LANDSCAPE AND MEMORIES
Stephan Crasneanscki
April 16th – May 15th, 2011
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Press Release
Stephan Crasneanscki gained international recognition since 2000 with his „Soundwalks“ in cities around the world (among others with Paul Auster at Ground Zero, New York and with Gong Lin in Beijing)
Echoing the impulse of his Soundwalks the artist concentrates in his photographic works on places and landscapes of remembrance. While in his previous „Ulysses“ Series it were the ancient places of Greek mythology in the current exhibition “Landscapes and Memories“ are places of inspiration and remembrance of modern and contemporary artists. Exhibited are works that are dedicated to Leo Tolstoy, Akira Kurosawa and Kasimir Malevich.Leo Tolstoy – Yasnya Polyana
Endlessly in search for serenity and very solitary, Tolstoy was profoundly attached to his native forest of Yasnaya Polyana. It is indeed there, at the heart of it, that he chose to die.
For Stephan Crasneanscki the forest is a space that exacerbates the perceptions of the human spirit – as isolation forces it into confrontation with itself. But it is also a place in which Man deeply feels the essential link between the bottom, the tangible, and the top, the untouchable.Akira Kurosawa – Forest nearby Kyoto
Very present in Akira Kurosawa’s films, Nature is often considered a full part character, just as expressive and interacting as the human characters, yet not necessarily imbued with any expected symbolismKasimir Malevich – Saint Petersburg
Here is Stephan Crasneanscki’s tribute to the painter Malevich, the founder of Suprematism. According to Malevich, “Man must tear the world from nature, in order to build a new one, one that he would be the master of.” Crasneanski’s photographs of Saint Petersburg – a quadriptych and a diptych – show on the basis of Malevich’s thinking almost invisible, monochrome landscapes.Short Biography
Stephan Crasneanscki, born 1969 in Odessa, lives and works in New York. After a BFA at Parsons School of Design and a MFA at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts he created the first Soundwalk in New York. For his Soundwalks in the Bronx with Jazzy Jay and Afrika Bambaataa he received the „Audie Award“ in 2004. Further Soundwalks in Europe, USA and Asia followed. 2005 he received the “Dalton Pen Award” for the “Sonic Memorial Soundwalk” with Paul Auster at Ground Zero, New York; 2007 the “Audi Award” for the “Walliamsburg Hasidic Soundwalk” and 2009 the “Audie Award” for the “Beijing Soundwalk” with Gong Li. Exhibitions of sound installations and photographs among others 2009 and 2011 at Ilan Engel Gallery, Paris; 2010 at Centre Pompidou, Paris and at the Lille Europe Pavillion at the the Shanghai Expo 2010.
Echoing the impulse of his Soundwalks the artist concentrates in his photographic works on places and landscapes of remembrance. While in his previous „Ulysses“ Series it were the ancient places of Greek mythology in the current exhibition “Landscapes and Memories“ are places of inspiration and remembrance of modern and contemporary artists. Exhibited are works that are dedicated to Leo Tolstoy, Akira Kurosawa and Kasimir Malevich.Leo Tolstoy – Yasnya Polyana
Endlessly in search for serenity and very solitary, Tolstoy was profoundly attached to his native forest of Yasnaya Polyana. It is indeed there, at the heart of it, that he chose to die.
For Stephan Crasneanscki the forest is a space that exacerbates the perceptions of the human spirit – as isolation forces it into confrontation with itself. But it is also a place in which Man deeply feels the essential link between the bottom, the tangible, and the top, the untouchable.Akira Kurosawa – Forest nearby Kyoto
Very present in Akira Kurosawa’s films, Nature is often considered a full part character, just as expressive and interacting as the human characters, yet not necessarily imbued with any expected symbolismKasimir Malevich – Saint Petersburg
Here is Stephan Crasneanscki’s tribute to the painter Malevich, the founder of Suprematism. According to Malevich, “Man must tear the world from nature, in order to build a new one, one that he would be the master of.” Crasneanski’s photographs of Saint Petersburg – a quadriptych and a diptych – show on the basis of Malevich’s thinking almost invisible, monochrome landscapes.Short Biography
Stephan Crasneanscki, born 1969 in Odessa, lives and works in New York. After a BFA at Parsons School of Design and a MFA at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts he created the first Soundwalk in New York. For his Soundwalks in the Bronx with Jazzy Jay and Afrika Bambaataa he received the „Audie Award“ in 2004. Further Soundwalks in Europe, USA and Asia followed. 2005 he received the “Dalton Pen Award” for the “Sonic Memorial Soundwalk” with Paul Auster at Ground Zero, New York; 2007 the “Audi Award” for the “Walliamsburg Hasidic Soundwalk” and 2009 the “Audie Award” for the “Beijing Soundwalk” with Gong Li. Exhibitions of sound installations and photographs among others 2009 and 2011 at Ilan Engel Gallery, Paris; 2010 at Centre Pompidou, Paris and at the Lille Europe Pavillion at the the Shanghai Expo 2010.
