Tapta

Liesbeth Decan

ISBN 10: 377575766X / ISBN 13: 9783775757669

Published by Hatje Cantz, DE, 2024

About this Item

Supple sculptures This book is a comprehensive tribute to the Polish-Belgian artist Tapta (Maria Wierusz-Kowalska). Her work transcends traditional artistic boundaries, captivating audiences with her innovative exploration of fluid spaces and dynamic interactions. Her work, an important contribution to twentieth century sculpture, is essentially divided into two major sections: the textile works of the 1960s to 1980s and the subsequent neoprene works of the last years of her life. Her practice moved away from traditional weaving through experimental techniques and evolved into three-dimensional works-first made of cords, then of neoprene sheets-that interacted with the space and the viewer.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Tapta
• Publisher: Hatje Cantz, DE
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 377575766X
• ISBN 13: 9783775757669
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New
• Weight: 540 grams

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Synopsis

Tapta’s activation of the viewer manifests itself in both her textile sculptures and neoprene works

In chronological order, Flexible Forms documents Tapta’s (1926–97) oeuvre from her textile pieces to her neoprene sculptures. It also documents the exclusive replication of Forms for a Flexible Space (1974), the only surviving interactive environment that Tapta created.