Inferno Hallelujah
16 juillet 1964 - 12 août 1964
Inferno Hallelujah
16 juillet 1964 - 12 août 1964
The sequence of vigorously traced circles suggests an astral universe, a fascinating theme in the 1960s.
ln the immediate post-war period, Ernst Wilhelm Nay abandoned figuration in favour of repeating circular motifs that generate powerful visual rhythms inspired by contemporary music. As an heir to Kandinsky and Kupka, Inferno Hallelujah particularly testifies to this telluric, cosmic and spiritual dimension. Pierced with pupils, these circles also form a multitude of eyes, a central motif in Nay's work at the time, which transform the work into an ocular machine that looks at the same time as it is looked at.
| Domain | Peinture |
|---|---|
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 200 x 160 cm |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2014 |
| Inventory no. | AM 2014-533 |
On display:
Detailed description
| Artist |
Ernst Wilhelm Nay
(1902, Allemagne - 1968, République fédérale d'Allemagne) |
|---|---|
| Main title | Inferno Hallelujah |
| Creation date | 16 juillet 1964 - 12 août 1964 |
| Domain | Peinture |
| Techniques | Huile sur toile |
| Dimensions | 200 x 160 cm |
| Inscriptions | S.D.B.DR. : NAY . 64 . |
| Notes | Fait partie de la série des "Augenbilder" |
| Acquisition | Achat, 2014 |
| Collection area | Arts Plastiques - Moderne |
| Inventory no. | AM 2014-533 |
By the same artist
Bibliography
Voir la notice sur le portail de la Bibliothèque Kandinsky
SCHEIBLER (Aurel) .-"Ernst Wilhelm Nay, "Inferno Halleluja", 1964 / Centre Pompidou, Paris", in Weltkunst [magazine], n°124, janvier 2017 (cit. p. 107 et reprod. coul. p. 106)