Simon Kogan, Sculptor - Softcover

Simon Kogan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0979860806 ISBN 13: 9780979860805

Publisher: Simon Kogan, 2009

Synopsis

An artist's succinct, startling, no-nonsense perception on sculpture and sculpting presented as clear as light through a combination of words and photographs. "I dropped the sculpture in an empty space, without any scale, and walked away. It is all yours...." - Simon Kogan

About this title

About the Author:

Simon Kogan is a world-renowned artist residing in Olympia, WA. Born in Russia and studying under one of Russia's most esteemed sculptor Isaak Brodsky, Simon has worked in nearly every medium the art world has invented. Kogan's monuments and commissioned work can be seen throughout the world, including major pieces in the United States, Russia and France. Simon also spends a good portion of his time teaching sculpture, anatomy, drawing, and painting at art schools and programs around the world. He lives with his wife and two children.

Review:

The book is really wonderful and I don't think I have ever seen one like it. The images are ghostly and haunting to look at. They bring you right into the frequency of the subject. It is almost palpable. At first I was surprised that they were all black and white as that is usually not how sculptors like to have their work photographed, but my God, you actually captured the energetic essence of each piece this way. I find myself just staring at each work, almost like I'm coming out of blindness and seeing something real. You don't see just the surface; you're sculpting the frequency, seeing the trace of a mass of visible atoms in movement, yet in a solidified form. It is like the physical left and the soul was what you sculpted. Really, you have reduced me to tears....and questions. Thank you for this glimpse into the intangible. --Aiko Morioka

Your book is exquisite! What a treat!! Well done!!! The layout and design are just RIGHT. There is a rhythm that flows from page to page through the whole book. I love the sculpture, I love the spacing on the pages, the white surrounding each. I like that it is different!! I love your comments and observations....I especially love "looking is slow and long. Closed eyes, letting the image appear-is seeing."PERFECT! That is exactly what seeing is to me. Thank you, Thank you. Congratulations on a superb publication. I treasure having it, Thank you. --T. Allen Lawson

Your sculpture speaks its own language, but your words are just as beautiful as your precious sculpture. Not that you hadn't long ago, but truly, you have broken into my heart like a thief... like a first love. Really, I am in tears... and smiles. This is such an emotional piece. Thank you for sharing your soul. --Kim Knox

About this edition

• Publisher: Simon Kogan
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0979860806
• ISBN 13: 9780979860805
• Binding: Perfect Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 128
• Editor: Randall Rives Perkins
• Illustrator: Simon Kogan