Not exact matches
Objectives covered:
Explore concrete (shape)
poetry.
This new presentation
explores the advent of language in the visual arts in post-war America and the simultaneous emergence of
concrete poetry.
Houédard OSB (Order of Saint Benedict) went on to help introduce
concrete poetry to Britain in 1961,
exploring its links to cybernetics and Wittgenstein's linguistic theory.
By
exploring the work of Edward Wright and Tom Edmonds the show will make connections between artists and graphic designers alongside students and staff, describing their multiple influences, including that of
Concrete poetry, but also Constructivism, and later Conceptual art, minimalism and land art.
Using a range of media including collage, painting, performance and typewritten text, her visual practice
explores the subtleties of language, relying on an approach akin to
concrete poetry.
Houédard OSB (Order of Saint Benedict) went on to help introduce
concrete poetry to Britain in 1961, forming an unofficial global fraternity around the form, as well as
exploring its links to cybernetics and Wittgenstein's linguistic theory.
Starting in the mid 1950s, the movement known as
concrete poetry sought to
explore the space between
poetry and visual art, creating works that were visual (words in shapes and 3 - D form) but also played with the sound and cadence of language.
His interest in text and
concrete poetry led him to further
explore the visual possibilities of language, culminating in his seminal drawing, A Heap of Language, 1966.
takes an expansive look at text - based art practices, inspired by the
concrete poetry movement of the 60s which
explored both the literary and graphic potential of language.