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Press Release
Stephan Crasneanscki gained international recognition since 2000 with his „Soundwalks“ in cities around the world (among others with Paul Auster at Ground Zero, New York and with Gong Lin in Beijing)
Echoing the impulse of his Soundwalks the artist concentrates in his photographic works on places and landscapes of remembrance. While in his previous „Ulysses“ Series it were the ancient places of Greek mythology in the current exhibition “Landscapes and Memories“ are places of inspiration and remembrance of modern and contemporary artists. Exhibited are works that are dedicated to Leo Tolstoy, Akira Kurosawa and Kasimir Malevich.Leo Tolstoy – Yasnya Polyana
Endlessly in search for serenity and very solitary, Tolstoy was profoundly attached to his native forest of Yasnaya Polyana. It is indeed there, at the heart of it, that he chose to die.
For Stephan Crasneanscki the forest is a space that exacerbates the perceptions of the human spirit – as isolation forces it into confrontation with itself. But it is also a place in which Man deeply feels the essential link between the bottom, the tangible, and the top, the untouchable.Akira Kurosawa – Forest nearby Kyoto
Very present in Akira Kurosawa’s films, Nature is often considered a full part character, just as expressive and interacting as the human characters, yet not necessarily imbued with any expected symbolismKasimir Malevich – Saint Petersburg
Here is Stephan Crasneanscki’s tribute to the painter Malevich, the founder of Suprematism. According to Malevich, “Man must tear the world from nature, in order to build a new one, one that he would be the master of.” Crasneanski’s photographs of Saint Petersburg – a quadriptych and a diptych – show on the basis of Malevich’s thinking almost invisible, monochrome landscapes.Short Biography
Stephan Crasneanscki, born 1969 in Odessa, lives and works in New York. After a BFA at Parsons School of Design and a MFA at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts he created the first Soundwalk in New York. For his Soundwalks in the Bronx with Jazzy Jay and Afrika Bambaataa he received the „Audie Award“ in 2004. Further Soundwalks in Europe, USA and Asia followed. 2005 he received the “Dalton Pen Award” for the “Sonic Memorial Soundwalk” with Paul Auster at Ground Zero, New York; 2007 the “Audi Award” for the “Walliamsburg Hasidic Soundwalk” and 2009 the “Audie Award” for the “Beijing Soundwalk” with Gong Li. Exhibitions of sound installations and photographs among others 2009 and 2011 at Ilan Engel Gallery, Paris; 2010 at Centre Pompidou, Paris and at the Lille Europe Pavillion at the the Shanghai Expo 2010.
Echoing the impulse of his Soundwalks the artist concentrates in his photographic works on places and landscapes of remembrance. While in his previous „Ulysses“ Series it were the ancient places of Greek mythology in the current exhibition “Landscapes and Memories“ are places of inspiration and remembrance of modern and contemporary artists. Exhibited are works that are dedicated to Leo Tolstoy, Akira Kurosawa and Kasimir Malevich.Leo Tolstoy – Yasnya Polyana
Endlessly in search for serenity and very solitary, Tolstoy was profoundly attached to his native forest of Yasnaya Polyana. It is indeed there, at the heart of it, that he chose to die.
For Stephan Crasneanscki the forest is a space that exacerbates the perceptions of the human spirit – as isolation forces it into confrontation with itself. But it is also a place in which Man deeply feels the essential link between the bottom, the tangible, and the top, the untouchable.Akira Kurosawa – Forest nearby Kyoto
Very present in Akira Kurosawa’s films, Nature is often considered a full part character, just as expressive and interacting as the human characters, yet not necessarily imbued with any expected symbolismKasimir Malevich – Saint Petersburg
Here is Stephan Crasneanscki’s tribute to the painter Malevich, the founder of Suprematism. According to Malevich, “Man must tear the world from nature, in order to build a new one, one that he would be the master of.” Crasneanski’s photographs of Saint Petersburg – a quadriptych and a diptych – show on the basis of Malevich’s thinking almost invisible, monochrome landscapes.Short Biography
Stephan Crasneanscki, born 1969 in Odessa, lives and works in New York. After a BFA at Parsons School of Design and a MFA at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts he created the first Soundwalk in New York. For his Soundwalks in the Bronx with Jazzy Jay and Afrika Bambaataa he received the „Audie Award“ in 2004. Further Soundwalks in Europe, USA and Asia followed. 2005 he received the “Dalton Pen Award” for the “Sonic Memorial Soundwalk” with Paul Auster at Ground Zero, New York; 2007 the “Audi Award” for the “Walliamsburg Hasidic Soundwalk” and 2009 the “Audie Award” for the “Beijing Soundwalk” with Gong Li. Exhibitions of sound installations and photographs among others 2009 and 2011 at Ilan Engel Gallery, Paris; 2010 at Centre Pompidou, Paris and at the Lille Europe Pavillion at the the Shanghai Expo 2010.
