From the Heart

Sculpture of Martin Eichinger

Richard Speer

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Jorvik Press
17 January 2022

Non-graphic art forms; Individual artists, art monographs

"Technical mastery and a visionary worldview meet in the narrative Romantic sculpture of Martin Eichinger. For half a century, this ambitious artist and Renaissance Man has created compelling visual rhapsodies, primarily in cast bronze, that tackle the most significant ideas of our time, even as they speak to the ages: the glories of science, technology, and human aspiration; the enduring potency of myth; the allure and complexity of strong women; the pull of far-flung locales and cultures; and the dynamics of romantic relationships. Honored by the National Endowment for the Arts, awarded prestigious commissions, his works collected by royalty, connoisseurs, and cultural/educational institutions the world over, he has enjoyed a caliber of success many artists only dream of.

In this comprehensive monograph, art critic Richard Speer traces Eichinger's trajectory from boyhood in the Midwest, his evolution as a thinker and young sculptor, and the trailblazing career he forged in adulthood, centered in his sprawling, Italianate studio in Portland, Oregon. Interviews with colleagues, friends, family members, and the women in his life flesh out a portrait of the artist as an activist, deploying his formidable technique and dramatically spiraling compositions in the service of positive values and sociopolitical change. ""I want to make things that are beautiful,"" he reflects, ""but I'm not interested in beauty alone. I want the beauty to say something.""

Illustrated with stunning color plates and enlivened by the artist's original poetry and passionate convictions about art's role in the history of civilizations, From the Heart: The Sculpture of Martin Eichinger celebrates the life's work of a modern mythmaker."

By: Richard Speer
Imprint: Jorvik Press
Dimensions: Height: 279mm, Width: 216mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 712g
ISBN: 9781733100748
ISBN 10: 1733100741
Pages: 226
Publication Date: 17 January 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Richard Speer is an art critic, curator, and author based in Portland, Oregon. His reviews and essays have appeared in ARTnews, Art Papers, Artpulse, Art Ltd., Visual Art Source, Salon, Newsweek, Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, The Oregonian, and Willamette Week, the Pulitzer Prize-winning weekly newspaper where he was art critic from 2002 to 2015. He is the author of Matt Lamb: The Art of Success (Wiley, 2005), Halley/Mendini (Mary Boone Gallery, 2014), Eric Wert: Still Life (Pomegranate, 2018), George Dunbar (Callan Contemporary, 2018), and The Space of Effusion: Sam Francis in Japan (Scheidegger & Spiess, 2020). He has curated major exhibitions at the Los Angeles County Museum of Art and the Jordan Schnitzer Museum of Art/University of Oregon. More information: www.richardspeer.com.

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Richard Speer

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