Gego: Between Transparency and the Invisible

by Mari Carmen Ramirez, Catherine de Zegher, Josefina Manrique

Latin American artist Gego (1912–1994) produced a range of line-based abstract work, including drawings, prints, and wire sculptures. Focusing on a rare series of monotypes from the early 1950s, drawings and prints, and “drawings without paper” and “tejeduras” (woven paper pieces) of the late 1970s and 1980s, this fascinating book traces Gego’s exploration of line and space.
 Gego used lines as conceptual and visual tools to create in-between spaces within her works. Whether drawing lines on paper or projecting them into space, the artist sought to “make visible the invisible.” She believed that line could express what is not physically present in nature––including thought, intuition, and emotions. By manipulating the density of the lines or by interrupting them, she brought light, shadow, and feeling into her linear works.

256 pages, Paperback

First published June 15, 2006

Reviews

[Robert · Rating 4 out of 5]

I wish the book lived up the the title, but then maybe it would take an artist. Gego is great though.

[Keith · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gego (Gertrude Goldschmidt) is an amazing artist who is grossly under-appreciated in the anglophone sphere. Also has one of the best designed catalogues / chronologies that I've ever seen in print.

[Daniela · Rating 4 out of 5]

So far Awesome!!! inspiring!!