quality to the images. Then at the end of the book Oldenburg has included a brief description of each page giving details such as the location he was at the time, what might have inspired it and what final artwork might have been created from the initial sketches. It’s an interesting look into the mindset and creative process of a brilliant artist.

[Rosario Buitrago · Rating 5 out of 5]

A peek into the mind of an artist through one of our most intimate portals - a notebook.

[Maureen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Claes Oldenburg kept a series of pressure binders in which he mounted scraps of paper and drawings, and made notes. This selection of fifty pages from his notebooks is colorful and playful, with his scribblings decoded on the facing pages. At the end of the book, there are notes on which of the pages were eventually the inspiration for completed works. I love picture books, and at approximately five by six inches, Notes in Hand is a mini work of art itself.

[Joshlynn · Rating 5 out of 5]

A fascinating look into the mind of a mad genius. I love the concrete poetry effect of the typed-out notes.