Ernst Wilhelm Nay
1964
by E. W. Nay
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The book is entirely devoted to 'Ernst Wilhelm Nay's (1902-1968) celebrated Eye Paintings (1963-64.1964 was a pivotal year for Nay, witnessing one of the most important exhibition during his lifetime. At documenta III in Kassel Nay was presented with nine large-scale paintings. His three monumental Documenta Paintings, measuring 4 by 4 meters, were displayed in an unusual way - as installation hanging from the ceiling - and attracted considerable attention. The Eye Paintings indicate the apotheosis of postwar abstraction and they also stand as a point of culmination in Nay's oeuvre. They raise a primeval subject, which Nay had been pursuing from the very beginning of his artistic work. The eye motif combines 'looking' and 'being looked at' and, as an archetypical symbol, signifies magical and spellbinding powers and furthermore symbolizes light and spirituality. Exhibition: Aurel Scheibler Gallery, Berlin, Germany (30.04.-18.06.2016).
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Abstract Art, Art, Abstract, Color in art, Exhibitions, Homes and haunts, Painting, abstract, Painting, exhibitionsPeople
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On the occasion of an exhibition held at Aurel Scheibler, Berlin, April 30 - June 18, 2016.
Parallel texts in English and German.
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Ernst Wilhelm Nay (1902-1968) used color as the theme of his art. It was the means and the goal of his work, not only in his paintings but also in most of the gouaches, watercolors, and drawings. This publication presents a good 110 works on paper, reflecting the development of the artist throughout his career. From the 1937 images of Lofoten, with their intense depictions of nature, to the postwar Hecate pictures, which still contain figurative elements, the energy of the colors can be seen as they continue to unfold ever more freely in the subsequent Fugal paintings. In 1955 the disc became his predominant visual motif, and Nay guided the colors to create peaceful harmonies. In 1963 he began crossing out the discs, almost automatically forming the shape of an eye, and in his final paintings he pared back the intensified drama of the eye pictures, reducing the colors to an ornamental juxtaposition of planes.
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