Generations
By (Author) Herb Greene
By (author) Lila Cohen
Oro Editions
Oro Editions
1st December 2015
United States
General
Non Fiction
709.2
Hardback
240
Width 304mm, Height 203mm
Generations showcases six decades of the art and architecture of Herb Greene, informed by his interest in science and history. This picture book is organized to showcase large-scale images of Mr. Greenes architectural work alongside his collage paintings and Armature drawings in a way that reveals the unified philosophy behind all of his work. Its purpose is to tell a story of the important interrelationships between art, science, and philosophy, which is described with simple narrative juxtaposed alongside these images.
Herb Greene is an architect who studied under the direction of Bruce Goff. His architecture received international acclaim and is published worldwide. Alongside his unique architecture are a body of collage paintings, which express the same qualities and philosophies in painted form. His work is an analysis of a history in art and science that has shaped human experience and that human experience reshapes.