book (design) story #364
willem sandberg:
nu 2
steendrukkerij de jong & co, hilversum, 1967
printer: steendrukkerij de jong & co, hilversum
size: 25 x 25 cm
designer: willem sandberg
a sequel to this book written and designed by willem sandberg (1897-1984), this undated second volume of "nu / maintenant / now / jetzt" was published in 1967 (according to the sandberg documentation, isbn 9021505320).
this copy is hand-signed and dated by sandberg on the title page.
again sandberg expresses his philosophy in short text lines, and again in four languages: "the text was written in french / german translation by ludwig kunz, amsterdam / translated into dutch and english by the author / the english is edited by ella winter, london / layt-ou and illustrations by the author."
the french (original) texts are printed in sandberg's handwriting while the translations are typewritten – all on half-transparent glassine paper.
sandberg, 1969:
mondrian shapes new space
straight lines primary colours
rectangular forms
painting reduced to its elements
fifty years ago we believed in
rectangular progess
jackson pollock
identifies himself
not with his subject
but with the painting
developed during the action
non-preconceived
the distance
between the artist and the work
is abolished
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